Quibila A. Divine

Divine's "SuccessStories" project will give students from five inner-city high schools the opportunity to work together to build a successful clothing consignment boutique. The teams, comprised of students from each school, will be responsible for all aspects of the business: marketing, consigning, accounting/bookkeeping, displays, pricing, customer relations and human resources. In addition to hands-on activities, this cross-curricular project will introduce students to various education and business professionals and offer workshops and training to help students understand the practicality of their education. The objectives of Divine's innovative idea is to create networking and collaboration opportunities for the 45 students/participants, expose them to positive role models, develop and encourage critical thinking and business skills and have fun learning. Divine anticipates that students will transfer the lessons learned to other subjects, become more actively engaged in classroom discussions and mentor and encourage their peers to get involved in school activities. Divine is a resident of Philadelphia.