High School / Pre-College

Business features a broad curriculum of learning and experience to help shape the business leaders of tomorrow. Our Business Track graduates have gone on to join family businesses, work in major corporations, and create successful startups of their own.

Based on the interests of our motivated, business-minded students, the Business Track is structured to help you understand the practical aspects of business in daily life and develop the skills needed to pursue entrepreneurial dreams. Six areas of study are explored through a combination of speakers, group activities, games, competitions, field trips and student projects. Classroom sessions are complemented by field trips to major area businesses, brokerage firms, banks and sports franchises and talks by top business leaders in Philadelphia. By the end of the session, you’ll use everything you’ve learned to prepare a business plan or marketing presentation for a company or product of your choice.

A Hands-On Approach to Business Learning

Entrepreneurship — An exciting introduction to business creation, ownership and management. Working in small groups, students will be challenged to create a vision for their business, and then develop and present a plan to make it succeed.

Marketing — Student teams will generate ideas in the initial brainstorming stage, then take them through preliminary sketches and storyboards to create a compelling multimedia presentation or their marketing campaign.

Accounting — Frequently taught by our own in-house chartered accountant extraordinaire, Julian Krinsky, this section breathes life into balance sheets and income statements.

Investing — Students will learn to make informed decisions by understanding market basics, approaches to profitable investing, and various investment options including hedge funds and socially responsible funds.

Sports Management — You’ll learn the core concepts of sports management, including salary caps, representation, negotiations, endorsements, financial planning and crisis management. Includes field trips to local sports arenas and talks by local sports agents.

Leadership and Ethics — We embrace a culture of leadership in the community as well as in the business world. Classes will explore the teachings of established leaders and include leadership simulations.