More than 65 scholars have joined the club and are involved in building a business plan, creating websites, developing resumes, generating their business logos, and much more.
Each B&BBC meeting is monitored and facilitated by a mixture of Inspire staff who volunteered to be on the advisory team. Some members are pictured in the group photo (L to R): Jonai' Maddrick, Armisha Washington, Xierra Bindon, Jacqueline St Cyr, and Ebony Simmons.
“I want our scholars to be exposed to and gain general business and financial awareness before they enter high school. It's important to have as an outlet,” said Jonai' Maddrick, dean of middle school.
The first meeting was kicked off using a 360-degree camera that takes pictures and video as you stand on a platform. This was to document and engage the interest of the new student members.
The meetings, held during lunch time, let the scholars experience a working lunch style meeting where they learn new business ventures and the tools to building financial success. Each month, the scholars will learn and complete a new task that is directly aligned with their chosen business venture.
About Inspire Charter Academy
Inspire Charter Academy is a tuition-free, public charter school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade. It is part of the National Heritage Academies network, which includes more than 100 tuition-free, public charter schools serving more than 65,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade across nine states. For more information, visit nhaschools.com.
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