![]() More about this exciting initiative as the year progresses. With the involvement of parents and alumni who are already building or running technology companies, and what I hope will be the eventual involvement of business school students and professors to help us refine our planning and marketing, The Dragon is poised to become a critical node within the growing network of start-up driven learning organizations in the global marketplace of ideas. Under the banner of or a self-selected group of students will be encouraged to design a strategy for building an actual for-profit company, with Dragon instructor David Tollefson acting as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Dr. Leveraging the already fertile realm of teacher, student and alumni entrepreneurial activity, The Dragon will begin operations as an incubator of young companies, teaching them the basics of business operations while encouraging them to think entrepreneurial and indicatively. ![]() ![]() I am eager to see the next set of Dragon graduates earn these certificates beside their OSSD’s next June. These certificates bring the intellectual challenges most often found in colleges and universities into the high school classroom, challenging Dragon students to think critically and ethically about the world they will inherit. Three Advanced Certificates – in the Philosophy of Science, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and the History of Ideas – join our already sturdy curricular offerings. Reflective of the dynamic contemporary moment in which we find ourselves, The Dragon has added a host of new programs that will give students a greater awareness of their capabilities, and insight into the complexities of the world around them.
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