Developed in partnership with the Sands Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership in the United States, the Entrepreneurial Leadership programme priorities the development of four key traits that comprise the entrepreneurial mindset:

Equipped with this mindset, students take on interesting challenges that connect with their passions and graduate with a competitive advantage. To instil this mindset in every student, the Entrepreneurial Leadership programme is integrated into the Key Stage 3 experience. Project-based challenges in the classroom provide an opportunity for students to build this way of thinking while practising entrepreneurial skills in the areas of business, design, and technology.

Students support entrepreneurs around the world in partnership with Kiva - a micro-financing company. They design, price and sell handmade products within their school community to generate funds.

Students learn the power of stories as they deliver messages through audio and visual channels. They assume the role of a fictional social media persona to explore the production of an audio podcast.

Students create their entrepreneurial identity through a digital portfolio. In addition to creating videos and custom logos, practice digital citizenship and content curation as they design their websites. 

In this CEL class, students take on a fun, educational game environment where they learn to code in real programming languages. The class is intended to energize, excite, and motivate students to pursue computer science. 

HTML and Website Design

This CEL class introduces students learn to build their own websites using HTML and CSS coding. This hands-on course covers the fundamentals of web development, including HTML structure, CSS styling, and responsive design principles. 

Students are pushed to identify a topic that they have a true passion for as the basis for their own short TEDtalk-style presentation. Our students learn to write a speech that tells a story and engages their audience. 

Students will utilise the Design & Technology facilities within school to create a physical product. This will include the planning, design and fabrications stages of the product.

Students develop their voice and develop editorials based on critical research. They leverage web design, print marketing and social media as promotional platforms.

Students evaluate the decisions of companies, consumers, and individuals. They develop an understanding of how economics and psychology impact marketing.

Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Students will learn the process of developing a mobile application. They will plan, design, test and launch an application using various software development methods.

Launchpad

The Launchpad Project is a unique, self-directed design experience. With the support of dedicated faculty mentors, students bring ideas inspired by their personal passions to life using the business, design, and technology skills learned in their previous CEL classes.