NFTE(Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship) NFTE BizCamp™ : Business Ideation and Crafting the Pitch -This out-of-school program delivers NFTE’s award-winning Entrepreneurship 1 course, activating students’ entrepreneurial mindset while they learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and create and pitch original business plans. This out-of-school program delivers NFTE’s award-winning Entrepreneurship 1 course, activating students’ entrepreneurial mindset while they learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and create and pitch original business plans.
NFTE Entrepreneurship Pathway
An Innovative Road to Success
In an innovation economy, there are no traditional paths to success. To activate the entrepreneurial mindset in young people, NFTE’s Pathway begins with igniting the imagination and takes students through the journey of creating and refining an original business concept. Students are guided by NFTE’s expert entrepreneurial Teacher Corps, and supported by entrepreneurs and successful business people.
Students then take the stage in NFTE’s renowned business plan competition series, presenting to esteemed judges. Throughout the Pathway, students earn recognition of the skills and concepts they are mastering, ultimately having the opportunity to earn the first-ever industry-recognized credential to certify entrepreneurial mindset and startup skills.
About North Texas
Through a unique combination of high-impact student programs and exceptional teacher training and support, NFTE’s North Texas office provides schools and partners in the Dallas metropolitan area the opportunity to change young lives through entrepreneurship. Last year alone, NFTE launched 1,200+ North Texas students on their entrepreneurial journey, through in-school and summer programming.
This summer GenHERation partnered with Southwest Airlines to send five of our members to Dallas, Texas for Southwest Summer Camp. At Camp the young women received the unique opportunity to experience the Southwest culture and explore career opportunities within the company. Three of the attendees, Alexandra, Karla, andLakshmi, flew (for the first time ever!) from the small town of Watsonville, California. These young women all attend Ceiba College Preparatory Academy in Watsonville and were excited for their adventure at camp. Alexandra mentioned that she “was delighted to be exposed to different cultures, work fields, and people as [she] knew that camp would be more diverse than what [she] was used to.” Another Southwest Summer camper was Meghna, who attends the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey. Meghna was initially interested in attending the Southwest Summer Camp due to her interest in exploring her passions for entrepreneurship and artificial intelligence. Adhya, the fifth GenHERation member to attend Southwest Summer Camp, has a passion for aeronautics and entrepreneurship and traveled from Oklahoma City, where she attends the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, to get a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to work at Southwest Airlines.
Throughout the week, the girls were provided with numerous opportunities to dig deeper into the Southwest culture and really explore what Southwest Airlines is all about. Here are the top five takeaways from Southwest Summer Camp 2018.
“NanoExplorers: A High School Summer Science Academy”, is designed for Oklahoma high school students who have completed their freshman, sophomore or junior year in the Spring of 2018. The program will introduce several aspects within the fields of Science Engineering through the use of academic projects that are designed to stimulate creativity, and be fun! The academy is funded by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE) and Cameron University, so there is no charge to participants. All project supplies and equipment, instruction by CU faculty, lunches, and transportation to scheduled activities during the academy will be provided. Assistance for transportation to and from the campus may be provided, based on need. The academy takes place June 3-9, 2018 and includes meals and university housing. For more information contact, E. Ann Nalley [Vice President, Malta Conferences Foundation, 2006 President, ACS; Clarence Page Endowed Chair; Professor of Chemistry; Cameron University.