Bridge the GaP. Change a Life.
We turn at-risk youth into entrepreneurs in 9-weeks.
Bridge the GaP. Change a Life.
We turn at-risk youth into entrepreneurs in 9-weeks.
Students at Andrew HIll HS in San Jose, CA during an after-school Ignite Session
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Unlocking the Entrepreneurial Spirit
Our challenge-based education program gives every student the opportunity to be an entrepreneur and discover entrepreneurship. Not convinced? Watch the video on your left.
The program requires students to draw upon a wealth of valuable skills learned throughout their regular high school curriculum, including creativity, teamwork, critical thinking, problem solving, mathematics, written communication, computer science, and public speaking.
At the end of the school year students pitch their business ideas at the annual Symposium of Ideas and compete for coveted Silicon Valley internships, scholarships and awards in front of a panel of VC's and industry judges.
Infuse Entrepreneurship is a program that brings entrepreneurship opportunities to the inner-city community. We show students that possibilities are endless in making the world a better place through their ideas. Want to learn more about how you can bring this program to your school?
In the Classroom
We leverage the Corporate Community to for teaching and learning labs and work with teachers to integrate key learnings into their lesson plans.
In Teams
Students are divided into start-up project teams for the rest of the semester as they prepare to pitch their products.
In the Community
Annual pitch night event held at local firms in the Silicon Valley give students visibility into the world of high-tech.
Change a Life
Imagine the impact you can have by changing the course of destiny for just one student.
Change a Life
Imagine the impact you can have by changing the course of destiny for just one student.
Endless Possibilities
Over 800 students from the inner-city community of San Jose have participated in our program.
“Infuse has given us the opportunity to become entrepreneurs. Before this program, I didn’t even know what entrepreneurship was!”
VIDEO 1: How do you change the life of a student? The answer is in how we approach democratizing opportunities for them.
Ranen presents on behalf of his group BarManCo at 4th annual Symposium of Ideas Pitch Night.
VIDEO 2: What are their dreams and goals, and how do they think about the future and its possibilities?
Canella Inc. presenting the cane umbrella product at Symposium of Ideas hosted at Linkedin Headquarters in Mt. View, Ca
Bridge the Gap
Challenged-based education and entrepreneurial skills connect to life-long learning.
Bridge the Gap
Challenged-based education and entrepreneurial skills connect to life-long learning.
What Students Learn
We believe that the power in connecting our inner-city schools with the corporate community is crucial in bridging the gap. Our program is designed to teach entrepreneurship in a way that produces outcomes that students will be able to take with them wherever they go.
“I believe wholeheartedly that if we invest in even one of these kids that we ourselves will reap the benefits for years to come. That game is not about changing the world, it’s about impacting lives so we can change the future.”
Program Outcomes
Develop Leadership Qualities (initiative; creativity; motivation; critical thinking; teamwork)
Increase Student Confidence
Develop understanding and experience of workplace expectations and possibilities
Increase student interest in pursuing higher education and lifelong learning
Improve community and workplace networking opportunities
Get Involved
We want to partner with mentors and sponsors to help us democratize entrepreneurial and challenge-based education.
Get Involved
We want to partner with mentors and sponsors to help us democratize entrepreneurial and challenge-based education.
Change a Students Life
Infuse is all about connecting the inner-city to the local corporate community. We find that leveraging this relationship is vital to the development of our local economy. This is why we challenge our students to develop products or solutions. They develop these concepts while learning from entrepreneurs and business people in our own backyard.
We want students to see entrepreneurship as a vehicle to create, innovate, and inspire each other and the world around them. It's vital to show students that these possibilities and opportunities do exist.
We are looking for mentors who might be interested in coaching our start-up project teams. The goal of the mentorship program is to help support and prepare our students for the annual Symposium of Ideas event at the end of the school year. We guarantee it will not only change their lives for the better; but it may very well change yours too.
If you'd like to get involved, drop us a note below and let us know. You can tweet us too @InfuseProgram
“Infuse is great because the program works with community partners and corporate leaders by presenting a united front to help our students succeed.”