Fremont Business Academy: Student Entrepreneurs Win Big

Teenagers used entrepreneurial spirit to fight truancy and design a new school. In the process, they became international winners. More to this story.

September 3, 2003

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Teenagers used entrepreneurial spirit to fight truancy and design a new school. In the process, they became international winners. More to this story. [1]

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Fremont Business Academy: Student Entrepreneurs Win Big [7]

Teenagers used entrepreneurial spirit to fight truancy and design a new school. In the process, they became international winners.

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Editor's note: The student-inspired Youth Empowerment School (YES) opened in 2003. SIFE has changed its name to SAGE [8].

More Real-World Learning

The Definition of Student Success: [9]
What is it to be an educated person? Read [9]

Community Collaboration

The Power of Partnerships: [10]
A full-service community school meets student and parent needs. Read [10]

Go to Complete Coverage [11]

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Produced and Directed by Ken Ellis Miwa Yokoyama Written by Ken Ellis Associate Producers: Leigh Iacobucci Miwa Yokoyama Editor: Karen Sutherland Camera Crew: Brian Cardello Ken Ellis Miwa Yokoyama Narrator: Kris Welch Music: Ed Bogas Additional footage courtesy of Justin Downard, CSU-Chico Fremont High SIFE Team KRON-TV Josue Rosas Special thanks to Curt DeBerg Michael Jackson Kevin McNulty D'Andre Williams Copyright © 2003 The George Lucas Educational Foundation All rights reserved.

Source URL: http://www.edutopia.org/student-entrepreneurs-win-big

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[1] http://www.edutopia.org/students-make-business-learning
[2] http://www.edutopia.org/nidya-baez-daring-dozen-2008
[3] http://www.edutopia.org/nidya-baez-interview
[4] http://www.edutopia.org/biotech-academy-catalyst-change
[5] http://www.edutopia.org/south-grand-prairie-small-academies
[6] http://www.edutopia.org/met-passion-learning
[7] http://www.edutopia.org/student-entrepreneurs-win-big
[8] http://www.sageglobal.org
[9] http://www.edutopia.org/definition-student-success
[10] http://www.edutopia.org/power-partnerships
[11] http://www.edutopia.org/new-day-for-learning