The Wharton Global Youth Program mobilizes the extensive opportunities of the Wharton academic community to educate and inspire pre-collegiate students to explore business practices, analyze the world’s complex challenges, and take the first steps in becoming leaders who will transform the global economy.
Wharton Global High School Investment Competition
The Wharton Global High School Investment Competition is a free, experiential investment challenge for high school students (9th to 12th grade) and teachers. Students work in teams of four to seven, guided by a teacher as their advisor, and have access to an online stock market simulator. Together, they learn about strategy-building, teamwork, communication, risk, diversification, company and industry analysis, and many other aspects of investing.
News & Articles
Wharton Global Youth produces original content introducing high school students and educators to the broad scope of business and finance education. Explore hundreds of educational articles featuring Wharton analysis, discover enterprising teen entrepreneurs on our monthly Future of the Business World Podcast, and more.
A Theater Kid Champions the Arts Where They Are Needed Most
As we hit our 56th episode, we love firsts on the Future of the Business World podcast. This month, we get to explore the business of theater and the arts. Wharton Global Youth student Alex Felberbaum shares how his transformative love of Broadway and acting inspired his non-profit, the SAID...
Future Business Leaders: Are You Ready to Embrace Your Fresh-Start Moment?
Summer 2025 is more than a chance to leave that backpack – textbooks sprawled – languishing for a few months on the floor. It’s an opportunity to change and grow. When Angel R., a senior at Southwest Miami Senior High School in Florida, U.S., began exploring Wharton Global Youth summer...
9 Questions for Wharton’s Lori Rosenkopf about Her Book, Unstoppable Entrepreneurs
When trailblazers like Lori Rosenkopf, the vice dean of entrepreneurship and a professor of management at the Wharton School, have led robust 30-year careers and engaged with some 20,000 students, it’s hard to envision what might be next. That’s why hearing Dr. Rosenkopf (pictured above) describe the publication of her...
Our annual report highlights the Wharton Global Youth team’s achievements in a year’s time. Discover Global Youth’s mission-driven work, partnerships, markets and vision as we deliver quality business-education opportunities to high school students and educators.
WATCH THE GLOBAL YOUTH SUMMER OVERVIEW
Our Policies
Our policies help ensure that students and participants engage responsibly with AI technology and contribute to a safe, educational online community.
Badges, Certificates, Transcripts & More
How will you highlight your Wharton Global Youth learning experience? Check out the ways you can show the world how you spent your time with us.