Homeschool Educational Track:
Entrepreneurial / Business
ABOUT Entrepreneurial / Business TRACK
Spark your student’s curiosity in entrepreneurship and business! We’ve redesigning this track for the 2024-2025 school year, switching to offering quarterly “a la carte” hybrid entrepreneurial programs:
Quarter 1: AmeriTowne (Day at AmeriTowne)
Quarter 2: Create Your Own Country
Quarters 3 & 4: The Stock Market Game & Kid’s Entrepreneur Market
Along with our Entrepreneurial Field Trip Series!
We are partnering with both Young Americans Center for Financial Education (to run Young AmeriTowne) and Libertas Institute a connection through our work with Tuttle Twins (to run Entrepreneur Markets) as we build entrepreneurial and business skills in the True North Community. We are also partnering with local entrepreneurs and small business owners!
Our learning experiences are ALL non-government funded.
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LEADERSHIP • CONFIDENCE • TENACITY • PATIENCE • FOCUS • Adaptability • INNOVATION • RISK TaKING • ATTENTION TO DETAIL • Interpersonal • RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
Quarter 1: Day at AmeriTowne (Lakewood / BELMAR, Littleton & Virtual)
Description: Young AmeriTowne is an award-winning educational program to help students learn about business, economics, and free enterprise in a fun and hands-on way. The program has received countless accolades for its engaging format and its applicability across all types of student and school demographics. It’s one-of-a-kind educational opportunity! Check out the AmeriTowne overview video.
Students will learn about supply and demand, banking, advertising, careers, business and philanthropy. Their studies at home culminate in a four-hour day in Young AmeriTowne where they physically apply concepts they’ve learned as they step into roles as Towne citizens. For more information about a Day In AmeriTowne.
Young Americans Center for Financial Education is a pioneer in the youth financial education space, offering “hands-on” approaches to teaching personal finance, economics, and business. Embraced by parents and teachers 20 years before “financial literacy” was defined on a national level, they remain at the forefront of this growing field.
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2024-2025 School Year - Two options to choose from:
Monday, October 28, 2024 from 10:30am-2:30pm
Friday, November 1, 2024 from 10:30am-2:30pm
Curriculum Preparation:
Curriculum will be completed “At Home” and available in late August
We provide an AmeriTowne Parent Resource Page to find critical information & guidance throughout the experience preparing for AmeriTowne
We provide an AmeriTowne Kick-Off & Parent Orientation Zoom Meeting (with replay option)
We offer an optional “Interview & Election Day” meet up (in-person and virtual) in late September at our True North flagship Littleton location
Cost Per Student: $50
Age Range: 2nd-12th grade
Drop-Off (Yes/No): Yes. And parents can also sign up to volunteer for one of our morning or afternoon shifts.
Parent volunteers will be helping in the shops. AmeriTowne requests that parents are not in the same shop as their child so that the child is empowered to independently work during the time with the shop team.
2024-2025 Program: Running every year in 1st Quarter only, but running multiple days as options for families to choose from
Day at AmeriTowne Registration*:
*Registration always opens first for Members and then to the public if have spots left.
Quarter 2: Create Your own CountrY (Littleton & Virtual)
Description: Our Create Your Own Country program teaches international business, trade, government, elections, geography, diplomacy and global issues in a fun, hands-on way.
We will be running a 6-Week Create Your Own Country learning experience at-home that culminates with an International Day. Each student will have the opportunity to create their own country and then feature it at our International Day (at our flagship Littleton location). Students will feature their own unique country in a “science fair” like experience where students can barter country goods with each other! It’s one-of-a-kind educational opportunity!
Curriculum Preparation:
Curriculum will be completed “At Home” and available in early October
We provide a Create Your Own Country Parent Resource Page to find critical information & guidance throughout the experience preparing for International Day
We provide an Create Your Own Country Kick-Off & Parent Orientation Zoom Meeting (with replay option)
We offer an optional meet up (in-person) in early November at our True North flagship Littleton location
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Dates: October 10 - November 21
Cost Per Student: $50
Age Range: 3rd-12th grade
Drop-Off (Yes/No): Yes. And parents can also sign up to volunteer at our International Towne Capstone Experience (at our flagship Littleton location)
2024-2025 Program: Running every year in 2nd Quarter only
Registration*:
*Registration always opens first for Members and then to the public if have spots left.
QUARTERs 3 & 4: The Stock Market Game (Virtual)
Description: An online investment simulation learning experience that engages students in the world of economics, investing, personal finance, and global capital markets. This fun and engaging learning experience has prepared nearly 20 million students for financially independent futures.
What would your student do if given $100,000? Spend it all at once? Put some of it in the bank? This learning experience will teach your student how to invest it to grow it. Through The Stock Market Game, your student will gain a fundamental understanding of investing and how to grow this type of asset.
