MMI Preparatory School announced that junior Jessica Smith, the daughter of Jonathan Smith and Beatrice Russo-Smith of White Haven, will also participate in the Pennsylvania School for Global Entrepreneurship this July at Lehigh University.
Jessica Smith and classmates Katherine Eschenbach and Keenan Overa will be among 76 students from around the world who will participate in the four-week learning experience.
The Pennsylvania School for Global Entrepreneurship at Lehigh University brings American high school students ages 15-18 together with international high school students from all regions of the world every year. The purpose of the program is to expose students to the topics of entrepreneurship, globalization, team building, project management, leadership, and working within a culturally diverse environment, and to ignite the students’ spirit of creativity, innovation, and learning.
Sessions are facilitated by Lehigh faculty members as well as entrepreneurs and leaders of the local and international business community. The applied curriculum includes core and elective courses, entrepreneurial exchanges with leaders from business and industry, global exchanges, country presentations by international interns, business excursions to New York City and Harrisburg, team projects with local business partners, and a variety of other interactive experiences and activities.
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