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Year 10
WHAKATAUKI:
Mā te kimi ka kite, mā te kite ka mōhio, mā te mōhio ka mārama - Seek and discover, discover and know, know and become enlightened! / Through seeking you will find; Through finding, you will know; Through knowing, you will understand.
KAUPAPA:
To prepare students for their financial lives as they grow older - focusing on key financial ideas that they may not understand or have encountered.
Enhance contextual numeracy and literacy skills - applying mathematics to real-world contexts, and understanding vocabulary related to the financial world.
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course content
This course introduces students to aspects of personal financial literacy and enterprise. Students will learn the fundamentals of personal finances, ranging from payslips and bank accounts to taxes and Kiwisaver.
Students will also focus on business aspects like product design and marketing, managing profit/loss, setting goals, and managing risk.
Students will complete a number of practical/project based tasks in groups including: developing a product to solve a problem, marketing a product and the finances associated with running a small enterprise.
Students can extend this project further and enter the nationwide Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) competition in Year 12.
COSTS:
Financial Literacy Software (Banqer) - $25 per student
FUTURE STUDIES / CAREER OPTIONS:
Key skills from this subject could potentially lead them to further study in Economics, Accounting and/or Agri-business.
PATHWAYS @ JMC:
Year 10 Financial Literacy
NCEA: Year 11 Commerce
NCEA: Year 12 Economics and/or NCEA: Year 12 Accounting and/or NCEA: Year 12 Agri-business
IBDP: Year 12 Economics
NCEA: Year 13 Economics and/or NCEA: Year 13 Accounting and/or NCEA: Year 13 Agri-business
IBDP: Year 13 Economics
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