Benefits for High School Students

There are many benefits for high school students. Students:

  • do real work versus just completing class assignments, and have a hand in determining their own activities
  • have the chance to travel internationally to participate in SAGE World Cup in August 2007; there they will meet students from around the world in Odessa, Ukraine, on the north shore of the Black Sea!
  • improve their community directly and by setting an example for peers and adults
  • strengthen their college applications: extraordinary activities, letters of commendation, references
  • be encouraged to think creatively in developing and implementing solutions
  • strengthen their scholarship applications: extraordinary activities, letters of commendation, references
  • meet and network with business, community, and civic leaders
  • strengthen their job applications (if they choose not to continue with their business): business and leadership skills, letters of commendation, references
  • develop teamwork, leadership, time-management and communication skills
  • show their adult abilities by assuming adult roles
  • gain curriculum specific knowledge in a stimulating way
  • help people in developing countries by doing business with them
  • travel to state, regional and possibly a national competition between February 2007 and July 2007
  • perhaps be at the forefront of an historic change for a better world
  • meet other high school students from their part of the country when their team competes to determine which team has met the judging criteria the best
  • perhaps make money for college
  • have the chance to compete for prize money
  • perhaps earn academic credit or extra credit, for high school or college