Putting Social Mission First

Tom started the business when he became keenly aware of how quickly those with special needs were overlooked as productive employees after hiring a young man with Down syndrome at a restaurant. Students learned how Tom created a space where teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities could find meaningful employment, and how a money-making enterprise can stand as an example of how companies can put a social mission first. 

 

Students in Breaking the Glass Ceiling learn economic principles and the incubation of a business and engage in real-world learning from co-teachers who are Hockaday alumnae and industry leaders. They develop and pitch a culminating socially conscious business plan that addresses a current world issue and compete for funding.