A group of high school students organized to form a new student society that will foster entrepreneurship programs inside and outside Lincoln School.
It is the Lincoln Entrepreneurship Society (LES), a student body convinced of the power of transformation generated by people who overcome difficulties when starting an idea or venture to take control of their destinies.
Gloria Garita, president of the Entrepreneurship Society, explained that the members of this group seek to train, inspire, and spread entrepreneurial knowledge through educational activities.
“There was a need for students interested in this topic to have school representation, we will be a group that will help the school growth. Our idea is to give entrepreneurial courses to young children in public schools”, said Garita.
By joining this society, students commit in organizing talks with recognized people in the national entrepreneurial ecosystem, providing spaces for entrepreneurs to generate growth opportunities for businesses and others.
Entrepreneurial muscle
Sara Estrada, Communications & Innovation director, highlighted that this initiative was raised from students. An indication that these Trojans recognize entrepreneurship as the force that drives innovation and social change.
This student proposal coincides with the construction of the Lincoln Innovation Center (LINC), a space that will be enabled next year and will become a key piece in the development of the projects envisioned by the Entrepreneurship Society. This place will provide them with spaces to generate Lincoln Talks, create valuable content and instruct students from other institutions.
“You think that it is the school supporting them, but in the end they are supporting the school. Now we have students with initiative, they seek us out and put pressure on us because they want things to go well,” added Estrada.
One hundred students applied to enter the Entrepreneurship Society, however, only 26 Trojans were admitted.
Middle and High School students were sworn in during a meeting with parents, an activity that included the participation of Beth Goldstein, Babson Youth Impact Lab Director at Babson College.
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