TO CHALLENGE AND ENGAGE CHILDREN ACROSS THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC SPECTRUM THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAMS THAT TEACH THE BASICS OF BUSINESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND MONEY MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTE TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP IN THE CLASSROOM.

Education , Primary & Elementary Schools , Secondary & High Schools , Student Services

Bizworld. Org is an international non-profit organization headquartered in san francisco, ca, whose mission is to challenge and engage elementary and middle school children across the cultural and economic spectrum with hands-on, innovative entrepreneurship programs that promote financial responsibility, teamwork and leadership. Since 1997, bizworld. Org has provided three, project-based programs - bizworld, bizmovie and bizwiz - that demonstrate these concepts to educators all over the world. In the 2013-2014 fiscal year, bizworld. Org reached over 31,000 students with their fun and engaging programs around the world. This brings the organization's total impact and reach to more than 500,000 students in more than 100 countries, of which 59% of students come from low to moderate income schools. The organization's programs develop 21st century skills in children such as critical-thinking, leadership, and teamwork and an entrepreneurial mindset that are needed to tackle real-world challenges and help them to become the future economic engines in their communities. Based on data received by a subset of our teachers, 97 percent of classrooms improved their knowledge of business, entrepreneurship, and financial concepts after participating in bizworld.