By David Seduski | Development Associate
NFTE Baltimore’s project to bring our groundbreaking entrepreneurial curriculum to a new classroom of students received almost $7,500 in donations through GlobalGiving. Thanks so much to those who donated; we appreciate all the efforts you have made to bring our students entrepreneurial dreams to life. NFTE Baltimore was able to provide entrepreneurship classes, mentoring sessions, and financial literacy education to nearly 1,000 students in 16 schools across the city during the 2014-2015 school year, making it one of our most successful yet. NFTE’s core mission is to teach students an entrepreneurial mindset: that unique thought process that that equips them to recognize opportunity, take initiative, and innovate in the face of challenges. Thank for allowing us to bring this knowledge to even more students in Baltimore.
During this school year we came across many shining examples of the learning that NFTE students do, including several from the classrooms at Roland Park Middle School. NFTE’s goal is for students to recognize opportunities for success all around them, and graduate with the necessary presentation, leadership, and problem-solving skills for continuing their education and contributing to the economy by either running their own businesses or joining the workforce. The students of Roland Park demonstrated these traits to the utmost as they distilled NFTE’s lessons into business plans. Students then create the business itself, pitching their plan in NFTE’s competitions to win seed capital to grow and further develop their idea.
Two students from Roland Park Middle School made the NFTE Baltimore Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge, held at the Merrick School of Business at the University of Baltimore. Onalee A. emerged as one classroom champion based on her business plan for Ozone Hats. Brightly colored and warm for the winter months, Onalee makes the hats herself and sells them herself. Her fellow competitor in the Baltimore Challenge was Calton R., Founder of Kickies Cookies. He has started selling caffeinated chocolate-chip and espresso cookies at his school, putting his interest in baking and cooking to good use. By making the Regional Finals both Onalee and Calton each earned startup capital to grow their businesses and turn their entrepreneurial dreams into a reality. Their classroom experience was only possibly thanks to donors like you on GlobalGiving. Thanks again for helping bring our students an entrepreneurial mindset.
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