Pursue your passion. Study what interests you. Become a teenaged entrepreneur.

Pursue your passion.

Study what interests you.

Become a teenaged entrepreneur

“Traditional School”Students learn what the teachers determine they need to learn.

Little to no choice in what to learn or how to learn it.

“Studio & Lab”Students choose what they want to learn about.

Students work to create a product.

What is studio & lab?

Anything!

So long as it is a long-term project that involves multiple disciplines and results in a product that is shared with an audience outside of Morrill.

What can we create?

Teen fashion bloggers: There are lots of them! (see: Tavi Genison)

All-Girl Theater Company: The teen girl theater troupe uses the power of theater to make change through projects like their play, "Slut." They've taken their work around the globe and designed a workshop for sexually exploited youth. 

Teen Feminist: The young feminist has been vocal about the potential of teens to change the world in the Internet age. She started the blog Teen Feminist, where she writes about a wide range of feminist issues.

Smartphone App: The teen made waves in 2014 for his invention of the game-changing smartphone app,Steth IO, that turns your phone into a stethoscope and heart rate monitor. 

Internet Boy Wonder: The Internet boy wonder turned a $1,000 check from his grandma into a $100,000 fortune by investing in Bitcoin back in 2012. He used the profits to fund his career as an entrepreneur and started Botangle, an online video tutoring service. Erik dropped out of high school and is now hard at work expanding his empire.

What are some examples?

Malcolm London: an internationally recognized Chicago poet, activist & educator.

PlayMaker School: The students at the PlayMaker school don’t just play games — they design, code and market their own video games as part of a class project. The school is designed around all types of game play, including high-tech, low-tech and no-tech.

FUBU: started selling wool hats they sewed their logo on for $10, earning $800 their first week. They are now worth $250 million dollars and own FB Legacy.

What are some other examples?

• Create a goal by asking yourself what ‘product’ do you want to create?

• Who is your audience? (thing big!)

• Create a timeline for your project.

• Determine the materials you need to acquire and the skills you need to learn.

• Form a team of 3-5 classmates.

How will you do this?

You most likely won’t succeed. All great success stories have been the result of collaboration.

What if I want to work alone?

Creativity happens during collaboration!

Creativity happens during collaboration!

Creativity happens during collaboration!

Video games Clothing line Movies Music

Responsibility

Maturity

Focus

Drive

Hard work

Dedication

What will it take to become a creative genius?

Join a team that does!

Just be sure to contribute and don’t ride their coattails.

What if you don’t have any ideas?

During preps/ancillary classes which for you will now be called Studio classes.

In Art, Library, Drama, and Technology, you will have opportunities to work on your project.

First, you will begin creating your Project Management Plan (see handout)

Advisors:

Gladkowski: 305

Nordmark: 306

Moore: 307

Holtz: 308

When do we start?

Who is going to accept the responsibility required to succeed?

Who wants this opportunity?