Primary/secondary Education - Naperville, Illinois, United States
The VEI program was started at Neuqua Valley High School in 2012 as a capstone Business Education opportunity. Students take part in a global experience as they operate their class as though they were employees coming to work for a corporate firm. They engage with other students and schools that are part of the VEI program as they develop a business plan and work towards developing, marketing and selling their products. The class is the company. The students are the employees. The teacher is a facilitator. The interactions, collaboration, problem-solving, organization, communication, challenges and critical thinking are all real!