NEWS RELEASE
SAULT STE MARIE INNOVATION CENTRE
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Entrepreneurial spirit was in full force at St. Francis French Immersion Catholic School last week, where YouLaunch kicked off 2016 with the first Market Your Thoughts workshop in Sault Ste. Marie.
Forty grade 7-8 students learned what it means to be an entrepreneur and how great ideas can come to life.
Students were asked to illustrate what an entrepreneur looks like and were left with the challenge to create a business plan for an idea that would make Sault Ste. Marie a better place.
St. Francis French Immersion teacher Micaela Mansfield provided feedback on her students’ participation in the YouLaunch workshop; “My students were highly engaged and enthusiastic all day - the energy level in the room was amazing! They learned that anyone can be an entrepreneur; what will drive them is their passion, ideas and creativity. The room was buzzing the next day as students continued talking about their business ideas and excitement for getting started. I look forward to watching them innovate and imagine over the next couple of weeks as they work on their plans and multimedia presentations for their own business.”
YouLaunch is offering Market Your Thoughts (grades 7-8) and Create a Logo (grades 3-6) workshops until early March 2016.
YouLaunch will be hosting an Entrepreneur and Innovation PD Day Camp on February 5th for students in grades 6-8 as part of Bon Soo:
Bon Soo Start Me Up Camp hosted by YouLaunch and NOYEI
Location: Algoma University, Essar Convergence Centre, Room CC201
Price: $10 with proceeds to United Way
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