通过玩游戏使学生成为企业家

Right now, in the United States, there are approximately30 million entrepreneurs, representing approximately 16% of the population. New businesses are started every single day, giving people the opportunity to take control of their own time, and finances, and give back to society with a service or resource.

Founded in 2010 by President Obama, National Entrepreneur’s Day is held on the third Tuesday of November to celebrate and raise awareness about entrepreneurship. National Entrepreneur’s Day is the perfect time for educators to connect students to the wider world by showing them the power and impact of creating a new business opportunity.

Discover Venture Valley– a new educational program between The Singleton Foundation,Venture Valleyvideo game, and Discovery Education – empowers students in grades 6-12 to discover and develop their entrepreneurial spirit by exploring financial and business basics. By engaging student through video game play,Discover Venture Valley通过The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The Buthard of Cond of和提高基本业务技能，财务素养和创业概念Venture Valley视频游戏。

Venture Valleyis a fast-paced business-building strategy game where players pit their business savvy against that of others. It is free to play on个人电脑,iOS, andAndroidand features both competitive esports-style multiplayer play and a single-player campaign with 35 unique missions, giving students both a fun outlet to compete with friends in positive ways and practice entrepreneurship and fundamental business skills. Budding entrepreneurs will get to experience the highs and lows of being their own boss but need to keep in mind that along with success, come rivals.

Discovery Venture Valleyalso features an array of digital resources aligned to learning standards to make learning engaging with plug-and-play content. Classroom activities, video topic series, an educator's guide, and lessons focused on an array of topics like math, business, and English language arts, give teachers ready-to-use classroom resource inspired by real life entrepreneurs.

As the students explore and learn more, the activities empower them to answer questions like:

• What is the meaning behind “venture” and why is it important?
• What type of data will be useful to support real-world businesses?
• How do changes in a business allow their products/services to become successful?
• What kind of business would you like to create/invest for your future?

By applying basic business concepts and skills while playing theVenture Valleygame,Discovery Venture Valleyenables students to gain an understanding of how businesses are formed and run successfully.

Learn more aboutDiscover Venture Valleyatwww.DiscoverVentureValley.comor within the Discovery EducationK-12 learning platform.