Walnut Grove Coop offers a weekly class for Fall and Spring to teach financial literacy. This course is a full high school credit in Consumer Science/Math or can be credited as an elective. Students will be added to a Google Classroom and will have homework. Students will be offered a Chromebook while on campus, but will need access to a computer at home.
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 as part of a broader, long-term investment strategy, along with the risks and rewards of trading.
