Summer 2025 Application is Now Open! Apply Today!
Build your own real-life company valuation project!
Course Description
This two-week experiential course is ideal for high school students interested in building business skills while learning the language of business. Structured around building a foundational real-life company valuation project, students will learn and apply concepts from key areas such as economics, finance, marketing, strategy, and accounting to consider how many of the concepts and methodologies used in business apply to our daily lives and decision-making. Students will engage in hands-on learning through expert instruction, dynamic classroom discussions facilitated by the instructor, and small teams evaluation of modern case-studies. The course's hands-on valuation project models realistic workplace teamwork while providing the opportunity to build and enhance collaboration and leadership skills. The class will culminate with a presentation of individual project findings and analyses.
Instructor Bio
Patroklos grew up in Greece, where he received undergraduate and graduate degrees in finance. He spent five years in corporate finance and M&A advisory, during which he became a CFA charterholder. In 2012, he graduated with an MBA from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. After Tuck, Patroklos worked for eight years in higher education – including five years at the Tuck School of Business - focusing on institutional strategy and growth, and in public sector consulting. Outside of work, he enjoys doodling.
Admissions Criteria
Program Outcomes
Disclaimer
Information subject to change as program updates come in for 2025!
Summer Discovery Certificate of Completion
After successfully finishing this course, you will be awarded a certification completion for your accomplishment.
*This is a preview, not what you will receive