Silicon Valley Mind™
Silicon Valley semester
A 3-month program designed to provide high school students the unparalleled opportunity to live and work in the startup capital of the world.
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Earn High School Credits
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Earn Distinguished University Certificate(s)
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1 : 1 Mentorship + Externship Opportunities
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Launch a Company
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Full taste of the authentic Silicon Valley experience
entrepreneurship
launchpad
2-week startup launchpad for gifted and talented high school students who are hyper focused on launching a company and pitching to real investors in Silicon Valley.
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Earn Distinguished University Certificate(s)
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Receive 1 : 1 Silicon Valley Mentorship
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Launch a Company
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SILICON VALLEY MIND™
Program Description
Join a highly gifted group of aspiring young entrepreneurs from around the globe for either 3 months or hyper-intense 2 weeks.
You'll work in teams and adopt Silicon Valley's innovative state of mind
to build real products and solve business challenges.
This isn't a mere business plan competition - our students start real companies and pitch to actual Silicon Valley investors. Our students take full advantage of
Silicon Valley resources to take their business from idea to execution,
from market research to growth, and from lab to global impact.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP LAUNCHPAD
gatsvi & stanford university
The School On The Way, in partnership with GATSVI
and with the generous support from Stanford University faculty and staff,
proudly presents the Entrepreneurship Launchpad - a summer bootcamp that provides 1:1 mentorship and empowers gifted and talented high students to launch actual startup companies, become GATSVI Fellows, and prepare to pitch to real investors. We work intensively with our students to get their companies into the best possible shape and refine their pitch for the GATSVI Venture Challenge.
The School On The Way doesn't end with the Venture Challenge.
We and our alumni network continue to help students
for the life of their company, and beyond.
GIFTED AND TALENTED SILICON VALLEY INNOVATORS
GATSVI VENTURE CHALLENGE
Once a year GATSVI invests a small amount of money ($50K) in high school startups. Each summer culminates in a Venture Challenge when the startups present their companies to a carefully selected, invite-only audience
and group of investors.
July 28 - August 9
@ Silicon Valley, California
Entrepreneurial learning:
prep for the future
Our Silicon Valley Mind™ is a framework designed to teach and measure 21st century skills:
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Collaboration and teamwork
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Creativity and imagination
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Critical thinking and problem solving
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Communication and persuasion
Entrepreneurship is education for the future
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Inventing a job
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Creating opportunities
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Embracing life-long learning
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Receiving help (from mentors) and paying it forward
Global Friendships
Diverse Talents
The next cure for cancer might be discovered because high school students from Asia, South America, Africa, Middle East, and Europe met you in Silicon Valley and became life-long friends. Impact-driven entrepreneurship and innovation is all about making the world a better and more sustainable place. This is only possible when multiple angles and perspectives meet and become focused on one common goal.
ZERO TO LAUNCH &
stanford university
The School On The Way with the generous support from Stanford University faculty and staff, proudly presents Zero to Launch, a summer entrepreneurship challenge that provides 1:1 mentorship and empowers gifted and talented high students to launch actual startup companies, and prepare to pitch to real investors.
Students spend their mornings at Stanford University taking workshops and classes in Design Thinking, Silicon Valley Innovation, Entrepreneurial Mindset, to name a few. Upon successful completion, they get a certificate from Stanford University professors.
ZERO TO LAUNCH &
GATSVI CHALLENGE (GC)
The 2-week Zero to Launch boot camp intensively focuses on preparing our students to get their companies into the best possible shape and refine their pitch for the GATSVI Challenge, a venture challenge where the startups present their companies to a carefully selected, invite-only audience and group of investors. Once a year GATSVI invests $50K in high school startups.
Zero to Launch program doesn't end with the GATSVI Challenge. Mentors and our alumni network continue to help students for the life of their company, to college, and beyond.
Global Friendships
Diverse Talents
The next cure for cancer might be discovered because high school students from Asia, South America, Africa, Middle East, and Europe met you in Silicon Valley and became life-long friends. Impact-driven entrepreneurship and innovation is all about making the world a better and more sustainable place. This is only possible when multiple angles and perspectives meet and become focused on one common goal.
Our Silicon Valley Mind™ is a framework designed to teach and measure 21st century skills:
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Collaboration and teamwork
-
Creativity and imagination
-
Critical thinking and problem solving
-
Communication and persuasion
Entrepreneurship is education for the future
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Inventing a job
-
Creating opportunities
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Embracing life-long learning
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Receiving help (from mentors) and paying it forward
Entrepreneurship:
prep for the future
SILICON VALLEY AP SEMESTER
Program Description
AP stands for Advancement Period. This is a residential 100-day exchange program designed for smart high school students who wish to spend a semester of their high school careers launching a real business without skipping a beat in their normal school work.
Silicon Valley AP Semester is optimized for talented student-entrepreneurs who wish to continue doing their best in school while launching (or building) a startup business. The program includes:
Silicon Valley Mind™, our flagship framework and approach, prepares students to not only start real companies and pitch to actual Silicon Valley investors, but also transforms their mindset to pursue big dreams in conditions of great uncertainty. Throughout the journey, our students are assigned 1:1 to Visioneers, who will help connect personal talents and accomplishments with college and life success.
access to fully accredited high school courses
workshops at Stanford University
insider access to Silicon Valley companies
1:1 mentorship with Silicon Valley experts + entrepreneurs
the opportunity to work in teams to startup a real company
pitch before actual investors.
ENTREPRENEURIAL LEARNING
why silicon valley mind™?
Silicon Valley Mind™ is a framework designed to teach and measure 21st century skills:
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Collaboration and teamwork
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Creativity and imagination
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Critical thinking and problem solving
-
Communication and persuasion
Entrepreneurship is education for the future
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Inventing a job
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Creating opportunities
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Embracing life-long learning
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Receiving help (from mentors) and paying it forward
Silicon Valley Mind™ successfully prepares students for the GATSVI Challenge.
access to fully accredited high school courses
workshops at Stanford University
insider access to Silicon Valley companies
1:1 mentorship with Silicon Valley experts + entrepreneurs
the opportunity to work in teams to startup a real company
pitch before actual investors.
