Tag Archives: Field Experience

In my Urban Planning class, we learned about bridges. We went on a field experience to take a tour of the different bridges in Chicago. On the tour we learned about the different parts of the bridges; the trust and joints. For my project as action, I had to design and make a bridge. I Read More…

In my Spanish class Casa I am learning about my house and the furniture of a house.  I learned about my neighborhood and the history of it. I also learned a lot of the language to describe it. I am proud of the many words I can say now as well as my hard work. Read More…

We went to the SandBox company for our student Enterprise course to learn about their business and employers. SandBox company is creating, investing in and exploring new businesses. The founder of the company , Nick Senior talked about his business experiences and how he endured the challenges of his business. I learned a lesson from Read More…

We went to Sandbox Industries to learn about upcoming businesses, marketing, financial plan, and talk with some entrepreneurs. We also went to present our business to get feedback from people that have more experience than us. Something they told me that can improve my business was to work more on the financial plans and fundraising. Read More…

Why: We went to Sandbox industries to explore different business opportunities and get advice from professional business people. We presented a formal powerpoint about our business plans to them and each received different kinds of advice from the people working there. Something I Learned: The business world is not all suits and seriousness. It can be fun, different, and laidback yet Read More…

For our field experience for Student Enterprise class we went to observe the Chicago casting call for Shark Tank. We had the privilege of talking to a lot of business owners, entrepreneurs, and people who worked for or with shark tank. While observing we talked to a variety of people who were auditioning. We started Read More…

For Student Enterprise, we went to the Embassy Suites where a casting call for Shark Tank was held. Shark Tank is a television series that features a panel of “Sharks” (wealthy investors) who consider investment requests from entrepreneurs for their business or product. The casting call is the chance for an entrepreneur to apply for Read More…

Our Student Enterprise class went to Vosges Haut Chocolat. We investigated their marketing and sales strategy. Vosges is a unique competitor in the chocolate industry because they have created an innovative chocolate experience for people. The mission of Vosges is to “travel the world through chocolate”. They have a positive outlook for the next two Read More…

For our enterprise course we went to Vosges. We investigated their marketing and sales strategies.   One thing I learned about Vosges is that they create an avatar prototype of their target customer. They spend weeks deciding the personality of the person and finding out how to satisfy that person with chocolate. The products are all unique consisting of different Read More…

In my the global cure class, the students took a field trip to the UIC bio lab to learn more about global health. They went to four different labs and met with four different doctors. The first lab was the Yeast Lab with Dr.David Stone.The second lab was the mouse lab with Dr. Tien. The third Read More…