Anderson Scholars Entrepreneurship Concentration
A Unique Opportunity for University School Freshmen
The Anderson Scholars Program enables a student to pursue his passion with structure, rigor, and depth throughout his high school career. With guidance from an advisor, an Anderson Scholar will participate in an individualized program that connects course work with significant experiences outside the walls of the school.
The Anderson Scholars Program enables a student to pursue his passion with structure, rigor, and depth throughout his high school career. With guidance from an advisor, an Anderson Scholar will participate in an individualized program that connects course work with significant experiences outside the walls of the school.
In his freshman year, an interested student submits an application and is interviewed. If he is selected as an Anderson Scholar candidate, he will pursue an individualized program for three years beginning his sophomore year. The Anderson Scholars program is designed to give additional context and substance to University School curricular requirements.
Entrepreneurship Concentration
Are you interested in learning more about business and earning money?
The Entrepreneur Institute helps you learn business skills and provides opportunities to meet with successful entrepreneurs. An Entrepreneurship Concentration allows you to explore the world of business in detail through coursework, extracurricular activities, and a summer job experience. It culminates with you managing your own small business that you have created. If you have ever thought about becoming an entrepreneur, the Entrepreneurship Concentration is a great place to start!
Celebrate Youth Entrepreneurship
EMPOWERING STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE
Krystal Persaud, Director of Product Design at littleBits, explored how littleBits, a platform of easy-to-use electronic building blocks, is designing unique learning experiences that draw on principles from the Maker Movement, STEM/STEAM, and ambush learning. Through this framework, the company aims to empower students with creative confidence, technological literacy, and lifelong learning skills to prepare them for the 21st century and beyond. A graduate of the Georgia Tech School of Industrial Design, Krystal is also the founder and managing member of the art & design collective Grouphug and teaches a course on product development processes & materials at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Krystal Persaud, Director of Product Design at littleBits, explored how littleBits, a platform of easy-to-use electronic building blocks, is designing unique learning experiences that draw on principles from the Maker Movement, STEM/STEAM, and ambush learning. Through this framework, the company aims to empower students with creative confidence, technological literacy, and lifelong learning skills to prepare them for the 21st century and beyond. A graduate of the Georgia Tech School of Industrial Design, Krystal is also the founder and managing member of the art & design collective Grouphug and teaches a course on product development processes & materials at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
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Celebrate Youth Entrepreneurship
Each spring, University School hosts a day-long event that brings together nearly 1,000 middle school and high school students from across Northeast Ohio. This year the program featured entrepreneur and alumnus Graham Veysey '00, who spoke to the students in the daytime and to the general public at night. Following the public evening program, middle school student entrepreneurs sold their creations at the Young Entrepreneur Market. -
Stock Market Challenge Winners
3 US teams place in top 5, including 1st and 2nd places! -
US Student Wins Selling Bee Pitch Contest
Sahand Maleki '26, a winner in the Selling Bee video pitch competition with his pitch for Neighborhood Helper! WATCH HIS PITCH -
Anderson Scholar Seniors Complete Program
Students pursue 3-year concentration in Entrepreneurship or Science
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