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MetLife Foundation Imagination League Good Health and Well-Being Challenge (ages 5 – 12): Design an idea that makes it easier for people in your home or school to be healthy.
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MetLife Foundation Impact League Good Health and Well-Being Challenge (ages 13 – 24): Create opportunities that make healthy living easier, accessible, and more joyful for all members of your community.
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Help reach UN SDG 3: Good Health & Well-Being and submit your WSI ideas by December 13 at innovation.nfte.com!
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At Education House in New York, Kirsten Theuns Director of Strategic Partnerships at @Aflatoun joined @NFTE & @pearson to discuss the skills young people need for an AI-shaped world: judgement, confidence & critical thinking, built from an early age. 🔗aflatoun.org/latest/news/ai-…
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Our Program Director for NFTE West, Emma Hunt, was invited to exhibit to at the 2026 North Dakota CTE Professional Development Conference   This was a great opportunity to expand our PD support in the region, and we look forward to continuing to increase our strength in the West!
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Fifth Third Bank Skills for Success Challenge (ages 13 – 24): Your challenge is to develop platforms or initiatives that teach essential industry skills, enabling youth to participate fully in the economy.
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Help reach UN SDG 4: Quality Education for All and submit your WSI ideas by December 13 at innovation.nfte.com!
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This October, NFTE is launching Make It Real AI, an innovative + virtual learning experience designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs and NFTE alumni harness the power of artificial intelligence to build, launch, and grow successful businesses.
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We are looking for recurring virtual advisors to support, guide, and advise some of our NFTE alumni twice a week during the month of October.   See more details and express interest here: okt.to/BR3Iew
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EverBank Smart Hustle Challenge (ages 13 – 24): Design a solution that equips youth with the financial literacy, planning, and decision-making skills needed to successfully manage income from entrepreneurship, freelancing, gig work, or other nontraditional sources of earnings.
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Help reach UN SDG 4: Quality Education for All and submit your WSI ideas by December 13 at innovation.nfte.com!
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NFTE partner ENpower spent weeks guiding student teams through prototyping, mentor feedback, and a Virtual Bootcamp for the Young Changemakers Showcase. Students pitches were backed by @Zuora employee volunteers who provided questions and feedback.
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Hispanic Heritage Month begins today, and we are excited to celebrate!   Follow along in the next 4 weeks while we celebrate Hispanic & Latino American history and showcase events hosted with our amazing partners!   ¡Que empiece la fiesta!
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NFTE's 2026 Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase is coming up fast, with the U.S. National Finals on 11/18 & the Global Finals on 11/19 in New York City!   Student finalists ages 13-22 from the U.S. & NFTE’s Global Innovation Network (GIN) compete for top honors & investment funding.
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Watch student finalists pitch their ventures, shop the Student Business Expo featuring youth-owned businesses from NFTE and BUILD, connect with global business leaders, &support young innovators from around the world.   Learn more & register here: okt.to/pnWNow
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Thank you to the City of Boston's Office of Youth Engagement & Opportunity for partnering with us to deliver an unforgettable Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Boston youth! We're grateful for OYEO's commitment to empower Boston's next generation of leaders, creators, & changemakers
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This gamified Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) experience is totally free and comes with an educator toolkit including everything you need to turn this into multiple robust lessons. Learn more and start playing at okt.to/7pf0b2
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Looking for something new and fun to engage your students? FamBiz CEO Simulation is a web browser game that teaches students in grades 7-12 about what it's like to run their own cookie business!
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Are you a young person with big ideas? We want you to submit to the World Series of Innovation!  From today until December 13th, global youth between the ages of 5-24 are invited to digitally compete in WSI for international recognition and monetary prizes. (1/2)
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Brought to you by our incredible sponsors MetLife Foundation, Aflatoun International, EY, Intuit, Fifth Third Bank, and EverBank. Begin your digital submission for FREE at okt.to/4cTiJB
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