Wharton Global Youth Program

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The Wharton Global Youth Program mobilizes the extensive opportunities of the Wharton academic community to educate and inspire pre-collegiate students to explore business practices, analyze the world’s complex challenges, and take the first steps in becoming leaders who will transform the global economy.

Wharton Global High School Investment Competition

The Wharton Global High School Investment Competition is a free, online investment simulation for high school students (9th to 12th grade) and teachers. Together, they learn about teamwork, communication, risk, diversification, company and industry analysis, and many other important aspects of investing.

News & Articles

Wharton Global Youth produces original content introducing high school students and educators to the broad scope of business and finance education. Explore hundreds of educational articles featuring Wharton analysis, discover enterprising teen entrepreneurs on our monthly Future of the Business World Podcast, and more.

Future of the Business World Podcast

Rice, Beans and Saffron: Fighting Hunger while Celebrating Community Diversity

This month's Future of the Business World podcast will get you thinking about the deep connections between food and culture. Massachusetts high school junior Noah Sheldon is the founder of Inclusive Eats, a nonprofit that helps stock local food pantries with staples that people who are food-insecure in his diverse...
Global Youth News

Wharton Global Youth Hosts Five Virtual Events to Announce the 2024 Investment Competition Finalists

Macroeconomics looks at the performance, structure, decision-making and behavior of an economy. This is a fitting concept to apply to last week’s Wharton Global High School Investment Competition semifinals, which involved the top 50 investment competition teams in the Wharton School investment challenge, as well as several of the judges...
Global Youth News

Essentials of Personal Finance High School Students Get the Full Wharton Experience

On Friday, March 8, 2024, Wharton Global Youth Program hosted nearly 100 high school students at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania during a “Campus Day” visit for three high schools participating in our Embedded Pre-baccalaureate Program, a partnership with the National Education Equity Lab. Students and teachers...

Our annual report highlights the achievements that the Global Youth team has accomplished in a year’s time. Discover Global Youth’s mission-driven work, partnerships, markets and vision as we deliver quality business-education opportunities to high school students and educators.

WATCH THE GLOBAL YOUTH SUMMER OVERVIEW

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Resources for Educators

Wharton Global Youth Program provides resources and training for teachers both inside and outside the high school classroom, including professional development opportunities and teaching tools. Offerings include lesson plans and articles with conversation starters, themed toolkits, a comprehensive video glossary, and student competitions.