Program Outline

The timeline and outline below provide an overview of SEP.  Social Entrepreneurship naturally develops within the Deep Learning Framework and aligns with the Catholic Graduate Expectations and the Competencies of Deep Learning (6 Cs).

General Program Outline

• SEP Orientation Slide Deck

• Learn about Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise & Social Issues

• Research Social Issues

  • use Belouga as a research resource. Every educator that signs up will receive premium access to Belouga.

  • use UN Sustainable Development Goals & Canada & the SDGs as a research resource

  • have guest speakers join classes

• Research & Select Charities 

  • Local, Global

  • Meet and talk with representatives

• Document your Journey with a Shopify Website

• Create Social Enterprise

  • Mission, Vision, Logo, etc

  • Consider using the Business Model Canvas

• Develop one or more of:

  • Product, Service or create Awareness

• Consider Raising Seed Funds

  • Students might provide "Elevator pitch" to school principle; parent council or Experiential Learning Funding**

    • Terms may include: $250-$1000 as repayable from profits, 0% loan

    • Example of Seed Elevator Pitch

• Organize into teams/groups

  • Shopify admins, Product groups, Marketing, etc

• Plan & Deliver

  • Financials & Financial Literacy

• Provide any Profits to Selected Charity(s)

  • Template of Virtual Check For Charity

• Celebrate Success at Year End

  • Year End In-Class Celebration

  • Consider sending your SEP this year to the "Untapped Youth Action Showcase" in May.

  • Award Student Badges

• Actual checks to suppliers and to selected charities (latest June 27)

  • Last day of Shopify sales June 19, 2023

  • Reconciliation and payments to local school bank accounts (from Shopify payments) June 27th

**Note:  You can apply for seed money by completing the Experiential Learning Funding Application Form below. Consider inviting Neda Bernabo to your class so students can pitch their idea. Please note- all invoices/receipts (cannot exceed 5) are to be submitted to Neda Bernabo. 

Experiential Learning Funding Request Form - K-6

Experiential Learning Funding Request Form - 7-12

Social Entrepreneurship naturally develops within the Deep Learning Framework