Mr. Greg Donnellan Cleveland, OH
Lawrence School is an independent K-12 co-educational day school for students who learn differently. Lawrence School serves students primarily with language-based learning differences and ADHD. The Lawrence School community represents students and families from 9 counties from across Northeastern Ohio. For more information, please visit www.lawrenceschool.org
Lawrence School’s Young Entrepreneur Experience was made possible through the generous support of...
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Programming Summary ● 5 1-hour lessons ● 1 all-grade field trip to local makerspace ● 3-day Young Entrepreneur Marketplace experience ● Recognition ceremony ● Interactive curriculum delivered by classroom teachers via Google Classroom & Google Apps for Education 2019-2020 Program Updates ● 2 all-grade field trips ● Targeted lessons and condensed schedule (Jan. - March; program ended early due to COVID-19) ● Bridge activities from lessons to 3-day experience ● 7-12 Entrepreneurship Club and Business Grant Program
Programming Sequence Lesson 2: Product Pricing Lesson 1: Entrepreneur Lesson 3: Sales & Marketing History & Business Planning BREEDLOVE GARRETT A. SARAH Marketing Posters & MORGAN BREEDLOVE Sales Pitches Interactive Sandwich (a.k.a Madame C.J. Walker) Activity DESIGN FIELD TRIPS Lesson 4: Brainstorming Lesson 5: Marketplace Prep.
Accessibility ● Embedded vocabulary instruction with concrete, user-friendly definitions ● Dynamic, Differentiated (ability level), Accessible Digital Materials
Accessibility ● Interactive, multi-sensory lessons and activities Interactive & Collaborative Business Planning
Accessibility ● Organization promotes executive function
Accessibility ● High levels of student choice, creativity, and personal level of challenge
● Outlet for student choice, creativity, and personal level of challenge ● From product to zero-cost prototype and pitch in 3 school days ● Student led and teacher facilitated experience ● Experiential and hands-on learning ● Focus on thinking, thoroughness, precocity, and polish ● Presented to classmates and community ● Evaluated by local entrepreneurs, educators and community leaders ● Recognition ceremony and field trip
Entrepreneurship Club ● Grades 7-12 ● Makerspace Field Trips ○ Learning and visioning by doing ● Collaborative Brainstorming and Ideation ● Collaborative Business Planning, Pitching, and Coaching ● Lawrence School Business Grant Program for School-Based Businesses ● Developed Operations Plan for School Store ○ Vehicle for operating school-based businesses
QUESTIONS? Greg Donnellan Director of Middle School gdonnellan@lawrenceschool.org
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