The Young Jewish Innovators Challenge invites 9th and 10th-grade young adults to use creative thinking and problem-solving skills to seek solutions to real-life issues that impact our community. In this new 12-week program, students will work in teams and compete against other students in Chicago Jewish high schools.
The program will expose students to:
- Collaboration with professionals in the fields of engineering, industrial design, life sciences, and new product development
- Engineering design practices and creative thinking
- Industrial design practice at a product development firm
- Innovation development and presentation skills
- Applications of halacha to innovations
- Investment and intellectual property protection
- Tours of biotech labs and ecosystems