Your generation is smart, tech-savvy, and creative with an ardent desire to make a personal mark on the world.

We believe that your generation has untapped potential to bring a fresh perspective to the complex challenges our global community faces and to create viable and innovative solutions to address these challenges.

We're challenging you to think outside the box, dream big, and take action to make a difference. What's the big issue in your backyard, in your community, in your world? Do you have an entrepreneurial idea of how to solve it?

SESL-NH is challenging high school and college/university teams to Think, Create, and Innovate! SESL's 10 week challenge, open to high school teams of 8th-12th grade students or college teams at two- or four-year colleges/universities, kicks off in February 2009.

Sign up now to, in Gandhi's words, "Be the change you wish to see in the world!"


In the SESL-NH High School Challenge, 8th-12th grade teams research, design, and create solutions to community issues that are personally meaningful to them. These student-led and student-designed projects may fall into one of six categories: Education, Arts, Environment, Health, History/Culture, or Wildcard. (We encourage students to follow their passion and chose a project in any sector--hence the Wildcard--as long as it is an issue that has relevance in NH.)



Announcing the inaugural SESL-NH College Challenge! In a resounding fashion, based on solicited online feedback, New Hampshire residents pointed to the future of the Economy, the Environment, and the Education system as the biggest challenges NH faces in the coming year. Student teams from 2- and 4- year colleges/universities are invited to present a creative and realistic entrepreneurial solution to a specific social challenge facing NH in one of the following sector areas: Economy, Environment, Education, or Wildcard. (While special emphasis is given this year to projects proposing solutions to community challenges in one of the three E’s above, we encourage students to follow their passion and chose a project in any sector--hence the Wildcard--as long as it has a direct impact on NH.)