General Program Description
Business is everywhere! Join us to get a head start on a career in the exciting,
challenging world of business.
The Business Education Department at Handsworth offers a range of courses
for students in Grades 9-12 that provide students with an understanding of
what is happening in the world around them. These courses will expose
students to a variety of subjects and will help students prepare for college
and university business programs.
Students are able to explore a broad range of business topics including:
economics, business basics, marketing, business ethics, personal finance,
accounting, entrepreneurship, and more.
By teaching high school students the different subjects in business, they learn
the intricacies of business and start to explore their business interests at a
young age. Aside from using innovative educational content, we invite
successful business-people and professionals to share their knowledge with
the students, allowing students to connect theory with practice with the
students, allowing students to connect theory with practice.
Available Courses:
- Entrepreneurship & Marketing 9
- Entrepreneurship & Financial Literacy 10
- Marketing & Promotion 11
- E-Commerce & Marketing 12
- Accounting 11
- Accounting 12
- Economics 12
- AP Microeconomics
The Young Entrepreneurship and Leadership Launchpad (YELL)
The Young Entrepreneurship and Leadership Launchpad (YELL) provides students
with a thorough understanding of how to apply entrepreneurial thinking to future
studies, launching a business or entering the workforce post-secondary. Students
interested in technology, entrepreneurship and innovation and those curious
about how to put their ideas into action will benefit from the skills taught in this
course as they prepare for lifelong success.
Why YELL?
- Students earn course credits for Entrepreneurship 12.
- Work with teachers, business and community leaders and a mentor to
design a student-led business concept.
- Connect with other business minded students and share ideas.
- Compete in a Venture Challenge to present their ideas to real-world
investors and business leaders in the spring.
The course runs outside of the regular timetable after school for 2.5 hours and is
divided into three terms: Business Accelerator, Idea Incubator and a Venture
Challenge. The course runs on Tuesdays, 3:30pm – 6:00pm at Handsworth and on
Mondays, 3:30pm – 6:00 pm at Sutherland.
Students interested in signing up for YELL must complete an external application
which will be available online in February. More information, including the application, can be found on the Handsworth website under
YELL.
If you would like to find out more about this great program, please contact Mrs.
Johnson.
Contact:
Sheri Johnson
Handsworth Secondary School
sjohnson@sd44.ca
