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.
8 Evidence-grounded Insights on Immigration and Business
In June 2024, Wharton Global Youth welcomed Wharton’s Exequiel "Zeke" Hernandez to our cross-program lecture series for high school students studying with us on campus. Dr. Hernandez joined us a week after the publication of his first book, The Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers. The linkage between...
Encouraging New Investors to Uncover the Truth
This summer Wharton Global Youth Program decided to invite students in our on-campus and online programs to share their memorable moments with us. We will be publishing their first-person essays in our business journal and newsroom throughout the year. This, our first published student essay from summer 2024, is written...
The Power of Entrepreneurship to Own Your Future
Since the first conversation launched on September 2, 2020, Wharton Global Youth’s Future of the Business World podcast has welcomed 46 high school students talking about their unique commercial visions and technology-driven innovations. While many illustrate the entrepreneurial mindset, few see their ventures as exclusive paths to employment and financial...
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.