Health · Product & pitch
The Healthy Habit Startup
Build something people would actually use.
Term 3 · April–June
Overview
Students identify a real barrier that makes healthy living harder than it should be for a specific group of people, then design and build a product or service that removes it. The challenge ends the way a real startup pitch would: with a working prototype and a case for why it should exist.
How this challenge is structured
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Health for Life (PPZ3C) - Wellness and social determinants of health.
What makes healthy living harder for some people than others?
Science (SNC4M) - Nutrition and food energy - the biological basis for health claims.
What does the science actually say?
Business (BEP2O) - User research - interview a specific target group.
What do people actually say is hard?
Computer Science (ICD2O) - Explore existing digital health products.
What's already been tried, and where does it fall short?
This week produces:
A validated barrier for a specific group.
Where each subject shows up
| Subject | In this challenge |
|---|---|
| Health for Life (PPZ3C) | Behaviour change and wellness |
| Science (SNC4M) | Nutrition and evaluating health claims |
| Business (BEP2O) | Value proposition and business model |
| Computer Science (ICD2O) | Building a working digital product |
Ends in…
A working-product demonstration and an investor-style pitch
Portfolio evidence
User research, a tested prototype, and a business model
Real credit
This challenge counts toward PPZ3C, SNC4M, BEP2O, and ICD2O - real Ontario high school credits, not just enrichment. This challenge includes Grade 12 Science (SNC4M) - Mosaic students who are ready move into upper-year credits while still in Grade 9 or 10.
Every challenge is built on Ontario Ministry-recognized courses delivered through TVO ILC on our schedule.
Build something that helps people live better - and earn the credit that proves you did the work.