Start'Up Lycée 2025

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Start'Up Lycée, an annual competition organized by the Lycée, is designed to familiarize Gr10 students with the launching of a startup.

Integrated within the Economics and Social Sciences (SES) curriculum, Start'Up Lycée offers students a platform to enhance skills acquired throughout the academic year, such as research, persuasive writing, and presentation or 'pitching'. The aim of this competition is to have our student working together in groups of 4, to find their own innovative solutions to already existing problems.

This year, our students were lucky to be able to spend the final day of the competition in the Amazon offices, in order to fully immerse themselves.

This year's theme? It's all about food!

Our students were tasked with imagining, designing, and building a startup along with its business plan, aiming to convince the jury that their idea is the most impactful. They could adress 4 type of challenges :

• Feeding the world sustainably
• Food for all
• Revolutionizing eating
• Shaping the future of gastronomy

Out of our 9 talented teams, three found their way to the podium : MealMate, Tidal Hydration and, securing the third place, MyChef.

On MARCH 20-21, the two winning teams, will compete against other North American International Schools (including Lycée Français de Toronto, International School of Dallas and Lycée Français de Los Angeles) in the Deloitte offices in San Francisco.

 At the Start'Up Lycée Finale @Deloitte, students were impressive!

The theme was :

Living in 2030 : Creating solutions to anticipate tomorrow's challenges

1. Housing - Designing solutions to current housing problems
2. Tourism of the future - Reinventing sustainable, immersive and responsible travel
3. New ways of getting around - Thinking about ecological economical and efficient transport alternatives

The seven teams prepared for a day and a half before pitching their innovative project.

A huge thank you to the coaches and jurors, members of the Lycée community, who generously shared their time and expertise with the students! Your support is invaluable!

A big shout out to the winners of the regional edition!

🥉Nomu (Lycée Français de Toronto), transforming the layover with cultural and sustainable activities 

🥈Destinova (Lycée Français de Los Angeles), a sustainable approach for unique destinations  

🥇BunkBuddy (Lycée Français de San Francisco), the perfect roommate experience (an app that matches you with the perfect roommate and makes living with them enjoyable)