HUGEM X BUILD
HUGEM X BUILD is a newly established relationship and outreach into local service in Boston, with HUGEM members guiding and empowering students throughout various events and mentoring sessions.
WHAT IS BUILD?
BUILD is nonprofit organization that empowers youth with entrepreneurship so they can become the own CEO of their own lives. Their mission is to ignite the power of youth in under-resourced communities to build Career success, Entrepreneurial mindsets, and Opportunity. Learn more about BUILD on their website build.org.
HUGEm X BUILD HAckathon
March 1st, 2024
BUILD is a three-year program on entrepreneurship and design thinking for students in under-resourced communities. During the course of the first two years of the program, students design, pitch, and market small businesses in school, collecting profit by the end of their sophomore year. In Year 3 of the program (which you'll be working with) the focus shifts to career and college access and readiness.
The Hackathon is the second unit of the Year 3 curriculum. On March 1st, students completed the Prototype, Test, and Pitch phases in rapid succession, true to the Hackathon format. HUGEM members mentored students throughout the Design Thinking Process, visiting Dearborn Stem Academy to guide students through the Define and Ideate phases. Students presented their pitches to a panel of Harvard faculty and judges