HOW
CAN WE HELP
OUR CHILDREN ACHIEVE THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL?
We
try to give them every advantage – from the best
schools and safe, loving homes to ideas and experiences
that challenge their potential and reinforce their self-confidence.
Teaching them important life skills is another critical
component
of helping our children assume responsibility for themselves
as they mature. We believe that among the most important
life skills young adults can acquire are the basic skills
to help them manage their money wisely and achieve a lifetime
of personal financial responsibility. Learning how to save
money, spend it, and share it wisely – and avoid
common pitfalls of debt, unnecessary costs, and poor planning – are
critical skills that each of us benefits from having.
MONEY MATTERS
FOR KIDS answers
the question asked by so many adults, "Why didn’t someone teach me these things
when I was in school?” Our program educates and empowers
young adults by giving them understandable, actionable
information they can use to appreciate and develop responsible
financial
habits.
Drawing
on effective, time-tested teaching techniques that emphasize
student participation and conversational
informality, MONEY
MATTERS
FOR KIDS offers
small, informal, interactive in-school seminars led
by a financial education expert
that provide the relaxed, comfortable environment in
which students
can learn how to take control of their present and
future financial well-being.
The
sequence of recommended seminars has been carefully developed
to maximize each student’s understanding and implementation
of basic financial knowledge through discussions and
explanation of relevant Concepts, Tools, and commonly used
Financial
Terms. Each seminar is tailored specifically to the
unique needs and comprehension levels of its students. The
content
of our program is not designed to offer investment
advice, nor is it’s goal to acquire any assets to manage.
We are educators, not money managers.
Please
contact us if you would like to learn more about the MONEY MATTERS
FOR KIDS educational
seminar program. Your
child’s school may already participate in the
program. And if it doesn’t, now is a good time
for us to introduce the program to it. |
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| SINGLE-SEMESTER PROGRAM |
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For
Seminar Groups of 16-18 Students |
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Three
1.5-hour seminars in either semester |
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Discussions
in interactive seminars focus on practical information and financial
concepts; include examples, “how-to” exercises, and
printed take-away materials; give students easy-to-use tools and
techniques to implement sound financial habits. A Glossary of commonly
used terms is developed to build financial literacy. |
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Mid-term
seminar reviews and expands concepts, techniques, and Glossary;
includes team project selection, review of research and problem
solving strategies. |
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Closing
seminar reviews concepts, techniques, and Glossary; includes student
team presentations, class review and assessment. |
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Within
a week following each seminar, each student receives a "Seminar
Summary" that details the topics and specific points discussed
during the seminar. The Seminar Summary also includes "Additional
Resources" students can use to explore subjects of particular
interest to them.
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| TWO-SEMESTER PROGRAM |
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For
Seminar Groups of 16-18 Students |
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Two
1.5-hour seminars in fall semester, followed by two 1.5-hour seminars
in spring semester. |
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Fall
semester interactive seminar discussions focus on practical information
and financial concepts; include examples, "how-to" exercises,
and printed take-away materials; give students easy-to-use tools
and techniques to implement sound financial habits. A Glossary
of commonly used terms is developed to build financial literacy. |
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Spring
seminar interactive seminar discussions review and expand concepts,
techniques, and Glossary; include team project selection, review
of research and problem solving strategies. |
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Closing
seminar includes student presentations, class review and assessment. |
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Within
a week following each seminar, each student receives a “Seminar
Summary” that details the topics and specific points discussed
during the seminar. The Seminar Summary also includes “Additional
Resources” students can use to explore subjects of particular
interest to them.
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| SEMINAR CONTENT
2006-2007 |
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Please
contact us for a detailed description of MONEY MATTERS
FOR KIDS seminar
content. We will be happy to send you a detailed outline by email.
Do remember that MONEY MATTERS
FOR KIDS seminars
are always conversations among students and our financial education
expert. Students are never read to – they are active and
involved participants. And the specific subjects covered, the
examples used, the problems posed and the solutions offered are
geared to
the unique needs of the students in each seminar.The following
are general topics covered in our seminar program: |
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THE MEANING OF MONEY |
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WHAT DOES YOUR LIFESTYLE REALLY COST? |
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BASIC FINANCIAL CONCEPTS YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND |
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BANKING BASICS |
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UNDERSTANDING THE COST
OF CREDIT... AND HOW TO: |
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YOU'RE GETTING READY FOR COLLEGE |
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BUMPS ALONG THE WAY |
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ELEPHANTS IN THE ROOM |
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ADVANCED SEMINAR:
INVESTING YOUR MONEY-
BASIC CONCEPTS |
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DEFINITIONS OF COMMONLY USED FINANCIAL TERMS |
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We
look forward to hearing from you and are eager to answer any
of your questions. Click here to
contact us. |
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FOR KIDS
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