About the Book

Be An Entrepreneur Series for Classes 1–8 nurtures curiosity, creativity, courage, and care in solving real-life problems. Designed to align with NEP 2020 and NCF 2023, this series empowers young learners to think independently, make confident decisions, and act with purpose. The series guides students from self-discovery to social innovation, blending imagination with action and values, while developing empathy, honesty, responsibility, collaboration, and ethical leadership.

The eighth book, The Smart Changemaker, targets learners aged 13–14, connecting entrepreneurship with empathy, technology, and sustainable development. Each of its sixteen chapters is built around a Chapter Theme that links local innovation to global citizenship, 21st-century life skills, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The learning progression moves from “I can lead and serve” to “I can build and transform.”

Every chapter features a signature learning design:

• Social Startup Story – Analyze real Indian enterprises and grassroots innovations.

• Entrepreneur’s Success Story – Explore young entrepreneurs’ achievements via QR codes.

• My Bharat: Golden Past | Glorious Future – Trade Tales of Sone ki Chidiya connecting entrepreneurship with India’s cultural and economic heritage.

• Quick Facts, Big Impact! – Links themes with India-specific policies, missions, and SDGs.

• Vocabulary Vault – Builds conceptual language around sustainability and entrepreneurship.

• My Learning Tracker – Enables recall, reflection, and self-assessment.

• Chapter-End Factual Story: Call to Action – Extended reading via QR codes showcasing real young innovators.

The series serves as a capstone innovation lab, integrating systems thinking, ethical entrepreneurship, global competence, and collaborative design through experiential modules, prototyping, pitching, and reflection. Learners discover that changemaking is a mindset, not an event, fostering compassion, creativity, and innovation.

Tagline:
Read with Joy, Create with Heart, Innovate with Purpose

Series Author: Prof (Dr) Shalini Verma

Salient Features

• Nurtures curiosity, creativity, and problem-solving through real-life entrepreneurship stories.

• Builds 21st-century skills, empathy, and ethical leadership in learners.

• Includes interactive QR-enabled stories, exercises, and trackers for reflection and self-assessment.

• Integrates local innovation with global citizenship and SDGs.

• Structured around chapter themes with social startup stories, success stories, and trade tales.

• Encourages learners to prototype, pitch, and innovate, blending creativity with practical application.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Aligns with NEP 2020 and NCF 2023 for holistic learning.

• Develops entrepreneurship mindset, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

• Includes QR-enabled interactive stories, exercises, and learning trackers.

• Focuses on empathy, ethical decision-making, and global citizenship.

• Structured capstone innovation lab approach for hands-on learning.

• Supports sustainable development and innovation aligned with real-world challenges.

• By - Shalini Verma

• CBSE

  Class 8

  Enterpreneurship