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.
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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.
Knitting Purpose and New Life from Textile Waste in Indonesia
As we head into April, Earth Day (April 22) is on many hearts and minds. Textiles, particularly discarded clothes, are among the top pollutants in our world's landfills, fueling greenhouse gases that cause global warming. Laura Abigail Simbolon, a high school student from Jakarta, Indonesia, feels a deep commitment to...
‘Let’s Go!:’ Announcing the Top 10 Teams Advancing to the Wharton Investment Competition’s 2025 Global Finale
In the inimitable words of Ladi Ayoola, this year’s Wharton Global High School Investment Competition client: “Let’s go!” It was a fitting call to action from Ladi, who sent an encouraging video to this year’s top 50 teams as they headed into the competition semifinals the week of March 17,...
The Power of Word Choice in Influencer Marketing
The Wharton School has seen some incredible MBA students in its time – but perhaps few as visible as Alexis Barber. Barber, 26, is a Wharton MBA student whose Too Smart for This podcast and Too Collective lifestyle brand have helped to catapult her into micro-influencer status on social media...
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