Our approach is a school for empathetic service and bold entrepreneurship. Students work together to help others while learning all the ins and outs of running a major business outlet.
From communication and marketing, to ordering and following inventory, to managing a team’s efficiency and morale, each student has an opportunity to acquire essential life skills and university preparation that goes far beyond the classroom.
Skills developed through experiential learning and making links with subject areas
- Problem-solving
- Assuming social responsibility
- Being creative and taking initiative
- Decision-making
- Being accountable for results.
- Communication
- Negotiating
- Inventory
- Team management
- Critical thinking and evaluation
- Reflective thinking
- Using data to enhance efficiency and performance
- Ordering
- Planning
A dynamic environment for developing young social entrepreneurs
Our approach creates the unique conditions where theory meets the real. For students & teachers, it breaks down barriers to learning and understanding in a lifetime experience.
Our impact on student’s education
“ICU2 is an immersive, transformative experience for students and staff alike. Students engage in authentic service and experiential learning. As they embrace the rich culture, language and traditions of India, they learn to identify, analyze and respond to community needs. During my time with ICU2, 2008-2020, I witnessed the growth and development of students as caring leaders and global citizens. ICU2 inspires and motivates students to take their learning to the next level.” Margaret Peyrard, former Head of International Section at Ermitage
“They’re not the same afterwards…”
“They return transformed”
“I experienced a profoundly special feeling when understanding was reached with each of my patients. It was a phenomenon difficult to articulate, but it can be best described as a ‘click’; a momentary and humbling connection that washed away all apparent differences between this complete stranger and me.”Jeanne
“Experience of a lifetime…”
“It has taught me to think about those who surround me, who live a simpler and happier life than those who only think for themselves.”
Raphaël
