In 2020, Liz Jackson - Education and Research Directorate at Sydney Catholic Schools - set an ambitious target of mapping the K-12 Entrepreneurship Education Ecosystem across Australia, to understand exactly what programs and initiatives are available to school-aged students around the country.

Supported by Chad Renando, Founder of #startupstatus, Liz has recently successfully mapped entrepreneurship initiatives from 200+ organisations including industry, government, edtech startups and tertiary education providers.

girledworld features in this map, as we continue to design and deliver industry-backed startup career pathway, entrepreneurial thinking and founder stories digital modules and online programs to students across Australia. Since 2017, we have worked with 30,000 students in 180 schools, universities and education institutions to equip them with critical understandings, skills and industry mentors to enable them to thrive in the future of work.

Our company Cofounders Madeleine Grummet and Edwina Kolomanski both hold a Master of Entrepreneurship from Melbourne Business School, The University of Melbourne, are qualified in Stanford Design Thinking and Startup Sprint facilitation, and are passionate about growing the entrepreneurial capabilities of the next generation - so they can step up to solve the problems and build the businesses of tomorrow.

The ecosystem map does not yet include schools and educators providing cross-curriculum programs and initiatives in this space. If you are an educator doing something entrepreneurial in your school please reach out to Liz directly to ensure this map is as comprehensive as possible, and provides a useful tool for educators across Australia to bring entrepreneurship education to their classrooms and students in 2021, and beyond.

LEARN MORE or see full map here.