The Youth Impact Lab brings the resources of Babson College, ranked #1 in entrepreneurship for 29 consecutive years, to educators and professionals teaching entrepreneurship to youth. In addition, we have more than 10 years' experience working directly with youth, empowering them to become entrepreneurial change agents and leaders. We harness our resources by teaching educators how to deliver our entrepreneurship curriculum, EPIC (Entrepreneurship Program for Innovators and Changemakers), Babson’s flagship program for teaching entrepreneurship to middle and high school students
As a part of Babson College’s Social Innovation Lab, we teach entrepreneurship by aligning two strategic frameworks: the UN Global Goals (Sustainable Development Goals) and Babson's award-winning Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® (ET&A) methodology.
We help educate youth to be entrepreneurial leaders who create economic, social, and environmental value. Our learning solutions encourage youth from the U.S. and abroad to see obstacles as opportunities—showing them that they can become change makers and design their own future.
As research from the United Nations World Youth Report has indicated:
Our programs and resources are built to specifically address each one of these insights. Learning is always action-oriented, situation-specific, localized, and approached from the type of entrepreneurial mindset that frees students from mental barriers and unlocks their creativity.
“An entrepreneur is someone who is ready to make a change, solve a problem, or help others...to make a change in his life or that of others. I think we are all entrepreneurs, only we discovered it at different times in our lives. I discovered it this year thanks to the EPIC program.”
– Student at Lincoln School
Costa Rica
We have empowered educators, youth development professionals, and students from over 38 countries around the world. After participating in our programs youth have increased their entrepreneurial confidence, growth mindset, and critical thinking skills.
Concurrently, educators have increased their teaching and entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and strengthened their ability to teach entrepreneurship to youth. We have empowered thousands of educators, youth development professionals, and students from over 38 countries around the world. After participating in our programs youth have increased their entrepreneurial confidence, growth mindset, and critical thinking skills. Concurrently, educators have increased their teaching and entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and strengthened their ability to teach entrepreneurship to youth.
“I’m passionate about designing and delivering experiential learning solutions that spark an excitement in educators and youth to address critical challenges and seize opportunities.”
Dr. Beth Goldstein
Director, Babson’s Youth Impact Lab
Dr. Beth Goldstein holds an EdD from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from the Boston University Questrom School of Business. She has more than 30 years' of experience empowering educators, students, entrepreneurs, and executives.
As Director of the Youth Impact Lab, Dr. Goldstein specializes in delivering experiential training programs that develop entrepreneurial thinkers with the confidence they need to lead courageously and build innovative and purpose-driven solutions
Beth has taught in the U.S., China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Germany, Indonesia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and the United Kingdom.
Dr. Goldstein has also written three books:
In 9 weeks, middle and high school teachers can earn a Certificate in Youth Entrepreneurship Education from the #1 school for entrepreneurship, and learn how to empower students to make change in their communities.
At Babson's Summer Study for High School Students, rising juniors and seniors are immersed in a 4-week, credit bearing, venture creation experience with peers from around the globe.
Here you can find additional opportunities to learn: