FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Wednesday February 8, 2012
|
CONTACT:
John Schuster
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
305-995-1126 |
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SELECTED TO JOIN KNOWLEDGE@WHARTON HIGH SCHOOL GLOBAL NETWORK
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) was recently selected as one of only a few school districts in the world invited to join the University of Pennsylvania's Knowledge@Wharton High School (KWHS) Global Leaders Network. The prestigious Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is recognized globally for intellectual leadership and ongoing innovation across every major discipline of business education.
The KWHS Global Leaders Network is a new online platform for innovative high schools that are committed to enhancing leadership, entrepreneurship and financial literacy opportunities for all students and educators. The Knowledge@Wharton network reaches a global audience of 1.7 million people in 189 countries.
The KWHS Global Leaders Network offers member high schools free access to resources for educators and students who want to pursue business, entrepreneurship and leadership interests in and beyond the classroom. Teachers will have access to hundreds of articles specifically written for high school students and more than 400 business lesson plans. Students will be able to explore their interests and learn by reading hundreds of articles, watching videotaped glossary terms and playing online business games. They may also join online discussion forums on global business and entrepreneurship issues.
M-DCPS high school student teams will also have the opportunity to compete against each other in the KWHS Entrepreneurial Competition which begins on February 13, 2012 and ends on March 23, 2012. Participants will be engaged in creating a product and strategy for promoting awareness of the Knowledge@Wharton High School website.
# # #
012-JJS/276/VVL
Back to News Releases |