Youth Enterprise Academy

A summer program for Milwaukee Public School 9th & 10th Grade Students

Students from Milwaukee Parental Choice Schools, charter schools,
MPS, and Milwaukee area private schools are invited to apply.

•  June 14 - June 18, 2010

•  June 21 - 25, 2010

Registration deadline: May 3, 2010.

Leadership, Economics and Personal Finance

The Youth Enterprise Academy will provide students the skills needed to be successful
in high school and beyond.  The academy will focus on the steps students can take to become an economic success.  This nine day summer program introduces students to
how our free market economy works and individual roles within the economy. Talented
and knowledgeable teachers will explain how the economic choices students make
today can influence their chances for future success.

Special Features

• Tips on how to prepare for college while you are in high school
• Principles of personal investing:  spending, saving, credit, forms of investing
• Analyze corporations to decide whether to buy, hold, or sell their stock
• Overview of how our market economy works
• Introduction to the economic way of thinking
• Guest speakers from Milwaukee area businesses
• Field trip to the Chicago Federal Reserve and Chicago Board of Trade

We are seeing young people who wish to be successful academically and economically.  Each student who attends all sessions, is an active participant and completes all assignments will receive a $500.00 U.S. Savings Bond.

Apply for the Youth Enterprise Academy if your interested In:

• Being a leader now and in the future
• Beginning to save for their future with a $500.00 U.S. Savings Bond
• Learning about saving and credit
• Exploring the world of investing
• Learning how our economy works
• Meeting successful business people and hearing their advice

Faculty

•  Jill Koebernik, Teacher, Wauwatosa East High School

•  Dr. Noreen Lephardt, Economics Dept., Marquette University

•  Lisa Marion-Howard, Principal, Byron Kilbourn School

•  Tim O'Driscoll, Director, Lakland College Milwaukee Center for Economic Education

Application Deadline

Please complete the requested information and return it no later than May 3, 2010 .

Application Process

Admission to the Youth Enterprise Academy is limited and competitive.  Apply now! 
You must currently be a 9th or 10th grade student in the Milwaukee Public Schools to
qualify.  The following information must be included in your application:

1. Name: _________________________________

2. Home Address: _________________________

City/State/Zip: __________________________

3. Telephone: ( ) _______________________

4. Email: ________________________________

5. School: ________________________________

6. Grade: _________

7. Age: _______

8. If accepted, we will provide a free MCTS bus pass to participants in need of transportation.
Will you require a bus pass? ____Yes ____No

9. Essay - Write a one or two paragraph essay addressing why you would like to participate in the Youth Enterprise Academy .  Explain why you're interested in being successful in school and in your community.  Please mention any special interests you might have in business. Neatness and spelling count! Be sure to attach your essay to the application.

10. References - Please provide us with the names and telephone numbers of two people who can serve as references.  You may wish to include a teacher, employer or community leader who knows you .

11. Report Card - Please provide a photocopy of a 2009-10 report card

Mail application materials to:
Economics Wisconsin
YEA Program Application
Attn: Tim O'Driscoll
7635 West Bluemound Road, Suite 106
Milwaukee, WI 53213

Questions? Contact:

Professor Tim O'Driscoll

Sponsors:

•  Economics Wisconsin

•  Elizabeth A. Brinn Foundation

•  Lakeland College Milwaukee Center Center for Economic Education

•  The Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation

•  Marquette University

•  Nicholas Family Foundation

•  Northwestern Mutual Foundation

•  Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD.

EconomicsWisconsin
Wisconsin Council on Economic Education
7635 W. Bluemound Road, Suite 106
Milwaukee, WI 53213

(414) 221-9400
Fax (414) 221-9790
EconEd@EconomicsWisconsin.org