Getting Resourceful with the Egg Drop Challenge
The observation challenge asks us to complete a simple observation task but reve...
March 22, 2021
VentureLab
Virtual Entrepreneurship Camps
Are your kids bored at home? Is the thought of spending a whole summer with nowhere to go giving everyone the summertime blues? Make this summer one to remember and start a virtual adventure in entrepreneurship with VentureLab!
All camps run from 9:30-11:30 am CST. Please be sure to calculate your timezone when considering a camp!
VentureLab’s Youth Startup Camps feature:
• Engaging activities to guide youth through the entrepreneurial process, from idea generation to pitching a business
• Guided instruction from experienced VentureLab educators
• Guest entrepreneurs sharing lessons they learned while starting businesses
• A virtual pitch event where youth can share their new business idea with confidence
Register today before camps fill up:
Scholarships
Scholarships are available on a case-by-case basis. Fill out this form to apply!
Cancellation Policy
Camps are non-refundable, but camp spots can be transferred. Please email [email protected] if you’re looking to transfer a camp spot.
Summer Remote Learning Activities
Embracing Failure with the Tower Challenge
We know that cultivating a mindset of embracing failure doesn’t happen in ...
January 21, 2021
Entrepreneurship & Self Awareness: My Entrepreneurial Self Activity
Entrepreneurs begin with what they know and what they see around them. However, ...
December 4, 2020
3 Ways to Nurture a Growth Mindset
Entrepreneurs know they can do anything and improve at anything because their b...
September 4, 2020
Financial Literacy for Kids with the VentureLab Workbook
Discover a ton of activities to teach financial literacy for kids in our Venture...
August 31, 2020
Find Your Courage with the VentureLab Workbook
Entrepreneurs have to be brave. They must try new things, talk to new people, ta...
August 21, 2020
Adaptability with the VentureLab Workbook
Entrepreneurs don’t always know what challenges they will face. They have to m...
August 12, 2020
Get Resourceful with the VentureLab Workbook
Entrepreneurs come up with clever solutions to challenges. This sometimes means ...
August 7, 2020
Learning to Embrace Failure with the VentureLab Workbook
Entrepreneurs see mistakes as ways to learn new things. They know that it’s ok...
July 24, 2020
How to be Persistent Like an Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs see mistakes as ways to learn new things. They know that it’s ok...
July 21, 2020
Problem Solving with the VentureLab Workbook
Entrepreneurs spend a lot of time thinking about and coming up with creative sol...
July 8, 2020
4 Free Curiosity Activities for Entrepreneurial Learning
Entrepreneurs use their creativity to ask questions and seek new ways of learnin...
June 29, 2020
Use Empathy to Walk in Someone Else’s Shoes, Then Take Action!
Learn how one young student took action using empathy and how you can get better...
June 22, 2020
Getting Creative with the VentureLab Workbook
Entrepreneurs use their imaginations and try to think in new ways. We call this ...
June 19, 2020
Opportunity Seeking with the VentureLab Workbook
Entrepreneurs observe, identify, and act to solve problems. They get a lot of id...
June 15, 2020
Brainstorming Like an Entrepreneur to Make Pigs Fly
Brainstorming is a process you can get better at with practice! Learn about the ...
June 10, 2020
Opportunity Seeking Observation Walk Activity
In this activity, students will use their five senses and focus on what’s goin...
June 8, 2020
Exercising Empathy with the VentureLab Workbook
Entrepreneurs think about people’s feelings and needs and keep those in mind w...
June 4, 2020
Creativity and Innovation with Reverse Brainstorming
Think outside the box to find creative solutions to challenges with reverse brai...
May 29, 2020
Get Optimistic with the VentureLab Workbook
Entrepreneurs are hopeful about their ideas and making changes that help others....
May 19, 2020
Free Activity: Pitch Game (Remote Learning Friendly!)
Help students think like entrepreneurs with this fun, free, and practical pitchi...
May 14, 2020
Observation, Empathy & Problem Solving Activity
In this activity, students will practice actively observing and empathizing whil...
April 28, 2020
Growth Mindset with the VentureLab Workbook
This week's activities help show us how our brains can grow with practice and pe...
April 20, 2020
Learn Observation vs. Inference with this Entrepreneurship Activity
Is the glass half empty or half full? Thinking about the answers to this questio...
April 16, 2020
Learn About Yourself with the VentureLab Workbook
This week's activities inspire us to think about what motivates us and our stren...
April 13, 2020
Take a Peek at the Observation Challenge
The observation challenge asks us to complete a simple observation task but reve...
April 7, 2020
Intro to Entrepreneurship with the VentureLab Workbook
The Idea Journal is a place for youth to show their creativity outwardly: doodle...
April 6, 2020
How to Make and Use an Idea Journal
The Idea Journal is a place for youth to show their creativity outwardly: doodle...
March 31, 2020
Get Creative with the Wacky Inventions Activity
This activity inspires creativity through play. Consider two different ordinary ...
March 23, 2020
Imagination Activity to Inspire Creativity and Play
This activity is a fun and silly improvisation game designed to create a safe le...
March 19, 2020
Free Resource: Empathy Coupons
This activity asks students to be mindful and “walk in the shoes” of someone...
October 24, 2019
Free Activity: Pitch Game
We often hear from teachers that they would love to incorporate entrepreneurial ...
October 11, 2018