$10,000 Grant To Fund Entrepreneurship At Shaker Heights High

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH — The Shaker Schools Foundation is the recipient of a $10,000 grant from the Veale Foundation, the school district announced recently. The grant will be used to implement entrepreneurship programs in Shaker Heights High School during the 2017-2018 school year.

The Veale Youth Entrepreneurship Forum is a network of high schools that are looking to implement real-world-based entrepreneurship education and programs for students. The network currently consists of 22 high schools in Northeast Ohio.

“It is a great honor to be chosen as a recipient for this grant,” said Holly Coughlin, executive director of the Shaker Schools Foundation. “This will provide our students the opportunity to learn real-world skills while nurturing their entrepreneurial spirit.”

The Shaker Schools Foundation is in its 36th year of existence and finds ways to enhance the educational experience of Shaker students. (To stay up to date on local stories, subscribe to the Patch Shaker Heights newsletter. As news breaks and the story develops, you will be the first to receive updates from Patch.)

“Watching the growth in knowledge, confidence and skills in our Forum students is remarkable and undoubtedly will pay dividends for Northeast Ohio in the years to come,” says Cynthia Bailie, Executive Director of the Veale Youth Entrepreneurship Forum at The Veale Foundation.

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