Search REQUEST VISIT US APPLY FAST FACTS ADMISSION OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS GIVING COUGAR COMMUNITY About RC Global Engagement Civic Engagement Economic Literacy Inclusion Ethics Entrepreneurship Sustainability RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP Trina Clemans Director Economic and Entrepreneurship Education 804.665.1725 trina_clemans@collegiage-va.org RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ECONOMIC LITERACY INCLUSION ETHICS ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUSTAINABILITY Entrepreneurship structures opportunities for exploration, human-centered design, decision-making and risk-taking that cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset while contributing to social impact. List of 3 items. LOWER SCHOOL To learn about the entrepreneurial mindset, 3rd Graders hold three markets during which they “sell” wares they made from recyclable materials. The students also have time to “purchase” items at their classmates’ tables. As part of the economics curriculum, The Classroom Economy, students practice valuable life skills in an experiential way including earning “money” at three markets, practicing sustainability, making choices, saving, budgeting and understanding taxes. MIDDLE SCHOOL In the ChangeMaker Club, Collegiate 7th and 8th Grade students work collaboratively to uncover and understand challenges on Collegiate’s campus and in the community. This group of social entrepreneurs is laying the foundation for a future student-led business that will solve problems and contribute to the community at large. Students are trusted to guide this ongoing process, ultimately creating a self-sustaining business with a positive impact. UPPER SCHOOL Collegiate’s Robotics team, TORCH 5804, provides opportunities to practice an entrepreneurial mindset. TORCH 5804 meets after school and on weekends to design and build their FIRST Robotics creations to participate in the FIRST Robotics Competition, billed as the Ultimate Sport for the Mind. Participating Upper School students take a design-based approach to meet the challenge presented by FIRST Robotics. All upper school grade levels and skill levels are welcomed and needed, technical or non-technical. IGNITE - ENTREPRENEURSHIP 1/20 Cochrane Summer Economic Institute Is A Virtual Success For 2020 High school students from around the Richmond region collaborated with area organizations and implemented design thinking strategies to develop strategic solutions for those partners during the 43rd Annual, and the first virtual, Cochrane Summer Economic Institute (CSEI). Read More CSEI 2020 Reimagines the Future of Work Much like organizations around the world, (CSEI) has gone remote and consists of a disparate workforce. For the month of July, twenty-six rising high school seniors from 10 Richmond area schools are leveraging online and cloud-based technology to problem solve for CSEI partner organizations. CSEI is a community outreach program funded, in part, by the administered by Collegiate School’s Powell Institute for Responsible Citizenship. Read More Collegiate School | 103 N. Mooreland Road, Richmond, VA 23229 | P. 804.740.7077 | F. 804.741.9797 | webmaster@collegiate-va.org | Contact Us |