Premier empowers NEB students through innovation, entrepreneurship, and student voice
KATHMANDU: The NEB students at Premier International IB Continuum School led three flagship initiatives—The Voice, Futurepreneurs Fair 2025, and the NEB STEAM Fair—each reflecting their academic interests and real-world aspirations.
These initiatives were not school-led projects handed down to students; rather, they were conceived, designed, and executed by the students themselves—showcasing the NEB program’s core strength: student ownership and leadership.
Business Meets Creativity: Futurepreneurs Fair 2025
NEB students passionate about management and marketing took center stage at Futurepreneurs Fair 2025, where they developed brand strategies and marketing campaigns for four real businesses: Goldstar, Century, Makkuse, and Silk Artisanal Creamery. Each group posed the challenge: “If I were the marketing manager, what would I do?”—and pitched their answers with bold, research- backed plans.
The panel of esteemed judges—Vidushi Rana (Executive Director, Goldstar), Shobana Dugar (Executive Director, Century), Mr. Ming (Executive Director, Makkuse), and Rishabh Agrawal (Founder, Silk)—praised the students’ strategic thinking, creativity, and presentation skills. Ms. Vidushi Rana remarked, “I was surprised to see that 16–17-year-olds can present marketing campaigns at this level,” and even offered internships to students who pitched for Goldstar. Their guidance provided students with invaluable professional feedback and a sense of validation from industry leaders.
Innovation with Impact: NEB STEAM Fair
The NEB STEAM Fair celebrated innovative thinking at the intersection of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM). From eco-friendly tech to interactive models, students presented five ambitious, problem-solving projects that tackled real-world challenges with creativity and precision.
TrashTrawler was designed as a floating system to collect waste from lakes and rivers, while the Line Follower Robot offered an automation solution for cleaning large surface areas such as school corridors and halls. EcoScribes presented a sustainable writing materials initiative that focused on paper recycling and plant-based ink production. LibraTech proposed a barcode-based inventory management system to enhance the efficiency of school libraries, and Silva introduced a student-created brand offering natural lip balms and perfumes as safe, eco-conscious alternatives to commercial cosmetics.
What set these projects apart was not just their creativity and feasibility, but the self-driven spirit behind them. Students not only ideated, engineered, and tested their prototypes but also raised the necessary funds to bring these ideas to life.
Their work drew acclaim from guests including Mr. Sunoj Das Shrestha from Karkhana and Ms. Saloni Rajbhandari from Laali, who commended students for their innovative thinking, teamwork, and commitment to sustainability.
Student Voice in Action: The Voice
Language and Literature students launched The Voice, a fully student-run magazine that documented the school year through their own lens. From article curation to graphic design, editing to team management—including hiring and editorial decisions—students took full creative and operational control. This publication was not only a vibrant flashback of the academic year, but also a testament to student leadership, ownership, and the power of youth voice in shaping school culture.
Whether writing stories, pitching to business leaders, or building robots, Premier’s NEB students demonstrated initiative, collaboration, and purpose. The NEB Program stood out this year as a dynamic, real-world-focused academic pathway—one where students didn’t just study for exams, but built campaigns, led teams, and created working solutions that addressed real needs. With its unique blend of academic rigor and experiential learning, the NEB Program continues to empower students to lead with confidence, independence, and vision.
