In the Montessori Middle School, enterprise is not a simulation, it is real work with real stakes. Through student-run businesses like StarCrafts and StarScents, our adolescents step into the rhythms of adult work: planning, producing, collaborating, making mistakes, and learning from them. Guided by Maria Montessori’s vision, these enterprises invite students to discover their strengths, practise craftsmanship, and experience the meaning of contribution by creating something tangible, offering it to the world, and reflecting on how to do better next time.