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This course is often referred to as the "most important" class because of the curriculum that we teach and how it relates to real life; life after high school. In this class, students will learn about:
finding their passions and how these, oftentimes, can lead to career choices
choosing a college, alternatives to college, GAP year, etc.
paying for college
choosing a career, applying for a job, resume writing, interviewing, etc.
choosing and managing savings and checking accounts at either a bank or credit union
budgeting money
researching and choosing a credit card
investing
various types of insurance
To learn more about why this class is so important and what is covered, view this video that was created by NextGen Personal Finance, a non-profit organization that has partnered "with teachers by sharing timely and relevant curricular resources, providing effective professional development, and advocating to increase access to financial education. "
- Colleges, Careers, and Finances (year-long course)
One semester will be devoted to helping students identify their strengths, interests, and goals and exploring various careers, colleges, and post-secondary alternatives.
One semester will be devoted to personal finance, such as choosing a bank, saving and checking accounts, a credit card, an auto insurance plan, investments, and how to budget their finances.
This course does offer optional ECC credit that can be transferred to any SUNY school. To learn more about earning college credit for this course, click here.
All assignments for this class will be posted in Google Classroom.
Our remote learning expectations are in the below image.
Please read over the expectations to ensure that your student is joining the Google meet for their class during their scheduled class time on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
They can also join the google meet during their scheduled class time on Wednesday if they need extra help or have questions.
Lastly, to keep up-to-date with class announcements, reminders, and assignments using Remind.
Refer to the bottom image on how to join Remind
Colleges Careers and Finances & ECC (4).pdfVideo Class Expectations.pdfJoin Remind to keep up to date with class announcements, assignments, etc. for class
Join Remind to keep up to date with class announcements, assignments, etc. for class
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