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Creating STEM- Confident Kids Through Entrepreneurial Learning

At VentureLab, we’ve taught entrepreneurial concepts to hundreds of girls—and boys. Our ESTEAM curriculum combines science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics with entrepreneurship, helping students identify needs, create solutions, and take calculated risks. This hands-on approach encourages creativity, problem-solving, and confidence, preparing them for future success in STEAM fields. Discover how our programs inspire the next generation of innovative leaders.

June 13, 2024

Fostering Frontiers of Knowledge in Youth with a Curiosity and Growth Mindset

What if you don’t have the answers to a child’s questions? What if you can’t even begin to guess? That’s okay. In fact, it may be even better for a child’s development! VentureLab explores how encouraging curiosity and a growth mindset in children can open the frontiers of knowledge and foster innovative thinking.

January 5, 2020

Integrating Entrepreneurship into STEAM Education.

Explore how VentureLab is leading the charge in educational transformation by expanding STEM into STEAM with an added focus on the arts and entrepreneurship, fostering creativity and inclusivity in learning.

March 20, 2018

The Lessons Of A Lemonade Stand

Little girls are naturally imaginative and industrious. In class or at home, learning that they can make their ideas a reality sparks their motivation. With

March 16, 2018

Girls Can Become Entrepreneurs Before They Even Start School

Most 5-year-olds have not yet been to school, and don’t yet understand what it is to make a failing grade. What better time to introduce

March 13, 2018

Let Children Grow By Following Their Interests

“It took me four years to paint like Raphael but a lifetime to paint like a child,” Pablo Picasso once said. Too often, children lose

March 9, 2018

Encourage Girls to Identify Problems and Find Soultions

For young girls, every day is a new adventure of first-time experiences, discovering boundaries along the way. The entrepreneurial twist is to encourage girls to

March 6, 2018

Measure The Quest For Knowledge

Over the last six posts, I’ve outlined six of the seven strategies for encouraging creativity and curiosity in young girls, which I’ve identified through my

February 27, 2018

Two girls are working on a colorful arts and crafts project at a table in a classroom, blending creativity with lessons from their entrepreneurship education. One is standing, while the other is sitting. In the background, other children are engaged in various activities.

Empowering Girls in Science through Art and Design Integration

Learn how art and design are being used as powerful tools to encourage more girls to pursue science. This innovative approach combines creativity with scientific learning, aiming to create a more inclusive and appealing environment in STEM fields.

February 23, 2018

Four girls are engaged in a STEM activity: three working with circuits, and one in a lab coat smiling and gesturing enthusiastically, embodying the spirit of entrepreneurship education at its best.

Help Girls to Learn How Creative Steam Can Be

Discover how VentureLab encourages girls to embrace the STEM fields by showcasing the inherent creativity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (eSTEAM). Learn about the transformative experiences and educational approaches that can guide more girls towards innovative eSTEAM careers.

February 20, 2018

The ‘Medici Effect’ of Entrepreneurial Thinking

A family that lived in Italy 700 years ago changed history so much that we still talk about it today. The Medici were wealthy, entrepreneurial,

February 2, 2018

Thinking Creatively and Messily

Our pop-culture mind values creativity in music, the visual and performing arts, media, digital design, and self-expression. But our K-12 education system is heavily focused on

January 30, 2018

girlstartup

Creating STEM- Confident Kids Through Entrepreneurial Learning

Fostering Frontiers of Knowledge in Youth with a Curiosity and Growth Mindset

Integrating Entrepreneurship into STEAM Education.

The Lessons Of A Lemonade Stand

Girls Can Become Entrepreneurs Before They Even Start School

Let Children Grow By Following Their Interests

Encourage Girls to Identify Problems and Find Soultions

Measure The Quest For Knowledge

Empowering Girls in Science through Art and Design Integration

Help Girls to Learn How Creative Steam Can Be

The ‘Medici Effect’ of Entrepreneurial Thinking

Thinking Creatively and Messily

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