Indiana Elementary Students Sought For Financial Literacy Program
Inside INdiana Business Report
4/7/2006 1:16:22 PM
The JPMorgan Chase Foundation and the Money Savvy Generation Foundation is looking for 75 second- and third-grade classes in Indiana to participate in the Money Savvy Kids Basic Personal Finance Curriculum.
teachers with age-appropriate materials to integrate financial literacy instruction into the classroom. The workshops will be presented during the 2006 Indiana Financial Literacy Conference April 10 in Indianapolis.
Source: Inside INdiana Business
Press Release
INDIANAPOLIS-- April 7, 2006 --The JPMorgan Chase Foundation and the Money Savvy Generation Foundation will recruit 75 second- and third-grade classes in Indiana to take part in the Money Savvy Kids Basic Personal Finance Curriculum.
The 75 classes will be recruited during the 2006 Indiana Financial Literacy Conference April 10 in Indianapolis. This conference, presented by Networks Financial Institute (NFI), helps elementary school teachers explore how easily financial literacy instruction can be integrated into the classroom.
Money Savvy Kids, made possible by a grant from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, is designed to teach responsible money management with age-appropriate instructional materials, features the interactive, four-chambered Money Savvy Pig(R) piggy bank.
"At Chase, we understand that to make a difference we need to teach our very youngest children about money," said Dennis L. Bassett, CEO of Chase in Indiana. "Learning about how to manage money should happen early in students' lives, so they aren't overwhelmed as they become adults. It is better to teach good financial habits now, rather than trying to correct poor money habits later in life."
"This type of education empowers children to take control of their financial lives and, in turn, their futures," said Susan Beacham, Founder and CEO of Money Savvy Generation.
Three workshops, sponsored by Chase, will be offered during the Indiana Financial Literacy Conference to introduce teachers to the curriculum and the pre- and post-instructional assessment module.
The JPMorgan Foundation selected the Money Savvy Kids curriculum because of its best-in-class reputation. Extensive third-party research shows that the curriculum has changed children's attitudes and behavior about money management regardless of where they live and their ethnic or socio-economic background.
Source: JP Morgan Chase
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