Shark Tank Entrepreneurship Club

Shark Tank Club in Brookline

Build a startup and pitch it — out loud, to people who ask hard questions.

Ages 8–17 · one hour a week · ten-week terms · $395 per term

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Fall 2026 Term · iCode of BrooklineStarts Sep 28

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Dates
Sep 28, 2026 – Dec 7, 2026
Day & time
Afternoons, Mon–Fri
Sessions
10 sessions, one hour each
Ages
8–17
Location
698 Washington Street, Brookline

$395 per ten-week term · second club $325

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A student pitching on stage to a panel asking hard questions
A student pitching on stage to a panel asking hard questions.

The least technical club we run and, for some students, the most transformative. Students develop an idea, work out who it is for, build a brand around it, and then stand up and pitch it to a panel.

Public speaking is a skill that compounds for decades, and very few children get structured practice at it. This club is that practice, wrapped in something they actually want to do.

Tracks

Students enter at the level that matches their experience and move up as they are ready.

  • Introduction — finding an idea, working out who it is for
  • Intermediate — branding, identity, pricing, positioning
  • Advanced — the live pitch panel, and handling questions on your feet

What students actually learn

  • Entrepreneurship — spotting a problem worth solving
  • Branding and visual identity
  • Public speaking and presenting under mild pressure
  • Taking a hard question without falling apart, which is the real skill

A brief, as students receive it

Pitch your idea in ninety seconds to someone who has never heard of it. They will ask you who would pay for this and why. You need an answer that is not ‘everyone’.

We give the requirements, not the steps. Working out how is the lesson — and the reason students can explain what they built when they get home.

The question parents actually ask

“My child is shy. Will this be miserable for them?”

Shy students are often the ones this changes most, and we do not throw anyone at a panel in week one. The pitch is built in stages — to one person, then to the group, then to the panel — so by the time it matters they have already done it three times.

Where it leads

Shark Tank pairs well with Digital Arts for students who want to design their own brand, and it is the club that most improves how students present in every other one.

Questions

Do students need a business idea before they start?

No. Finding one is the first two weeks, and it is a taught process rather than a spark they are expected to arrive with.

Is there a real pitch night?

Yes, at the end of the advanced track. Families are invited, and the panel asks genuine questions rather than polite ones.

When does the term run?

The Fall 2026 Term runs Sep 28, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026 — 10 sessions, one hour a week, at 698 Washington Street, Brookline.

What does it cost?

$395 for the ten-week term. A second club running in the same term for the same student is $325. Siblings receive 5% off. Materials are included. Terms are paid up front and are not refundable once the term begins — if your child cannot continue, the remaining sessions transfer to a sibling or to the next term.

How is a club different from the Belt Program?

A club is one hour a week for ten weeks, in a larger group, focused on one topic, and it finishes with a written record of what your child built. The Belt Program is two hours a week across a ten-month year, in a group of about six, with a written progress report every month and a capstone project. AI Studio is one hour a week, self-paced, with the work tuned to your child by their instructor. Plenty of students do more than one.

What if we need to miss a week?

Tell us in advance and we will place your child in another group that week where the schedule allows. Vacation weeks are already excluded from the term dates above.

Where you’ll be

iCode of Brookline · 698 Washington Street, Brookline, MA 02446
857-547-8001

On Washington Street in Brookline Village, walkable from the Brookline Hills and Brookline Village T stops on the D branch. Metered parking on Washington Street and the Kent Street lot nearby.

Families travel to us from Brookline, Newton, Boston, Chestnut Hill and Jamaica Plain.

Ready to start?

Book a free evaluation and we will tell you honestly which track your child belongs in — or enroll straight into the Fall 2026 Term.

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