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Q. What is Enterprise City?

A. Enterprise City is a hands-on economics earning program for Middle and High School students.  It combines a 10 hour, or optional 40 hour classroom curriculum with a field trip visit to a state-of-the-art city, run by students.

Q. How long is the field trip to Enterprise City?

A. The onsite visit to Enterprise City last 5 hours.

Q. What post-experience follow-up is there?

A. After their day at Enterprise City, students have one week (5 hrs) of in-classroom review.


Q. What grades can participate?
A. Middle and High School students participate in Enterprise City.  Each school decides which grade(s) they want to attend.

Q. What businesses are in Enterprise City?

A. Bank; Radio Station; Post Office; Heath Center; Newspaper; Restaurant; Utility Company; Distribution Center; City Hall; Technology Center and individual stores and businesses.

Q. What will students do?
A. Students take on roles of business owners, entrepreneurs, employees, public officials and consumers, in a wide variety of stores and businesses.


Students create job resumes and have job interviews for the many city positions.


Students produce, price and market real products and services.  Students put together a business plan, calculate payroll expenses, plan advertising, take on accounting services, make material purchases, and pay rent, taxes and utilities.


Students fill out a business loan application, write radio and newspaper advertisements, design business signs and logos, and create business slogans.

Students and their businesses pay taxes, bills, and loans as they market a product and make payroll.

Q. What curriculum areas does Enterprise City cover?

A. This hands-on learning experience reinforces key school curriculum areas and covers State Frameworks content in: Social Studies, Economics, Language Arts, Math and Technology Skills.

Q. When is Exchange City open?
A. Enterprise City is open all year from early January to mid-December.  Summer Day Camps are run from July through August.

Q. How many students can visit Enterprise City?

A. Between 60 and 130 students can visit Enterprise City each day

Q. What is the per-student cost of the program?


A. Sept to Feb:    $27.50 p.p.

    March to June: $35.00 p.p.

Fees cover:

Teacher professional development and training Curriculum preparation materials
Student instructional materials
Classroom practice materials
Parent/adult volunteer training
Field trip visit to Enterprise City

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