Partners
Shopify provide free web stores for all enrolled classes in the program.
Algonquin's MakerSpace provides students with virtual access to their amazing facilities including laser cutters, 3D printers, Arduino and Raspberry Pi kits. Students can design various products using Tinkercad and submit design files to Makerspace for prototype and production printing.
Youth Ottawa's mission is to engage, encourage and empower youth to spark change (for themselves) and take action in our community (for others). By tailoring programs that meet youth where they are at, Youth Ottawa gives youth opportunities to achieve their goals and, in turn, empower other youth.
The OCSB SEP plans to participate on May 3rd, 2024 in the YouthOttawa "Untapped" Youth Action Showcase. See this link for more details of the event.
The Artery Community Roasters employ people living with disabilities, pay them a living wage and maintain a culture of respect, diversity, inclusion and learning. The Artery helps inspire other business to hire more people living with disabilities. The Artery roasts ethically sourced speciality coffee with care, and get it to customers within a week or less of roasting.
The Artery supplies OCSB SEP schools with their coffees at wholesale prices and enables SEP schools to sell The Artery coffees under The Artery brand or under unique SEP school brands at retail prices.
Thirteen A Social Enterprise (13:ASE) is an entrepreneurial program of the Parkdale Food Centre. 13:ASE engages youth seeking employment and skills development opportunities in the operation of a social enterprise. By engaging participants in all aspects of business decisions and development, in a collaborative and supported space, this program helps participants gain strong emotional and social skills as well as confidence in themselves and their future.
13:ASE supplies OCSB SEP schools with their spices at wholesale prices and enables SEP schools to sell the 13:ASE spices under their brands at retail prices.
PolyPlastics to make it possible for any community to make recycling a job creator, profit generator, and a beneficial piece of infrastructure. Through the use of our systems, anyone is able to start their own business selling products made out of recycled plastic. The Poly Sustainability Education Program was developed in partnership with Enactus uOttawa, a student-run social entrepreneurship club based out of the University of Ottawa. Over the past two years, Enactus has run sustainability programs in the Ottawa area, impacting over 3000 youth across the city.
SEP-Matching Partners
Partner matches funds raised by their assigned student-led SEP (up to specific limits defined by the partner)
Funds can be in form of seed fund, donation or purchase of SEP products
Partner has opportunity to participate with students by providing qualified volunteer business mentor or associates
Partner has opportunity to directly speak with students about their business
Partner will be featured under the OCSB SEP main web site SEP-Matching Partners
Partner will be featured under the main OCSB site under specific SEP Partner link
Partner will be provided with social media marketing opportunities on various social platforms including Twitter and LinkedIn.
Partner helps to educate the next generation of social entrepreneurs - priceless.
If your company/organization would like to become an SEP-Matching Partner then please contact any member of the SEP Support Team.
Chapman's partnered with the grade 3/4 students of EveryLastSip at St George School in Ottawa. In the 2022-23 school term, Chapman's generously matched the funding raised by the students of $4000 raising the total amount raised by EveryLastSip to $8055. From this $4445 went directly to Nibi to install 3 filtration systems in Hopedale and $3610 went to Poly for the manufacture of coasters.
The kids were over the moon with these successes and thrilled to be supporting clean water initiatives - both with clean water access and by redirecting plastic waste from landfills and water ways.
Chapman's even provided every student with ice cream for their enod of year celebration!