Financial Literacy Fundamentals Camp

Course content: Students will learn how to Budget, Save, and Spend. 

Course Learning Outcomes: Financial literacy, Financial planning, and Financial well-being.

Week 1. Dates: 07/1, 07/3. How to be Financially Responsible. Learn the fundamentals of budgeting using online auxiliary aids and practice worksheets from the third-party tools (Practicalmoneyskills.com, Nearpod, Kahoot, and YouTube). Please see the requirements for the tools under "Learn Supply List" for more details.

Week 2. Dates: 07/8, 07/10. Budget. Learn how to develop healthy spending habits using online auxiliary aids and practice worksheets from the third party-party tools (Practicalmoneyskills.com, Nearpod, Kahoot, and YouTube). Please see the requirements for the tools under "Learner Supply List" for more details.

Week 3.  Dates: 07/15, 07/17. Spending. Learn different methods of savings using online auxiliary aids and practice worksheets from the third party-party tools (Practicalmoneyskills.com, Nearpod, Kahoot, and YouTube). Please see the requirements for the tools under "Learner Supply List" for more details.

Accommodations: If you need special accommodations, i.e. your native language isn't English or other special needs, all arrangements must be done at least 2 weeks in advance prior to the beginning of the course. *The instructor knows American Sign Language, beginner level Spanish conversation and composition. If other languages (E.g. French, Italian, Asian, Eastern languages) are present, the instructor has beginner skill level in written (not conversation) French and Italian, but has no experience with other uses of languages*

Classroom Expectations: 

1. Come to class prepared, on time, and respectful of your peers and the instructor. In the instance the instructor arrives to class more than 3 minutes late related or unrelated to an emergency, the instructor will send an email to parents that class will is either running late or will be rescheduled. 

2. Temperature check: The instructor will check in with each student to ensure technical and non-technical issues are suitable for class. 

Technical rules: 1) Roll call and introduction activity. 2) The instructor will use the Zoom annotation tool during lecture, if applicable. During this time, the participant annotation feature will be disabled, if applicable. At the discretion of the instructor, the student will be able to use the annotation tool, if applicable. 3) Chat feature: The chat feature will be used for questions and answers. If you have a specific question, you can privately message the instructor. 4) If you experience wifi connectivity issues during class, please send a message in the chat. 5) Classroom features: The student will be asked to have their video on during the entire time of class. However, the instructor is understanding if the learner isn't able to do so for technical reasons or special educational needs. Use the raise hand feature in the "reactions" feature on Zoom, if applicable. The instructor will call on the student and unmute the student to share. In the instance the instructor overlooks the student that uses the raise hand feature, then it is okay for the student to send a message in the chat. 

Non-technical rules: 1) No tolerance of cyberbullying in class. 2) If the student comes to class unprepared and/or inattentive, the instructor will first send a private message via chat feature to the student. 3) If the student(s) declines to respond or engage in class, the instructor will use an electronic behavioral, social, and emotional spinner to re-claim order in the course and try to get the student(s) back on track. 4) At the conclusion of the course, the instructor will follow up with the student to inquire about non-participation. In some cases, if the student refuses to do any of the above, the instructor will remove the student from the course and follow up with the students' parents.

1. Class introductions: All participants will enter the virtual classroom with their video on, with the mute feature enabled, in order to confirm who is present based on the roster of registered participants. 

2. Ice-breaker/warm-up activity: Each participant will share 3 things about themselves: 2 truths, 1 lie. Once the lecture begins, all students will be muted.

3. Course procedures: Lecture, questions, answers, use of auxiliary aids (e.g. annotation tool, PowerPoint presentations, online videos, images, and live presenting), break-out room sessions for class activity, share-time (e.g. individual and/or group), then close with final thoughts, questions, and discussions. 

4. Financial Literacy instruction: The instructor will explain the lesson concepts in varied visual formats: PowerPoint, along with supplemental online platforms/auxiliary aids. There will be a short mindfulness activity; and discussion questions/answers throughout the course.

5. Financial Literacy Activities. Financial decision making activities related to budgeting, spending, and savings. Activities will involve electronic versions of worksheets, informal quizzes, and discussions that require problem-solving and critical thinking skills relative to budgeting, spending, and saving.

6. Wrap-up: Review the objective of the course in connection with any final questions, comments, and/or discussion related to current financial literacy practices.

Prior experience and/or knowledge is not required from the learner, but welcomed.
 
*Changes to course content is at the discretion of the instructor.