Walnut Grove Coop has joined services with Junior Achievement of Delaware to offer Financial Literacy for high school students. This course can support a full credit in Consumer Science/Math.
The program equips high school students with foundational personal finance skills. These skills include
- how to earn and save money
- manage money by being a wise consumer and creating and using a budget
- manage bank accounts, investments, and credit
- assess risks and use insurance
- address financial problems like identity theft and debt
Additionally, the group will learn about the benefits and challenges of investing in the stock market as part of a broader, long-term investment strategy and the risks and rewards of trading. The program includes an optional site-based JA Stock Market Challenge competition.