Carleton University Partnership
Where ambition meets global opportunity.
Atlantic Hall’s partnership with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University, Canada, connects classroom learning with entrepreneurial thinking and practical experience.
Through two complementary programmes, students explore new ways to think, create and solve problems, while teachers gain fresh approaches to helping young people thrive in an ever-changing world.
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One shared commitment to learning.
Student Internship Programme
Hands-on experience, mentorship and opportunities to turn ideas into real-world impact.
Train-the-Trainers’ Entrepreneurship Programme
Equipping teachers with experiential tools to inspire the next generation of innovators.
Experience beyond the classroom.
The Student Internship Programme (SIP) offers Atlantic Hall students an opportunity to gain practical experience in their chosen fields while developing entrepreneurial skills and professional confidence.
Participants benefit from mentorship by Carleton University undergraduates and faculty, build valuable professional connections and work towards clear, achievable learning goals. The experience can also strengthen their future academic and career profiles.
How students are selected.
Applications are reviewed through a competitive process that considers both the quality of students’ ideas and how clearly they communicate them.
Open exclusively to Year 11 (SS2). Interested students must complete an Internship Recruitment form and submit an application letter and a personal statement of interest.
Quality of content
- Thesis statementA clearly articulated central purpose.
- OrganisationWell-structured, coherent paragraphs.
- Support for ideasEvidence that strengthens arguments.
- InsightBusiness awareness and problem-solving ability.
- Clarity and styleFormal, effective communication without contractions or slang.
- Real-life analogyConnections between ideas and real situations.
Writing mechanics
- AccuracySpelling, punctuation and capitalisation.
- GrammarClear sentence structure.
- VocabularyAppropriate business language and terms.
Empowering the educators who shape tomorrow.
The Train-the-Trainers’ Entrepreneurship Programme (TTEP) equips Atlantic Hall teachers with innovative, experiential approaches to teaching entrepreneurship at secondary-school level.
It strengthens teachers’ ability to make lessons more practical, enterprising and globally relevant, helping entrepreneurial thinking become part of the school’s wider learning culture.
What the partnership makes possible.
These programmes create benefits that reach beyond individual participants, enriching classroom practice and the wider student experience.
For our teachers
- Develop an entrepreneurial mindset and model it in everyday teaching.
- Make learning more practical, enterprising and globally relevant.
- Strengthen collaboration, creative thinking and problem-solving.
- Lead thoughtful conversations around meaningful solutions to challenges.
For our students
- Recognise opportunities and develop an entrepreneurial outlook.
- Use value-proposition thinking to shape stronger business ideas.
- Build analytical, innovative and critical-thinking skills.
- Connect school clubs and interdisciplinary projects with practical challenges.
The longer-term aspiration is to position Atlantic Hall as a model for entrepreneurial education in Nigeria and support wider connections among high-school entrepreneurship educators across Africa.
Learning, collaborating, exploring.
A glimpse into the experiences and exchanges that bring this partnership to life.
Preparing young people to think beyond boundaries.
Discover more about the learning experiences and opportunities available at Atlantic Hall.