[OPLINLIST] OAN Winter Pitch Challenge: An Opportunity for Students to Shine!

[jdwyer at library.ohio.gov]

Posted on behalf of Ohio Afterschool Network. Cross-posted; please excuse duplication.

Help youth in your community enter their pitch videos in the Ohio Afterschool Network's Winter Pitch Challenge<https://www.ohioafterschoolnetwork.org/resources/promoting-quality-outcomes/> and compete for prizes! Deadline to enter is March 8th.

Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place in elementary, middle and high school categories. First place wins a $500 Amazon gift card, $250 for second and $100 for third. First place winners also win a free consultation with a successful entrepreneur. All who enter can apply for a VentureLab Spark Program<https://venturelab.org/venturelab-spark/> scholarship (valued at $2,000) which includes 3 months of entrepreneurship mentoring and up to $500 in start-up materials.

Introducing students to entrepreneurship using one of several free, easy to facilitate curricula (for in-person, virtual and blended environments) is fun and helps students build entrepreneurial mindsets that will pave the way for them to be successful in school work and life, whether or not they go on to become entrepreneurs. Mindsets and skill sets essential in today's changing world that can be sharpened when learning about entrepreneurship include resourcefulness, problem solving, curiosity, opportunity seeking, adaptability, learning from failure and creativity. Additionally they learn to navigate ambiguity, exert agency over their own learning, and can better understand the purpose of learning.

Teaching students about entrepreneurship is also a powerful strategy for authentically engaging business and community leaders in your youth-serving program as guest speakers, pitch contest judges, and student mentors. Hosting a pitch contest is a newsworthy event and opportunity for your program to get covered by local media!

Resources:

  *   Free K-12 curricula available from VentureLab<https://venturelab.org/flagship-curriculum/> and Young Entrepreneur Institute<https://www.youngentrepreneurinstitute.org/k-12-programs/pitch-challenge-overview/> (or check out other curricula on YEI's website<https://www.youngentrepreneurinstitute.org/resources/>)
  *   Check out top videos from OAN's Summer Pitch Challenge on OAN's YouTube Channel<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fchannel%2FUCkxAg1FAo88JTLm603r9h6w%2Fplaylists&data=04%7C01%7Cjdwyer%40library.ohio.gov%7C01d921e56080413333c308d8b27cf1c0%7C50f8fcc494d84f0784eb36ed57c7c8a2%7C0%7C0%7C637455597302475685%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=jOcOrobAuLlO%2FmTh4pG4cZ1xjPDXGFwwrjZelElsF5k%3D&reserved=0>
  *   Rules and more information are available on OAN's website<https://www.ohioafterschoolnetwork.org/resources/promoting-quality-outcomes/>
  *   Flyer for easy sharing is attached

Contact Liz Nusken, liz at oanohio.org<mailto:liz at oanohio.org> if you have questions or would like to schedule a technical assistance session!


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Janet Ingraham Dwyer
Library Consultant
274 E. 1st Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201
Tel: 614-644-6910
jdwyer at library.ohio.gov<mailto:jdwyer at library.ohio.gov>
library.ohio.gov<http://library.ohio.gov/>
library.ohio.gov/youth-services<http://library.ohio.gov/youth-services>

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