Neighbors Abroad partners with two innovative, Palo Alto-founded educational initiatives to share cutting-edge developments in high school curricula with our Sister City network:
BEAM: Inspiring Young Students Around the World Through Math and Entrepreneurship
The BEAM (Business, Entrepreneurship, and Math) program is a partnership between high schools and companies that replicates real-life business environments for students, which requires application of mathematical principles. BEAM is an international social network of business education and business opportunities, as well as a vehicle for worldwide collaboration between students, teachers, cities, and businesses around the world. Founded by a former Neighbors Abroad Board member, BEAM has grown internationally, with students from the United States, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, and Sweden collaborating through sharing, analyzing, and providing recommendations on their start-ups and projects for companies. Through Neighbors Abroad, the BEAM program has been met with enthusiasm in our German Sister City, Heidelberg. Learn more about BEAM here.
The BEAM (Business, Entrepreneurship, and Math) program is a partnership between high schools and companies that replicates real-life business environments for students, which requires application of mathematical principles. BEAM is an international social network of business education and business opportunities, as well as a vehicle for worldwide collaboration between students, teachers, cities, and businesses around the world. Founded by a former Neighbors Abroad Board member, BEAM has grown internationally, with students from the United States, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, and Sweden collaborating through sharing, analyzing, and providing recommendations on their start-ups and projects for companies. Through Neighbors Abroad, the BEAM program has been met with enthusiasm in our German Sister City, Heidelberg. Learn more about BEAM here.
FIT: Training Teens to be Financially Literate
Financial Intelligence for Teens (FIT) is a student-led group that empowers teens through the dissemination of financial knowledge, teaching the power of responsible decision making, and financial literacy. FIT was started by a group of students in Palo Alto, California, and has opened clubs throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, nationally, and internationally, including in high schools in our German Sister City, Heidelberg.
FIT provides student-designed, peer-reviewed financial literacy curricula and hosts inter-school events to spread financial preparedness to all youth. Project FIT is dedicated to offer financial resources to everyone, no matter what community they are a part of. FIT hosts multiple events that are open to the public throughout the year on topics from careers in finance to navigating the work-from-home environment. Learn more about FIT here.
Financial Intelligence for Teens (FIT) is a student-led group that empowers teens through the dissemination of financial knowledge, teaching the power of responsible decision making, and financial literacy. FIT was started by a group of students in Palo Alto, California, and has opened clubs throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, nationally, and internationally, including in high schools in our German Sister City, Heidelberg.
FIT provides student-designed, peer-reviewed financial literacy curricula and hosts inter-school events to spread financial preparedness to all youth. Project FIT is dedicated to offer financial resources to everyone, no matter what community they are a part of. FIT hosts multiple events that are open to the public throughout the year on topics from careers in finance to navigating the work-from-home environment. Learn more about FIT here.