• Welcome to WG Thrive Entrepreneurship Incubator.

    Mrs. Kara Siebe

    Program Director for WG Thrive

    3232 Brentwood Blvd. 

    Webster Groves, MO 63119

    https://www.webster.k12.mo.us/domain/3999

     

    WG Thrive Mission and Vision

    To help students cultivate critical, transformative professional skills beneficial in preparing them to succeed in a fast-paced, continually changing, competitive workplace.

    Course Description:
     
    Credit: 3 Practical Art/ Personal Finance embedded
    Open to Grades: 11-12
     
    WG Thrive Incubator provides high school students with dynamic, immersion-based student learning experiences to ensure students can understand and respond to an ever-changing world. To accomplish this task, the Webster Groves School District will actively engage and work collaboratively with business partners, community service and educational leaders to design and develop mutually beneficial learning experiences based on the interests of students and stakeholders. Thrive is an example of how business, community and public education can partner to produce personalized learning experiences that educate the workforce of the future, especially in high skill, high demand jobs.
     
    Why the WG Thrive Incubator? Industry states 51% of college graduates are lacking the skills essential for success in the professional workplace. Thrive Incubator provides a safe, challenging and innovative environment that exposes students to real entrepreneurial opportunities with the support of industry and community leaders designed to:
    • Discover passions in an authentic experiential learning environment
    • Develop critical thinking, leadership, communication, curiosity, grit, perseverance, creativity and time management skills
    • Fostering a growth mindset
    • Build confidence and emotional intelligence
    In order to prepare students to understand and respond to an ever-changing world, we must provide opportunities for students to experience the world outside of school. Thrive provides students with a learning opportunity where they can work with industry mentors, visit authentic worksites and learn from one another as they work on real-world, authentic projects connected to their career interests and aspirations. Thrive entrepreneurs will validate their ideas, perfect a pitch, and seek resources and opportunities that foster growth mindset through start-up launch endeavors.
     

    Students may participate in the Incubator strand for two consecutive years if their schedule allows.

    DECA

    DECA is an integral part of the instruction within the Marketing/Entrepreneurship Education program.  DECA’s program of activities motivates students to increase their leadership and creative abilities, reinforces competencies developed in the curriculum and encourages a competitive spirit.  Major activities undertaken as part of the program of activities this year included:

    • Webster Groves Blackout Basketball Game
    • Annual Mr. Webster Competition
    • Senior Lunches
    • Taco Tailgate
    • Smash Brother’s Tournament
    • Kickball Tournament
    • Black light Dodge Ball Tournament
    • “Canstruction” Can Food Drive
    • T-Shirt donation to Webster Groves/Rock Hill Ministries
    • New York City Seminar
    • Make a Wish Fundraiser 
    • Networking Lunches (mini career day activities)  
    • Annual Jim Schoemehl 5/10K Run for ALS
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