SHark Tank - 2018-2019
2018-2019 PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Learning Fund Foundation (LFF) is piloting a new program this year: LFF Shark Tank. LFF Shark Tank offers STEAM based learning focused on instilling basic start-up and entrepreneurship skills to interested and emerging 3rd-6th grade inventors/entrepreneurs in the Lincolnshire-Prairie View 103 School District.
Shark Tank offers participating students an authentic entrepreneurship experience. In this 12-week long course, participating students have the opportunity to create and fully develop their own product or service. District science teachers, entrepreneurs, business experts and parents serve as volunteer instructors and mentors guiding student teams through the process of developing hypotheses about a business concept, testing those hypotheses, adapting and continually learning and improving. This cycle of experimentation is combined with foundational business content such as marketing and finance.
STEPS TO ENTER THIS EVENT
SCHEDULE
The Learning Fund Foundation (LFF) is piloting a new program this year: LFF Shark Tank. LFF Shark Tank offers STEAM based learning focused on instilling basic start-up and entrepreneurship skills to interested and emerging 3rd-6th grade inventors/entrepreneurs in the Lincolnshire-Prairie View 103 School District.
Shark Tank offers participating students an authentic entrepreneurship experience. In this 12-week long course, participating students have the opportunity to create and fully develop their own product or service. District science teachers, entrepreneurs, business experts and parents serve as volunteer instructors and mentors guiding student teams through the process of developing hypotheses about a business concept, testing those hypotheses, adapting and continually learning and improving. This cycle of experimentation is combined with foundational business content such as marketing and finance.
STEPS TO ENTER THIS EVENT
- Please submit your one page proposal by Dec 1st 2018. Please see Shark Tank proposal submission for more information
- The LFF committee board, D103 teachers, and entrepreneurs will select 10 groups per grade (Eligible grades: Grade 3 – 6) to participate in the Shark Tank Event
- All teams selected for the Shark Tank Event will attend three workshops:
- Entrepreneurship and Start up Basics
- Building a Prototype
- Marketing and Presentation Skills
- There will also be one on one sessions after each workshop to improve your proposal. The cost for the workshops, one-on-one sessions, and the Shark Tank event will be $40
- All workshop participants need to submit a presentation describing the proposal (less than 3 minutes) by April 5th, 2019
- The culminating event will be held at Daniel Wright on Saturday, May 4th, 2019. This event will be open to the public. All workshop participants will be eligible to present their product at a booth
- Selected groups will be invited to present their final product and presentation to a panel of judges. Prizes will be awarded to the group with the most innovative and well-thought out product or service
SCHEDULE
| Group Idea Submissions Due | Tuesday, November 27, 2018 |
| Shark Tank Event Approval Notification | Thursday, December 13, 2018 |
| Workshop 1: Speaker/Topic: Mentor Office Hours: |
Saturday, January 12, 2019, 2 – 4 pm Building a prototype/Business 101 Monday, Jan 14 – Friday, Feb 1, 2019 |
| Workshop 2: Speaker/Topic: Mentor Office Hours: |
Sun, Feb 3, 2019, 12 – 4 pm (Safety Orientation) Sun, Feb 10, 17, 24, 2019, 12 – 4 pm (Lab sessions) College Of Lake County / Baxter Innovation Lab Monday, Feb 4 – Friday, Mar 1, 2019 |
| Workshop 3: Speaker/Topic: Mentor Office Hours: |
Saturday, Mar 9, 2019, 2 – 4 pm Advertising and Presentation Skills Monday, March 4 – Thursday, April 5, 2019 |
| Shark Tank Finalist Submission | Monday, March 18 - Friday, April 5, 2019 |
| Shark Tank Invitation Notification | Monday, April 15, 2019 |
| Shark Tank Event | Saturday, May 4, 2019 2 - 4 pm |