Pro Bono Econos Joined in Inspiring Student Verge Young Entrepreneurs

Our Executive Director Nicholas Johnson joined a number of other social entrepreneurs to inspire the next generation of change agents at Verge Day Out, a conference-style experience for Year 9 students participating in the Verge Young Entrepreneurs Program at Brisbane State High School. 

Top photo: L to R are Bradley Clair, Tristan Swanwick, Nicholas Johnson (Pro Bono Econos Executive Director, Jordyn de Boer, Lauren Shuttleworth, Freeda Thong, Nicole Gibson, Navdeep Pasricha, Aldin Fejzic.

Bottom photo: Students participating in a learning activity during one of the sessions. 

Verge Young Entrepreneurs is a curriculum embedded program that is being run across three schools, and involving over 300 Year 9 students. Using Project Based Learning as the vehicle, students work across a term to respond to, “As a social entrepreneur, develop and pitch your innovative solution to close the gap for a marginalised group in society.”