VE Junior Ventures Career Academy
The VE-JV Career Academy is a two-year program that will enable 7th and 8th graders to develop technology and entrepreneurial skills by starting and managing business ventures. The Career Academy will also engage students in fun and exciting competitions as well as after-school and summer activities that build 21st Century skills in business, communication and technology.
The VE-JV Career Academy offers a real-world context for learning about business and careers. The classroom is converted into a workplace setting that allows business thinking to flourish. Students also apply and reinforce academic concepts across many subjects.
With support from the New York Life Foundation, VEI is piloting the Virtual Enterprises Junior Ventures Career Academy in a select number of cities between 2015 and 2019. As of the 2017-18 school year the VE-JV program will serve 2,500 students across several of the nation’s largest school districts, including the New York City Public Schools, Los Angeles Unified Public School District, and Broward County School District.
Download VE-JV informational brochureSee below for information about the program, program objectives, supporting activities, and how to start a program in your school.
- 7th Grade Program
- Summer Business Leadership Camp
- 8th Grade Program
- Program Objectives
- Supporting Activities
- Early Intent for New and Existing Programs
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- VE-JV Firm Directory – 8th Grade
7th Grade Program
Summer Business Leadership Camp
8th Grade Program
Program Objectives
- To build awareness about a variety of careers and occupations.
- To convey the expectations of the workplace and develop professional behaviors.
- To develop skills in entrepreneurship, problem-solving, decision-making, time management, public speaking, financial literacy, teamwork and technology.
- To connect academic content to real-world projects.
- To enable students to use and interact with technology as applied in business.
Supporting Activities
- Business pitch competition
- National website competition
- Trade show
- SIFMA Foundation InvestWrite®, an essay competition on investment-related topics
- SIFMA Foundation Stock Market Game™
- Mentoring by business partners and high school VE students
- Summer business leadership camp for rising eighth graders
- After-school technology class
News
VE-JV Middle School Students Pitch Business Ideas at Cal Poly Innovation Lab
During the week of July 16, 2018, 10 VE-JV middle school students from San Fernando Institute of Applied Media (SFIAM) put their STEM skills to the test at the Cal Poly Pomona Student Innovation Idea Lab (iLab). The students learned … Continue reading
Florida High School VE Students Mentor Middle School VE-JV Students
Ramblewood Middle School’s VE-JV students visited JP Taravella High School’s VE firm, Tea Treat Box Co. on November 17 to learn more about the VE program from their older counterparts. “My VEI students and I LOVED having Ramblewood’s VE-JV students … Continue reading
Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle School in Los Angeles Launches VE-Junior Ventures Career Academy
Teri Jones, VEI Southern California Regional Director, and Eric Yu, VE-Junior Ventures Career Academy (VE-JV) Instructor, welcome students and special guests to the opening of a VE-JV Career Academy in Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle School (Los Angeles, CA). The students start the … Continue reading
VEI Receives $1 Million Grant from New York Life Foundation
Grant Funds In-school Entrepreneurship and Business Program for Middle School Students Nationwide NEW YORK, April 16, 2015 — Virtual Enterprises International (VEI) announced that it will be expanding its efforts to create tomorrow’s business leaders and entrepreneurs by piloting a … Continue reading