I see hope through using entrepreneurship as a tool to engage our students’ interests.

- NYC BEE 21 Teacher

This unique course captures the vision and the values of the growing number of businesses that have demonstrated that social and ecological responsibility in business is both vital and profitable. BEE 21 prepares young people with the entrepreneurial knowledge and skills that can help them be successful and play a role in the restoration of their communities and their environment. I would like to commend the Cloud institute for developing BEE 21, and express my hope that others will now take action to support both the continued expansion of the course and the dissemination of its excellent content to other appropriate education settings

-NYC Department of Education Administrator

If we are to ensure the health of future generations and a quality of life for all, it is critical that young people – the next generation of entrepreneurs and businesspeople – are introduced to concepts, principals and tools that will help them find sustainable solutions that address environmental, social and economic issues. BEE 21 prepares young people with the entrepreneurial knowledge and skills that can help them be successful and play a role in the restoration of their communities and their environment.

-NYC BEE 21 Administrator

BEE 21

Business and Entrepreneurship Education for the 21st Century (BEE 21) is a one-year high school course rich with case studies of successful ventures that meet financial, ecological and social goals (i.e., “The Triple Bottom Line”).  Students study the connections between business, society and the planet as they develop the concrete skills they need to plan, launch and operate a sustainable entrepreneurial venture.

The course uses the latest in business techniques for successful business to teach students how to start, maintain and be a part of success 21st Century ventures. The course sets the economic and ecological context in which a business plan is developed and presented.

BEE 21 Program Goals are as follows:

• Understand the role of entrepreneurship in business and society
• Understand the role of business and economic activity in society
• Help students recognize their own personal assets and motivations
• Develop students' knowledge, confidence, skills, and sense of responsibility as entrepreneurs
• Understand the concept of sustainability and its application in business practice
• Understand and apply systems thinking into business plans
• Recognize the moral and ethical, social, and ecological reasons for sustainable business practices
• Applying the interrelationships of individual, group, and societal resources to successful ventures

Learn more about BEE 21. Look at the Introduction, Table of Contents, Outcomes and Indicators, and Scope and Sequence.

For more information on BEE 21

For more information on BEE 21, or to arrange to bring BEE 21 to your school or school system, please contact Maya Agarwal, Director of Programs, at (212) 645-9930 ext *827 or maya@cloudinstitute.org.

For more information on sponsorship opportunities for BEE 21

For more information on how your company, organization or foundation can sponsor BEE 21, please contact Lynn Schnarr, Director of Organizational Development, at (212) 645-9930 ext *824 or lynn@cloudinstitute.org.