High school students often lack financial literacy education. TYE fills this gap by teaching financial management, business skills, and innovative thinking.
TYE's mission is to inspire, challenge, and empower high school students to become the next generation of entrepreneurs and leaders by providing them with the skills, mentorship, and resources to create innovative solutions to real-world problems. Through workshops, mentorship, and resources, we foster innovation and engage alumni to provide academic and professional opportunities.
TYE addresses the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs):
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What is the Need?
Entrepreneurship education nurtures students' ability to think creatively, identify opportunities, and develop innovative solutions, making them better equipped to tackle the challenges they will encounter in their engineering and STEM careers. It prepares them for future success by fostering innovation, building essential skills, promoting financial literacy, encouraging leadership, and addressing socioeconomic disparities. Yet, high school curricula often lack comprehensive financial literacy education, leaving students unprepared to manage personal finances and understand economic principles. This gap is critical, as financial literacy is essential for making informed decisions and achieving long-term financial stability. By incorporating entrepreneurial education, teenagers can gain practical skills in financial management, business acumen, and innovative thinking, setting them up for success in their personal and professional lives.
TYE's pedagogy has been validated by 20 years of iteration and academic research, such as this recent article from an international education journal:
How We Do It?
The TYE program is administered over an eight month duration, through a combination of practical training, curriculum, and mentoring, by practitioners who are seasoned entrepreneurs. The program gives high school students the opportunity to form teams, build a real start-up, deliver a Pitch Deck with a Business Model Canvas as well as the opportunity to win seed funding for their startup. TYE is an initiative of TiE, which is a well-known global non-profit organization established in 1992 in Silicon Valley, California. TYE epitomizes the power of mentorship, networking, and education in fostering the entrepreneurial spirit in aspiring young minds. Originally established in 2005 in Boston, TYE has since grown to encompass 30 locations worldwide, imparting invaluable skills and knowledge to over 20,000 students, underscoring the scalability of the program. Through a comprehensive curriculum and a dedicated team of mentors, TYE equips students aged 16-18 years with a diverse skill set encompassing problem-solving, design thinking, business model creation, team dynamics, financial management, go-to-market strategies, and effective pitch deck creation and presentation techniques.
Testimonials
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