• Middle School Market

    Student entrepreneurs sell their wares at the Middle School Market. Read More about Cougar Enterprises.
Responsible Citizenship
Entrepreneurship structures opportunities for exploration and decision-making to cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset while contributing to social impact. It focuses on fostering innovation and creating value rather than simply targeting the acquisition of wealth. 

na2ure’s Pattern Alphabet

In 2022, Collegiate’s Trina Clemans and the late Daniel Bartels formed a partnership with na2ure's Alex Wolf and Vijal Parikh and university researchers David Uttal and Herb Ginsburg to propose the creation of an interactive platform based on na2ure’s Pattern Alphabet. In September 2023, the team's work was selected by the Tools Competition as one of 32 winners from over 1,000 global submissions. Awarded $100,000 to build the pABC APP to connect STEAM academic disciplines and scaffold spatial and mathematical education, faculty and students across campus participate in piloting and, eventually, sharing the platform. Click here to read more about the Pattern Alphabet and the competition. 

JK-12 MAKER FAIRE

The annual spring Collegiate Maker Faire highlights the ongoing initiatives and projects of Collegiate JK-12 students, faculty and staff, and alumni that embrace the ethos of making. It is a celebration of creativity and a showcase for hands-on learning. The Maker Faire features classroom projects, demos, maker activities, information tables, and displays, and items for sale made by Collegiate community members. Click here for more information on the School Maker Faire program.

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  • Lower School

    Kindergartners collaborate to create their own shoe and book store, an entrepreneurial project that encourages exploration, thoughtful design, and decision-making. Through this hands-on experience, they learn key concepts in math (counting, sorting, tallying, and graphing), social studies (similarities and differences), economics (goods vs. services, buying/selling, supply/demand), and responsible citizenship (developing empathy for others and understanding community needs). This project cultivates an entrepreneurial mindset while contributing to social impact, as proceeds from their sales are donated to United Methodist Family Services.

  • Middle School

    In the Scrap Factory, students work to transform the Middle School Makerspace into a sustainable, purpose-driven business that minimizes waste and positively impacts the environment. In this activity, students collaborate to evaluate and repurpose leftover materials from other projects, transforming them into valuable products. They then co-host the Maker Faire to sell these products, generating income to reinvest in the Makerspace for new tools and supplies. This activity provides hands-on experience in Entrepreneurship, Economics, Sustainability, Design, and Leadership.

  • Upper School

    Collegiate’s Robotics team, TORCH 5804, provides opportunities to practice an entrepreneurial mindset. TORCH 5804 meets after school and on weekends to design and build their FIRST Robotics creations to participate in the FIRST Robotics Competition, billed as the Ultimate Sport for the Mind. Participating Upper School students take a design-based approach to meet the challenge presented by FIRST Robotics. All Upper School Grade levels and skill levels are welcomed and needed, technical or non-technical.
"A foundational understanding of economics sparks curiosity giving rise to intriguing questions that help students grasp the complexities of meeting unlimited wants and needs with limited resources. By nurturing entrepreneurial thinkers in tandem with economic literacy programs, students develop the skills and dispositions to reimagine the use of limited resources to achieve new and different outcomes, ever mindful of the impact of their choices on others."
Trina Clemans
Director Economic and Entrepreneurship Education
 
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