This project has come to fruition because of a course in the MET program named ETEC 522: Ventures in Learning Technologies. This course helps to navigate the difficult realm of educational technology and entrepreneurship. From elevator pitches to developing an idea to totality, it has been a journey. The idea for the Cultural Calendar began three years ago when exposure to teaching in other countries demonstrated that the only readily available resources were for Western holidays as well as many experiences in Canadian classrooms where the mix of cultures is wonderful but not all of those students are represented in the holidays that are taught. As a venture pitch, this project is ideal for individuals, school boards, or even governments to invest and collaborate on. This is a valuable tool that would help not only the education industry but, eventually, travel agencies and individual travelers who wish to know when and where holidays will be taking place. 

The strengths of this project are the core idea and the growing need for cultural understanding in school settings as well as the background of the founder. The main resource that Nathalie brings to the table is her connection with people around the world and that she is skilled at motivating and corralling people around an idea and seeing that it is developed and created successfully. The project also has a brand identity and design elements that are already developed. The weaknesses of this project are that there is only one person on the team currently and it takes more than one person to make something like this come to life. The venture pitch could also be more direct and speak more to where this fits into the educational technology market, however, apps like this one do not currently exist so it is challenging to define where it belongs in this industry. 

Overall, the Cultural Calendar is solving a relatively invisible problem because many people could pretend that it is not needed, but any educator who has spent hours researching a holiday to be able to include one of their students in the classroom knows just how beneficial and incredible this tool would be to use.