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Philadelphia High School Students Are Winning Portfolio Managers

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A group of aspiring financial wizards got to experience the inner workings of an asset management firm on June 1, when 15 high school students and their teachers arrived at the offices of Aberdeen Asset Management in downtown Philadelphia. The students, representing IMHOTEP Charter School, MAST Community Charter and Furness High School – all located in Philadelphia – were among the top-performing teams in the Knowledge@Wharton High School Philadelphia Investment Competition, sponsored by Aberdeen.

Published on: June 6, 2012
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Philadelphia Students Meet Mayor Nutter

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April, 2012 Four Philadelphia School district high school students attended a most unique after-school activity last week. Kevin Gonzalez, Vincent Carambo, Ivann Anderson and Kimberley Stennet, juniors at Bodine High School in Philadelphia, went to City Hall on April 18 … Continue reading →

Published on: April 23, 2012
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Tapping the Entrepreneurial Spirit of Miami-Dade High School Students

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Miami-Dade, FL (PRWEB) April 02, 2012 Knowledge@Wharton High School (KWHS), a member of the Wharton School’s Knowledge@Wharton network at the University of Pennsylvania, hosted an Entrepreneurship Competition for high school students in Miami-Dade Public Schools. The Entrepreneurship Competition began on … Continue reading →

Published on: April 16, 2012
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Social Media Entrepreneurship Competition: KWHS Looks to Philly High School Students for Solutions

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The Wharton School’s Knowledge@Wharton High School (KWHS) hosted its first-ever Social Media Entrepreneurship Competition for Philadelphia School District high school students in December and January. The mission of KWHS, a member of the Knowledge@Wharton global network, is to promote global … Continue reading →

Published on: January 24, 2012
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School District of Philadelphia Selected to Join Knowledge@Wharton High School Global Leaders Network

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Philadelphia, PA – November, 2011— The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announces that the School District of Philadelphia has accepted an invitation to become the first member of Knowledge@Wharton High School’s (KWHS) Global Leaders Network.  Knowledge@Wharton High School … Continue reading →

Published on: November 29, 2011
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High School Students on the Wharton Campus: Class Is in Session

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An enthusiastic group of Philadelphia high school students clamored into a lecture hall on the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania campus on July 5 for the kick-off of the Knowledge@Wharton High School (KWHS) Business, Entrepreneurship & Leadership program. The students … Continue reading →

Published on: July 12, 2011
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Financial Literacy in High School — Wharton Initiative Acts Locally and Thinks Globally

Philadelphia – The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania’s Knowledge@Wharton High School (KWHS) is responding to the challenge posed by both local and global leaders to improve financial literacy and workforce development among teenage students. This summer, KWHS is … Continue reading →

Published on: July 8, 2011
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