CSU, Chico and SAGE Global is offering an entrepreneurship teaching training  course called, “Turning Risk into Success.” In this course, teens learn how to author a lean business canvas and make a presentation using a PITCH DECK like the ones they use in Silicon Valley!

Why would your high school be interested in this course? Here are the top 10 reasons:

1. Students do REAL commercial enterprises or social enterprises (i.e., product-based learning)

2. We link students directly to university students  who serve as their mentors; frequent meetings are in person and/or via Skype videoconferencing

3. Teens showcase their enterprises to  business leaders and entrepreneurs at local, national, and international competitions. All hotel and meals are provided for teens and their teachers.

4. Our TRIS entrepreneurship course provides punchy, interactive lessons to help teens start real enterprises

5. TRIS lessons are linked to statewide standards

6. Students showcase their work to community leaders at competitive tournaments

7. Computer skills (Excel) are taught to help with budgets and financial projections

8. Our TRIS course offers a “paint-by-numbers” teacher’s manual, making it very easy for teachers to teach the material

9. Access is provided to a global network of teens and community leaders

10. Certificate of completion is offered by a major university

See http://sagetris.com and http://sageglobal.org.