Curriculum

EPIC Certificate in Youth Entrepreneurship Education is a dynamic 15-week program designed to equip middle and high school students with entrepreneurial skills and a problem-solving mindset.

Certificate in Youth Entrepreneurship Education

EPIC (Entrepreneurship Program for Innovators and Changemakers) is a youth entrepreneurship program that uses a proven method of teaching entrepreneurship to youth to increase resiliency and entrepreneurial self-efficacy. It helps middle school and high school students understand what it means to be an entrepreneur, empowering them to make positive change in their lives, communities, and the world.

Our Certificate program for middle and high school teachers and youth development professionals is currently offered in a fully online format. You can earn a Certificate in Youth Entrepreneurship Education from Babson College, the No. 1 school for entrepreneurship. This program will be taught in three phases and a 15-week program. Youth will be presenting their Social Impact Project towards end of the 15-week program and accrue a certificate from Babson Youth Lab.

Module One: Entrepreneurial Thought & Action
Module Two: U.N. Global Goals for Sustainable Development
Module Three: Empathy Journeys in Your Community

PHASE 1: Inspiration

In the first phase, students develop an entrepreneurial mindset by exploring Entrepreneurial Thought & Action.

PHASE 2: Ideation

During this phase, students learn how to generate and refine ideas by envisioning the future, understanding customer needs, and applying entrepreneurial leadership principles.

Module Four: Envisioning a New Future: Ideation
Module Five: Understanding Customer Needs
Module Six: Entrepreneurial Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, and Social Justice
Module Seven: Prototyping Your Idea
Module Eight: From Business Model to Rocket Pitch