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.
An AI Startup Takes Us Inside the Business of Climate Resilience
Climate change demands climate action. Add artificial intelligence to the problem-solving portfolio, and technology is helping businesses adapt to an increasingly hotter planet. In industry lingo, this is called climate resilience. To understand this emerging field, Wharton Global Youth explored the intersection of climate change, AI, and business resilience with...
8 Retail Lessons from the CEO of Spirit Halloween Stores
What will you go as for Halloween? Whether you dress up as Shrunken Head Bob from Beetlejuice, put on your Barbie pink, or choose the more traditional zombie scarecrow, costumes never go out of style. That’s why most people have spent at least a few frightening moments in a Spirit...
Tomatoes, Sunflowers and Modernizing the Farmers Market Business Model
On this month’s episode of Wharton Global Youth’s podcast, Future of the Business World, meet Dylan DeLeon, a high school student from Illinois, U.S., who has used his time in various Wharton Global Youth programs and courses to refine and build his business, Fresh Cornucopia. Be sure to click the...
Our annual report highlights the achievements that the Global Youth team has accomplished 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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Resources for Educators
Wharton Global Youth Program provides resources and training for teachers both inside and outside the high school classroom, including professional development opportunities and teaching tools. Offerings include lesson plans and articles with conversation starters, themed toolkits, a comprehensive video glossary, and student competitions.