Naperville School District 203 offers students an authentic, collaborative entrepreneurship experience with INCubatoredu. Students at Naperville Central and Naperville North have the opportunity to journey through the entrepreneurial process with their own idea for a product or service. Entrepreneurs and business experts serve as volunteer coaches and mentors, guiding student teams through the Lean processes along with foundational business topics such as marketing and finance.

Coach

Subject matter expert who teaches a lesson, providing real-world context for a specific curricular area. (Time commitment: 3-5 class sessions per lesson for 1-2 class periods).

Mentor

Offer strategic guidance for one team throughout the entire process (Time commitment: Communicate with team on a weekly basis; may be face-to-face, emails, and virtual meetings/online).

Advisory Council

Provide a strategic voice at the MVP Pitch, Final Academic Pitch, and Final Pitch Night. (Time commitment: 2 full days for student pitches and 1 evening for final pitch night).

I'm Interested!  What are the next steps? 

Fill out Business INCubatoredu Interest Form 

Contact:

Janet Sommerville

Project Manager for Learning Services

jsommerville@naperville203.org

630-778-3154

To learn more about INCubatoredu, please click here.