World Fest in conjunction with our Economics Department in the Evans School of Business Management focuses on World Economics including an exposure to International foreign cultures, foods and customs. High school students throughout the state attend this intensive one week introduction to business economics and the benefits of American Free Enterprise. Ohio Business leaders deliver the majority of presentations, and also participate as members of panel discussion groups. They are joined by a small number of free market oriented faculty members. Topics are shown below.
Students form companies, producing and selling a product.
In addition, each firm develops teams which engage in a free market economics quiz bowl, free enterprise skits, speech and essay contests, and debates on current socioeconomic issues. Established in 1973 as the Free Enterprise Workshop, this week-long conference conducted annually has thus far provided over 3,000 Ohio high school students an appreciation for free market economics and American business. Consistently upgraded, this program has achieved the recognition of business leaders and educators as well as the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. The linkage between economic freedom and personal freedom becomes evident to the students by the end of the week. Our SIFE team custom designs programs for students K-12.