Erie middle schoolers pitch their projects for Project Ice House
Since 2017, Erie's Public Schools has hosted an entrepreneurship program for seventh graders.
Friday, students got to show off the skills they picked up and some project proposals of their own.
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Students pitched their ideas for projects that could address some real-life challenges including recycling, pollution, safety, homelessness and more. We spoke to two students about what they took away from Friday's event.
'I learned in order to be an entrepreneur, it takes dedication and hard work but also a great mindset. You don't fail backwards, you have to fail forward,' said Charles Raiford Jr., a middle school student.
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'There's just so many problems out there that are not solved right now that could be solved. There's so many opportunities for people,' said Trenton Van Cleve, a middle school student.
Raiford Jr.'s project was an accessory to prevent students, teachers and parents from losing pencils and Van Cleve's was about a seatbelt that would prevent a car from moving until it was buckled.
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