Third Street Academy is an academic center for minority male students in Greenville. Nelson wanted to have an impact on the students here, so she reached out to the school to see if she could put on two workshops. Three weeks of preparation were needed to plan and organize the activities.

    “My advisor, Mr. Garner, gave me the contact information of the advisor of Third Street, Ms. Beth Hensen, and I got emailing and texting with her to set up dates that would work with us and her,” Nelson said. 

    One of the activities the kids participated in during the second workshop was coming up with their own invention. The topic of the second day was marketing and advertising, and Nelson’s goal was to get them to create their own invention.

    “Before I got to Third Street, I had written down some basic inventions like shoes or an Xbox, put them in a bag and then let them choose an invention they wanted to model,” Nelson said. “They got to write their own elevator pitch on that object.” 

    Another topic Nelson introduced to the students was how the economy works. She wanted to prepare them for their future careers, and with her presentations, she was able to do this.

    Rose had previously visited Third Street in past years, which made it easier for Nelson to connect with the kids when she visited for the second time. She used this as an opportunity to teach them more.

    “There have been past relationships with Rose and Third Street, [and] we’ve done past workshops with them already so having that foundation sort of made it easy to set up,” Nelson said. “Being able to do smaller workshops, and being more one on one with the kids made [it easier to] have a greater impact because you were able to have those relationships.”

    Although Nelson’s experience went well, she said she would do some things differently if she returned to Third Street. Next time her goal is to teach younger kids too. 

    “I would definitely try and work with some younger kids on the same topics we had been discussing,” Nelson said. “If we had the opportunity to work with kindergarteners, maybe we could change the topics from goods and services to what a penny and a dime is.”

    Junior Rachel Nelson recently conducted two workshops at Third Street Academy, through Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), teaching about the American Enterprise System. The American Enterprise System is the United States' economic system which provides the freedom to start and run a business.

    “We were going there to teach about the American Enterprise System which is basically the economy,” Nelson said. “The education students get these days doesn’t really focus on the economy which is a really foundational skill kids need, [and] being able to teach those basic concepts even to middle schoolers was beneficial.”

    Third Street Academy is an academic center for minority male students in Greenville. Nelson wanted to have an impact on the students here, so she reached out to the school to see if she could put on two workshops. Three weeks of preparation were needed to plan and organize the activities.

    “My advisor, Mr. Garner, gave me the contact information of the advisor of Third Street, Ms. Beth Hensen, and I got emailing and texting with her to set up dates that would work with us and her,” Nelson said. 

    One of the activities the kids participated in during the second workshop was coming up with their own invention. The topic of the second day was marketing and advertising, and Nelson’s goal was to get them to create their own invention.

     “Before I got to Third Street, I had written down some basic inventions like shoes or an Xbox, put them in a bag and then let them choose an invention they wanted to model,” Nelson said. “They got to write their own elevator pitch on that object.” 

    Another topic Nelson introduced to the students was how the economy works. She wanted to prepare them for their future careers, and with her presentations, she was able to do this.

    Rose had previously visited Third Street in past years, which made it easier for Nelson to connect with the kids when she visited for the second time. She used this as an opportunity to teach them more.

    “There have been past relationships with Rose and Third Street, [and] we’ve done past workshops with them already so having that foundation sort of made it easy to set up,” Nelson said. “Being able to do smaller workshops, and being more one on one with the kids made [it easier to] have a greater impact because you were able to have those relationships.”

    Although Nelson’s experience went well, she said she would do some things differently if she returned to Third Street. Next time her goal is to teach younger kids too. 

    “I would definitely try and work with some younger kids on the same topics we had been discussing,” Nelson said. “If we had the opportunity to work with kindergarteners, maybe we could change the topics from goods and services to what a penny and a dime is.”