Course description
Overview
Innovative Entrepreneurialism is a high-energy course for students aged 13–17, designed to ignite entrepreneurial thinking and creative problem-solving.
About the course
Students develop disruptive business concepts that drive societal impact and economic growth. They create and implement new ideas that address unmet needs or improve existing solutions ranging from products and services to production methods and business models.
In each two-week Sprint, students engage with five real-world challenges connected to the Sprint’s central theme. The final challenge, the IMPACT Hackathon, brings together teams to present innovative responses to global issues introduced by visiting industry leaders. Working in small, mixed groups drawn from across the courses, students apply the knowledge, skills and perspectives gained throughout the Sprint. Guided by the three pillars of sustainability; social, environmental and economic, they explore purposeful, creative solutions to contemporary challenges.
The Hackathon enables students to contribute with clarity and confidence, articulating their ideas and insights within a collaborative, real-world setting.
Course Aims:
IMPACT Learning Model is our bespoke framework that defines the goals of education, methods, and outcomes students are expected to achieve. Through IMPACT’S Learning Model, students will:
Improve core communication skills
Develop entrepreneurial fluency through ideation, pitching, and strategic planning
Build new set of skills
Build creativity, resilience, and business acumen through agile sprints
Learn the power of collaboration
Collaborate in diverse teams with autonomy and continuous feedback
Nurture the inner voice
Strengthen ethical reasoning, market awareness, and decision-making
Visit Universities
Explore academic pathways through university taster days and mentorship
Explore industry insights
Gain insight into innovation and enterprise through industry immersion
See the bigger picture
Cultivate leadership and adaptability for a fast-changing world
Sprints Overview
A Sprint is an intensive, focused period of learning within the IMPACT programme, designed to immerse students in a series of structured academic and practical challenges. Each Sprint blends rigorous study with collaborative, team-based projects, encouraging students to think critically, solve problems creatively, and develop leadership skills.
Business experience
Business HQ and university experience with exclusive access to top institutions
Professional networking
Industry networking with professionals and changemakers
Pioneering speakers
Guest speaker talks from pioneers in their fields
Various workshops
Growth workshops across academic, personal, and leadership development
Daily challenges
Hackathons, pitching solutions to real-world problems
Range of activities
Life Skill activities such as flight school, football, graffiti and tennis
Purposeful leadership
Motivational speakers to inspire purposeful leadership
IMPACT Programmes at Tonbridge School does not hold classes on the holiday dates above. The school does not compensate for these holidays, so make sure to choose your start date accordingly.
Class schedule may change depending on availability and season.
