The next gen of ROLL models
Entrepreneurial Education for Real-World Impact
Bring a validated program to your school that turns classrooms into changemaker labs.
Impact Boss equips students to identify problems in their community, reframe them as opportunities, and launch their own social enterprises.
Developed by Young Change Agents and powered by a new partnership with
Who Gives A Crap, the program bridges theory and practice - giving students hands-on experience that matters!
Be inspired
Who Gives a Crap is an Australian social enterprise success story. But did you all know it started with just 3 friends and an important statistic and a passion to make a difference?
Follow along with their story
Weaved throughout the Impact Boss modules are never-shared-before stories about the startup story of Who Gives a Crap.
Our Youth Ambassador Azzy also asks some curly questions!
WANT TO BE A “ROLL MODEL” SCHOOL?
Get it? A “roll” model school? Thanks to Australian social enterprise, “Who Gives a Crap” (who doesn’t love a good toilet pun!), we have 10 scholarships for Impact Boss for 2026 worth $5000 each.
This scholarship includes a 12-month license to run the program across your school (no limit of students), professional development, all materials, an educator ticket to our E3 Unconference in Sydney in May and more! (You will also receive a box of Who Gives a Crap toilet paper for an immersive conversation starter for the program with your students - winning!)
The next gen of ROLL models
Over 4 sprints, students cover:
SPRINT 1: Discover
- Understanding design thinking and social enterprise
- Defining a problem and root cause analysis
- Coming up with a business model
SPRINT 2: Explore
- Developing and validating the social enterprise
- Creating a minimum viable product
- Business financials
- Pitching and storytelling
SPRINT 3: Incubate
- Creating a go-to-market strategy
- Finding first customers
- Testing the business model and seeking feedback
- Project management
- Funding opportunities
SPRINT 4: Execute
- Rolling out to additional customers
- Creating case studies
- Creating an action plan to grow the business (or close it)
- Project & team retrospective
Entrepreneurial mindset
WORK-READY SKILLS
Being entrepreneurial is a mindset backed up with the skillset to execute. Through Impact Boss, students build agency and confidence whilst strengthening skills in collaboration, communication, critical thinking, financial literacy and creativity.
These are the skills that employers want to see. In fact, in the age of AI, these are the human skills most in demand!
How does impact boss work
Teacher-led
Impact Boss is designed to be led by educators! Each of the modules has been created to fit a typical class (45-50 mins). Young Change Agents provides all the resources to help you introduce the program to your school including professional development and coaching options!
Resources are provided via our Entrepreneurial Learning Hub and in both digital and print-ready formats depending on how your students learn.
Incursion
The Young Change Agents team can facilitate your Impact Boss program in a block (eg Sprint 1 & 2 in two days, Sprint 3 & 4 in two days).
Some schools choose this option so teachers can be immersed in the program (teacher team anyone!) and can build the confidence to run it themselves in Year 2. Others just prefer to have a fully outsourced solution.
Workshop slides & Worksheets (Digital & PRINT VERSIONS)
Faciliator GUIDES & CURRICULUM LINKS
Professional DEVELOPMENT & A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
DIGITAL WORKSPACE, DIGITAL BADGES & CERTIFICATES + OPTIONAL CREDENTIAL
inclusions
Entrepreneurial Learning Hub
Help students understand, capture and articulate the skills they are building with our Entrepreneurial Learning Hub!
Student workspaces, learning bites and reflections, digital badges, shareable portfolios (universities, potential employers), educator tools.
Included in your license.
Credential in Entrepreneurial Education
Empowers students to track and evidence their growth across five levels of entrepreneurial development.
Supports educators with a robust, evidence-based tool to assess and report on entrepreneurial learning.
With this optional credential you can embed entrepreneurial education into school reporting, employment readiness and supporting tertiary pathways.
Flexible delivery options
Impact Boss in a Day
“Discovery” sees young people identify a community problem and reframe it as a social enterprise solution! All in a day!
What year level do you recommend for this program?
One day is the introductory level of Impact Boss and our youngest graduates have been in Year 5 and 6!
Do students need previous entrepreneurial/design thinking experience for this option?
None required! It’s the perfect introduction to design thinking and social entrepreneurship!
What will students have achieved by the end of this day?
They will have worked in teams to identify a problem using community mapping, reframed the problem as a “How might we” question and created a social enterprise solution! They learn about social enterprise models, understand a customer’s pains and present their idea to the class for feedback!
What professional development is available for this option?
Ask us about immersion and 3-hour PD sessions!
Impact Boss in a two-day sprint
“Explorer” takes the students through the design thinking process and includes creating a business model, validation, budgeting, prototyping and pitching.
What year level do you recommend for this program?
Explorer is perfect for years 7-10! It is a comprehensive social entrepreneurship course that culminates in a pitch session for feedback.
What will students have achieved by the end of this day?
Students will have learnt design thinking skills and have created a business model, prototype, budget and pitch. They will have also undertaken market validation.
Do students need previous entrepreneurial/design thinking experience for this option?
No prior experience is needed for this program. If students have done $20 Boss it’s a bonus but not required!
What professional development is available for this option?
We recommend a one-day PD or we can provide this program as an incursion where educators participate as an immersive PD experience. Additionally, there is online learning modules and coaching available.
Impact Boss over a Semester or Year
All four sprints take your students from the classroom to real world startups!
FAQs
What year level do you recommend for this program?
We recommend the term or full semester course for year 9 and above.
Do students need previous entrepreneurial/design thinking experience for this option?
Students do NOT need any prior entrepreneurial education experience prior to the program. If they have had some exposure to a program like $20 Boss or a design challenge - it’s a bonus!
What will students have achieved by the end of this course
By the end of this course, they will have completed 40 modules covering design thinking and lean startup. They will have a solid understanding of how to start a business! More importantly, they will have honed their entrepreneurial mindset, skillset and toolset ready for their future!
What professional development is available for this option?
We recommend a full day PD or self-paced modules PLUS coaching sessions with our team as needed.
Impact Boss as an extension
Sometimes you just need some extra support - our Impact Boss modules are great for that too! Level-up your current entrepreneurial program with our youth incubator (YINC) content!
What year level do you recommend for this program?
Suitable for Year 9 and above these modules see students take ideas to execution!
Do students need previous entrepreneurial/design thinking experience for this option?
Yes, our Youth Incubator (YINC) modules follow on from introductory entrepreneurship programs so students should already have a business model.
What will students have achieved by the end of this course
Youth who have completed the YINC program will have undertaken market validation, have a more advanced prototype (or have even started selling) and have an action plan for next steps.
What professional development is available for this option?
The PD for a YINC can be done as a full day PD or as self-paced modules.