Students in The Stock Market Game are in a real-world situation practicing the integrated content and skills taught in Math, Language Arts, Economics, Social Studies, and other subjects. Most importantly, this learning experience helps students develop positive money habits and prepare for the future.
Students will be working in teams of 2-4 students per portfolio. Teams can be siblings, friends, or assigned (if needed).
Curriculum Preparation:
Curriculum will be completed “At Home” and available in early January
We provide a Stock Market Game Parent Resource Page to find critical information & guidance throughout the experience
We provide a Stock Market Game Kick-Off & Parent Orientation Zoom Meeting (with replay option)
We offer optional meet ups (virtual, with replays available)
Join our online Colorado Entrepreneurial Homeschoolers community as well!
Dates:
Quarters 3 & 4: January 9 - April 10
Cost Per Student: $50
Age Range: 4th-12th grade
2024-2025 Program: Running every year in 3rd & 4th Quarters only
Registration*:
*Registration always opens first for Members and then to the public if have spots left.
Quarters 3 & 4: ENTREPRENEUR MARKET (LittLETON + Virtual)
Description: For Colorado homeschool families that want to incorporate entrepreneurial / business building skills into their curriculum. Through real-life learning experiences, students will see first hand what it’s like to start and operate a small business! We partner with Libertas Institute, a connection through our work with Tuttle Twins.
Our Annual True North Entrepreneur Market is held outside in Littleton. Subsequent Children’s Entrepreneur Markets in the summer and fall, throughout Colorado, are held outside and the registration process is managed through Libertas Institute.
Children bring all their own supplies to each market: table for 10 ft. x 10 ft. space, canopy (if applicable), chairs, tablecloths, signs (with tape / stands), display items, decorations, cash box, change, Venmo, etc.
What can be sold? Children can sell anything! It can be handmade, store-bought, food, games or services. (No raw food allowed and all food prep, cooking and serving must be done by the child.)
Libertas Institute, a connection through our work with Tuttle Twins, is a “think tank” and educational organization aspiring to change hearts, minds, and laws to build a freer society by creating and implementing innovative policy reforms and exceptional educational resources. Libertas Press publishes the infamous Tuttle Twins books that so many homeschool families love!
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Dates and Times:
2nd Annual True North Entrepreneur Market (Littleton): Saturday, May 18th from 12:30-3:00pm
Libertas Children’s Entrepreneur Markets: Year Round (mostly during summer months)
3rd Annual True North Entrepreneur Market (Littleton): Saturday in May from 12:30-3:00pm
Market Booth Costs:
True North Entrepreneur Market (K-12th):
$20 for Members* | $25 for Non-Members
* Members can cancel membership anytime.Siblings and business partners can share a booth, if preferred, but not friends with different businesses
We are currently full, but are working on adding another section of booths so please join our waitlist, if interested!
Libertas Children’s Entrepreneur Markets (K-10th):
$25 for 1st market in 2024 | $20 for subsequent markets in 2024
Limited booth space
Age Range: K-12th
Drop-Off (Yes/No): No. Parents will be participating in this learning experience.
2024-2025 Program: Running every year in 3rd & 4th Quarters only
Registration*:
*Registration always opens first for Members and then to the public if have spots left.
“BUILD A BIZ” START UP LAB - CRASH Course (Virtual)
Description: For homeschool families that want to incorporate entrepreneurial skills into their curriculum - beyond the Entrepreneur Markets. Giving your child the opportunity to develop their entrepreneurial skills and learn how to start a business!
Students will be given resources and tools to start their own business. This resource is typically offered alongside the Entrepreneur Market preparation timing, but can be utilized throughout the year.
Whether your child wants to start a products-based, service-based, online, or YouTube channel business, this is a great collaborative experience!
Your child will have the opportunity to learn:
What’s in a business plan
How to select a product or service to sell
Market research and developing your product or service
How to promote a business
Budgeting and goal setting
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Cost: $30 per family
Age Range: K-12th
2024-2025 Program: Available throughout the year.
Purchase Replay of Crash Course:
THEME-BASED FIELD TRIP SERIES
Entrepreneurial Field Trip Series
For Colorado homeschool families that want to incorporate entrepreneurial skill building into their curriculum.
Through real-life learning experiences to Colorado start ups and small busineses, students will see first hand what it’s like to start and own a business! We will go behind the scenes and even have the opportunity to ask each business owner questions for inspiration!
Join our online Colorado Entrepreneurial Homeschoolers community as well!
Drop-Off (Yes/No): No. Parents will be participating in this learning experience.
2023-2024 Program: Running September - April on various days throughout the school year.
Registration*:
Rolling registration as we get them scheduled.
*Registration always opens first for Members and then to the public if have spots left.
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