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BEEM
ISOA'S BEEM
Program (Business Exchange
for the Entrepreneurially Minded)
is a progressive youth entrepreneurial and economic development
program for grades
K-4, designed to motivate and inspire yo uth in the public school system
to achieve in the business world either as an
employer or employee. The BEEM Program is especially designed for the advancement of "at
risk" youth regardless of ethnic or cultural background and has
been operating at Brookmeade Elementary School continuously since the
Spring of 1991. The Program
impacts over 400 young lives annually through activities including
entrepreneurial classroom training, field trips, youth entrepreneurial
ventures, a youth entrepreneurial newsletter and an annual career fair.
The annual culminating event of the
BEEM Program is
the Annual BEEM Career Fair.
The BEEM
students in
the school called BEEMERS, plan the entire
Career Fair Event with the assistance of teachers, ISOA board members and volunteers. Planning the Career Fair allows youth
a chance to really learn about organizing, planning, managing and
"teamspersonship." With ego
totally elevated, BEEMERS serve as hosts for this special day, greeting
and escorting businesspersons, parents and students throughout the
afternoon.
ISOA's
BEEM Program and other community efforts have
received numerous awards and honors.
AWARDS:
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JC
Penney Golden Rule Award for Community Service
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JC
Penney Golden Rule Award for Education
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Brookmeade
Elementary School Awards for outstanding service and excellence.
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Governor
of Tennessee Award for Service to Youth
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The
Coalition for The Survival of The African American Male Award for
Outstanding Service to Youth
HONORS:
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A
Metropolitan Nashville School Showcased Program
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Tennessee
Legislative Caucus Model Youth Program in the State
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Knoxville
Teen Entrepreneurial
Conference--Highlighted as an exemplary youth program in the State
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