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Stock Market - Investing for Beginners - 5X a Week - Winter Camp (Ages 13-18)

In this 5 lesson course students will learn the fundamentals of how the stock market works, buys and selling shares of companies and how everyday events impacts the the stock market.
Apples2Zippers Learning Academy
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What's included

5 live meetings
3 hrs 45 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

In this 4 day Stock Market course , students will  work together to create and manage a virtual investment portfolio of real world stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. Students will be given $100,000 in virtual cash to begin investing / trading stocks.  Each student is responsible for researching and evaluating potential investments. Students will make decisions on whether to buy, sell, or hold the stocks, funds, and bonds in the portfolio they have created.
Please make sure you check the dates, some class are scheduled consecutive, while some schedule class do not run consecutive, they may have a couple days in between classes. 

Introduction: Why Should I Invest?
Students will learn the basics of investing, differentiating it from saving and trading. They will explore reasons for investing, such as outpacing inflation and building wealth through compounding. The lesson includes an interactive simulation where students make various investment decisions.

Technical and Fundamental Analysis of a Stock (Part 1)
This lesson focuses on understanding stock performance. Students will learn to read a stock quote, including key elements like the company name, ticker symbols, previous close, open price, bid, ask, day's range, 52-week range, volume, and average volume. They will also explore market vocabulary, historical chart reading, and current events affecting stock prices.

Technical and Fundamental Analysis of a Stock (Part 2)
Continuing from the previous lesson, students will delve deeper into stock performance analysis. They will learn about market cap, beta, PE ratio, EPS, earnings date, forward dividend & yield, and ex-dividend date. Discussions will cover factors causing stock price changes, market vocabulary, historical chart reading, and current events impacting the stock market.

Portfolio Diversification
Students will learn the importance of portfolio diversification and understanding risk. The lesson includes evaluating their trading performance, market vocabulary, historical chart reading, and current events affecting stock prices. Students will present their portfolio performance to the class.

Stock Market Strategy
In the final lesson, students will evaluate their portfolio diversification and trading strategies. They will review market vocabulary, historical chart reading, and current events impacting stock prices. Students will present their overall stock performance and strategic decisions during the game to the class.

C L A S S R O O M   E N V I R O N M E N T

The class is designed to be a stress-free, fun, and interactive learning environment that accommodates different learning styles and abilities. Each lesson includes a mix of discussions, hands-on activities, and presentations to ensure an engaging and comprehensive learning experience.

T E A C H I N G  M E T H O D S 
    ◾  Slide Presentations: Visual aids to explain concepts and strategies.
    ◾  Interactive Games: Engaging activities to reinforce learning.
    ◾  Discussions: Guided discussions for question and answer sessions.
    ◾  Hands-On Activities: Practical exercises to apply learning.

S T U D E N T   I N T E R A C T I O N 
Students will have the opportunity to interact and discuss with other classmates during weekly discussions. Each lesson involves engaging students in classroom discussion questions, and I will discuss these questions during class sessions.

P R E R E Q U I S I T E S 
This is a beginner course, no prior knowledge or experience is needed to join this course.


This course is designed to provide students with a foundational understanding of the stock market, practical experience in managing investments, and the ability to make informed financial decisions.

NOTE TO PARENTS:  Please note the minimum number of students required for this course.  If the minimum number of students has not been reached, students may be transferred or refunded.  Parents / Students will receive a message.  Please check your email for Outschool messages, this includes Inbox, promotions, and spam folders.
Learning Goals
Understand the Basics of the Stock Market
Set Up and Manage a Virtual Investment Portfolio
learning goal

Other Details

Parental Guidance
Please be prepared to help your learner set up their device before class starts so learners can see and toggle between the Zoom window and their web browser during class. Learners will receive username and password to their virtual stock market simulation trading challenge, where they will practice buy and selling real time stocks with virtual 100K cash.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
Students will use Market Watch for stock simulation.
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Arkansas Teaching Certificate in Secondary Education
Ms. Adamson Ed.S. - Certified Teacher
Master's Degree in Education from Arkansas State University
Ms. Adamson Ed.S. - Certified Teacher
Master's Degree in Education from Arkansas State University
Ms. Adamson Ed.S. - Certified Teacher
Bachelor's Degree in Science from Arkansas State University
Ms. Adamson Ed.S. - Certified Teacher
I am licensed and certified educator in Business Technology & Business Education, Special Education Instructional Specialist, Family & Consumer Sciences, and a graduate of the Career and Technical Education Leadership Academy and ESL Instructor and certifications in TEFL/TESL/TESOL. .  I am also an entrepreneur, small business owner, W!SE Financial Literacy Instructor, Serv-Safe Instructor, and I hold a Master's Degree in Education and a Bachelor's Degree in Radiology Health Management.   I am an advocate of Career and Technical Education (CTE), life skill classes that are designed to provide students the knowledge and skills necessary for everyday living.

As a state licensed Business Education Instructor and attendee of the New York Stock Exchange Teacher Education Program, I am excited to share my knowledge of how the stock market works for beginners.  I spent a week with extensive interaction on the NYSE trading floor.  My stock market game past participants earned 1st place in the state stock market game simulations with the highest percentage of profits competing against over 1200 teams. 

All of Apples2Zippers Learning Academy teachers are licensed, certified educators. 

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$115

for 5 classes
5x per week, 1 week
45 min

Completed by 36 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
3-10 learners per class

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