Falls Church High School hosts EY Connect Day!

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October 07, 2018

EY Connect Day

On Friday, October 5, 2018, Mr. Coulter, the marketing teacher, hosted EY Connect Day at Falls Church High School. This is a nationwide community service day for Ernst & Young.  The topics covered are resume writing, interviewing skills, career choices, and the World Series of Innovation sponsored by NFTE. 

Students enrolled in Mr. Coulter's entrepreneurship classes work with NFTE's World Series of Innovation program. The global online competition invites small teams of young entrepreneurs ages 13 to 24 to think big about solving some of the world’s most challenging issues. The program allows students to choose from one out of five real-world problems and offer their detailed solutions to the problem. The entrepreneurship students competes with other students throughout the world.  If placed, the students are eligible to win cash rewards up to $10,000. Each of the five challenges now open align with a specific United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). Competitors are encouraged to enter their most innovative ideas. Winning teams receive cash prizes!

The categories are as follows:

 

EY Future of Work Challenge, addressing SDG #8: Design an initiative or innovative approach that addresses challenges for jobs that are changing due to automation or AI.

 

GoDaddy Reliable Internet Challenge, addressing SDG #9: Design an initiative or innovative approach that helps to provide reliable internet access to people in developing countries.

 

SAP Natural Disaster Challenge, addressing SDG #9: Design an initiative or innovative approach that uses data to address the impacts of natural disasters. Your solution should be simple and focused.

 

Moody's Responsible Consumption Challenge, addressing SDG #12: Design an initiative or innovative approach that promotes responsible consumption.

 

NFTE Climate Change Challenge, addressing SDG #13: Design an initiative or innovative approach that uses technology to help humans respond to the challenges of climate change.