K-12

NextGen Entrepreneurial Girl Scout Case Study

Impacts of NC IDEA’s NextGen Entrepreneur Workshops Ripple Far Beyond Girl Scout Cookie Sales   Location: Central and Eastern North Carolina  Number of one-day workshops: 4 Number of Girl Scouts served: 74 Grade level of participants: 4th to 11th  Number of adults engaged: 36 Year-to-year increase in cookie sales: 8.4% Total 2024 cookie sales: 35,656 boxes OVERVIEW: NC IDEA, a private foundation committed to supporting entrepreneurial ambition and economic empowerment in North Carolina, has a…

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St. Vrain Valley School District Case Study

Entrepreneurial Mindset Projects Branch Out from This Colorado District’s STEM Program     Location: Longmont, Colorado Number of schools and programs: 60  Total students: 33,000  High school students in entrepreneurship courses since 2019: 500 High schools served by Innovation Center program: 7   OVERVIEW: St. Vrain Valley School District extends across 411 square miles, from the Continental Divide to the Colorado plains, with a population that’s just as diverse as the landscape. As such, the…

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Erie Public Schools Case Study

Location: Erie, Pennsylvania District size: 11,000 students at 16 schools Year of implementation: 2017 Number of middle schoolers who have completed the program: 3,000 Overview In early August of 2021, the school board of Erie’s Public Schools approved a new social studies curriculum for the district’s seventh-graders—and officially gave its blessing for the Ice House Middle School Edition to be taught for an entire quarter. It’s a confirmation of the innovative program’s success over the…

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Perry Middle School Case Study

Location: Perry Local Schools in Perry, Ohio K-12 enrollment: 1,800 Middle school program established: 2019 Student program enrollment to date: 44 Overview: This small school district lies 30 miles east of Cleveland in Lake County, once the nursery capital of America. Industry has largely replaced the region’s agricultural foundation, including a nearby power plant. Like many districts, Perry has limited financial resources. But, when the district’s leaders believe a program will benefit their students, “they…

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Christian Brothers College High School Case Study

Location: St. Louis, Missouri Enrollment: 815 Number of full-time faculty: 70 School founded: 1850 Dunne Family Innovation Commons opened: 2018 Students who have completed Foundations of Entrepreneurship (Ice House): 400 Overview Christian Brothers College High School (CBC) is an all-male Catholic high school in suburban St. Louis. It offers a college preparatory setting where students’ educational programs are fully customized based on their individual abilities, strengths, challenges, and interests. For example, incoming students can choose…

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