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 six, 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.
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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.
Comment & Win 2025: Round 2 Commenters Respond Thoughtfully to Their Peers
Talk about setting the tone. A huge Wharton Global Youth shoutout to Anurag M. from India for kicking off our 2025 Comment and Win Competition “Let’s Discuss” round on July 7 with flair and finesse. Embracing the round’s mission of responding thoughtfully to other students’ comments, Anurag dropped nine replies...
Move Over Golf, Relationships Are Thriving on the Pickleball Court
Is business a serious game? Absolutely! And it can be fun, too. What better time to explore that whimsical side than summertime in the U.S.? This month’s Future of the Business World podcast guest, Ava Weissman, has been pitching her 501(c)(3) nonprofit to Wharton Global Youth for a while now....
Inside the Minds of Tomorrow’s Business Leaders: Round 1 Results of Comment & Win 2025
At Wharton Global Youth, we treasure our busy summers, delivering online, on-campus and location-based business and finance education programs to thousands of high school students around the world. Our Comment and Win Competition – now in its eighth year – is a unique extension of that summer student connection. While...
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.
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