Spring break SIEB
This page reflects information related to the Spring Break edition of Aspir8’s popular Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship Bootcamp (SIEB), which is geared towards students in grades 9 -12 or years 10-13.
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Key Info:
DATES: Batch 1: March 25 – 29
Batch 2: April 1 -5
TIMING:9am – 2pm daily*
LOCATION:Impact Hub (Souk Al Bahar)
*There will be an optional “Closing Kickoff” for parents and pitch competition winners on the 6th of April (time/venue TBC).
Program Description
Students will be exposed to principles of social innovation and have the opportunity to learn from the successes, as well as failures, of young entrepreneurs. They will also be guided through exercises in creativity and design thinking to come up with plans for launching their own school and/or citywide ventures. Each Bootcamp will culminate in a pitch competition where the top teams will be matched with award winning mentors. While all students will retain access to Aspir8 resources afterwards, the winning teams will receive additional support to implement their ideas.
All students who attend will receive a certificate of completion, T-shirt and Ideas Journal.
Featured mentors in this session:
Madison Vorva
UN Forest Hero | Teen Choice Awards Honoree
Jason Z Li
CEO at iRetron | Founder of UProspie
MARK HANIS
White House, Echoing Green & Ashoka Fellow
As a social enterprise, Asipr8 is committed to doing business a little differently.
That’s why we have pledged to run the very same program for as many underprivileged children as students who sign up for this Bootcamp by March 20th, through a special
partnership with Teach For India.
“It’s a great opportunity to boost your confidence, make friends, be creative and learn about business if you are taking that pathway in the future.Jivika is easy to talk to, fun to be with and encourages me to be confident and speak out.”
Suwaati R.
“Aspir8 is an amazing opportunity for students to learn about entrepreneurship – what it really is – and how it is connected to social innovation.
Over these past 5 days, I’ve learnt so much more than I had expected about prototyping, iterating and crowd funding. It’s a really interesting boot camp, and if you don’t go for it you don’t know what you’re missing out on!!”
Sara M.
“At first,I was very skeptical about attending because it’s the winter break and I would have to wake up early and all.However, the more I tried to engage myself, the more interesting and enticing I found this to be! Not only did I learn so much about social enterprise, but also made so many great friends which
I continue to remain in contact with!”
Hassaan K.
“Jivika really helped make the boot camp engaging and helped me think differently. This boot camp is really worth the time you will be spending. It has helped me think more creatively when facing business problems. Most importantly it helps you put in practice what you learn in business class therefore has definitely left an impact on what I want to do in the future.”
Saher K
Curriculum Partners:
Still on the fence? Here are three additional reasons why YOU should absolutely attend this Bootcamp:
- Learn about alternative career paths and figure out what you want.
- Have fun while earning between 10-20 CAS hours.
- Programs like this look GREAT on college apps – and can make or break your acceptance if you’re a deferred or waitlist candidate.