Beaumont Sophomore, Marykate Kessinger selected by NCGS to attend Jersey College LEAP Program

Cleveland Heights, Ohio- Marykate Kessinger, a sophomore at Beaumont School was selected by the National Coalition of Girls to receive an all-expenses-paid scholarship to attend Jersey College for Girls’ LEAP (Leadership and Entrepreneurship Accelerator Programme) this summer. Marykate, the owner of Marycakes Delights, submitted an elevator pitch to NCGS that pitched her idea to develop her business into a social enterprise that provides underprivileged children the opportunity to learn about entrepreneurship. She was one of three girls from NCGS schools to be awarded this scholarship to attend LEAP this summer.

LEAP is a one-and-a-half-week program for female entrepreneurs between 14-18 years old to develop business, entrepreneurship, and leadership skills by launching social enterprise projects to help target current global issues. Over the course of the program, the girls will participate in lectures, workshops, challenges, and debates all while learning from CEOs, managing directors, and entrepreneurs. At the end of the program, each group will pitch their social enterprise projects to a team of globally recognized experts that will act as investors in their projects.

Marykate looks forward to experiencing business and innovation from a global perspective with 60 other girls and entrepreneurial leaders from around the world. By participating in the LEAP program this summer, she hopes to “gain a better sense of operating and pursuing a life in business with the help of mentors and influential speakers, as well as learn to engage with girls from around the world with various backgrounds, perspectives, and goals.”

Marykate is also a member of Beaumont’s Entrepreneurship Club and notes that she has “learned the importance of communication, organization, and passion when building a business” through various Veale Youth Entrepreneur Forum activities that “have built my confidence and devotion to pursuing a life in business.”

About Beaumont School

Beaumont School is an all-girls Catholic high school in the Ursuline tradition that educates women for life, leadership, and service. Beaumont is dedicated to a college preparatory and International Baccalaureate liberal arts education inspired by the example of Saint Angela Merici to serve others. The all-girl, culturally diverse learning environment of Beaumont encourages every student to develop the qualities she needs to thrive personally, spiritually, and professionally in an evolving global society.

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