11/ 21/ 2006
This fall, high schools across the country were invited to participate in NFIB's Young Entrepreneur Foundation's Entrepreneur-in-the-Classroom pilot program, and so far, 19 schools have plans to use the curriculum during the 2006-07 school year.
The curriculum provides educators with resources to teach students entrepreneurship skills and show them how to turn their dreams or hobbies into successful businesses.
The foundation, in conjunction with George Washington University, created the Entrepreneur-in-the-Classroom curriculum to raise awareness among the nation's youth of the critical role that private enterprise and entrepreneurship play in strengthening America's economy.
The free curriculum is designed as a three-week supplemental course teaching entrepreneurial skills. Educators may download the cross-curricular supplement at no cost for use in their classrooms from the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation Web site at www.NFIB.com/EITC.
Shaping Tomorrow's Independent-Business Leaders
The EITC program will be implemented at the following schools:
Decatur Heritage Christian Academy, Decatur, Ala.
Bradshaw Mountain High School, Preston Valley, Ariz.
Gilbert Learning Center, Gilbert, Ariz.
Rogers High School, Rogers, Ark.
Hilmar High School, Hilmar, Calif.
Highlands High School, North Highlands, Calif.
Hill Regional Career High School, New Haven, Conn.
White County High School, Cleveland, Ga.
Zionsville Community High School, Zionsville, Ind.
Whitman-Hanson High School, Whitman, Mass.
Holland High School, Holland, Mich.
St. John's High School, Sr. John's, Mich.
FDR High School, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Uniondale High School, Uniondale, N.Y.
Ketchum High School, Ketchum, Okla.
Beaver Falls High School, Beaver Falls, Pa.
Mountain View Christian Academy, Winchester, Va.
Springfield Classroom-on-the-Mall, Springfield, Va.
Tyson's Corner Classroom-on-the-Mall, Tyson's Corner, Va.
