Dollars with Sense
Encourage students to make sense of their dollars and cents. Start by demonstrating how they can financially manage changes in career and life directions. Dollars with Sense gives junior high school students personal money management skills and challenges them to apply these concepts in their own life, starting now!
Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees
From the origins of trade to the ins and outs of investing, Dollars with Sense provides students with the experience they need to make better economic decisions. Students play an investment strategies game to learn about effective spending and how to avoid credit and debt pitfalls. The best return on investment is smarter financial growth.
Link future goals and success to proactive financial planning Explore ways of investing to suit personal goals and needs Discover the advantages and risks of different investments Understand the tools and options available for better decisions
Your Junior Achievement Experience
Like other Junior Achievement programs, Dollars with Sense is curriculum-linked, student centred and skills focused. It can be delivered by a qualified business volunteer as 4 or 5 one-hour lessons, at no cost to schools or groups.
Students Achieve:
Knowledge and awareness of financial planning techniques
Financial literacy, numeracy and improved personal management
Boost in self confidence and the ability to make wise investment choices
