The sun has barely crept over the horizon when Rona, 17, takes a seat in her first class of the day: financial literacy. She usually peppers her teacher with questions about budgeting and investing. After all, with graduation just around the corner, she has to learn all she can to succeed in the real, ever-changing world.
The next four hours are dedicated to general academic courses, with a 30-minute break for lunch. Then, Rona is off to work on her artificial intelligence certification from Microsoft. She already has two certifications under her belt, including a digital marketing certificate from Google and a bot programming certificate from IBM. Completing another certificate will bring her one step closer to a career in the hi-tech field.
That is a typical Sunday for this typical high school student.
The start-up education in the start-up nation
Surprised? Rona is one…