OSEntreprendre and its allies for education in the entrepreneurial spirit at school

Press release – OSEntreprendre is part of the national ecosystem that works with young people from elementary school to university by sharing the objective of developing education in the spirit of entrepreneurship throughout Quebec. The organization presented the partners with which it works closely for the 24th edition of the OSEntreprendre Challenge.

These are the following organisations:

• Academos
• Association of Student Entrepreneur Clubs of Quebec
• Quebec Association of School Management Staff
• Quebec Council for Cooperation and Mutuality
• Federation of CEGEPs
• Federation of Quebec School Service Centers
• Federation of Private Educational Institutions
• Quebec Federation of Educational Institution Directors
• Youth Fusion
• Entrepreneurial education idea
• JA Quebec
• The big day of small entrepreneurs
• Middle School Entrepreneurship Education Project
• Network of youth-employment centers of Quebec

“Collaborations with these national organizations make it possible to support the development of the entrepreneurial spirit and to highlight pupils and students who carry out entrepreneurial initiatives. The effects of our interventions
respective organizations support school workers while contributing to the motivation and academic success of young people,” underlines Manon Théberge, President and CEO of OSEntreprendre.

Education in the spirit of entrepreneurship at school, with its levers of awareness, experimentation, influence and affirmation, is an educational approach that generates significant effects on student development by contributing:

• entrepreneurial culture;
• school perseverance and educational success;
• satisfaction and personal growth;
• and vocational guidance.

School workers who use entrepreneurial pedagogy claim to renew their practices, feel more pleasure in teaching, observe a reduction in behavioral and classroom management problems.

About the OSEntreprendre Challenge
OSEntreprendre's mission is to inspire the desire to undertake in order to contribute to building a proud, innovative, committed and prosperous Quebec. Its main activity, the OSEntreprendre Challenge, is a major Quebec movement that promotes the entrepreneurial initiatives of thousands of participants annually; of young people from primary school to university and those of business creators.

This major initiative is made possible thanks to the commitment of loyal partners: Desjardins, presenting partner, the Government of Quebec, title partner, Quebecor, Videotron Business, the Quebec CPA Order and Spektrum Media.

The registration deadline of the 24th edition is March 15, 2022 at 4 p.m.