IDENTIFY CONCERNS 

Students in our school district struggle with budgeting, identifying wants and needs, and savings.  

SET A GOAL

Our goal was to better educate students in Mason County about budgeting. We wanted to help students understand budgeting and prepare them for their future. 

FORM A PLAN (WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, HOW, COST, RESOURCES, AND EVALUATION) 

Who - Kamiya Downs, Emery Moore, Cayenne Cowan

What-Educate others on budgeting

When-October-February 

How-Using Emery’s film skills and Kamiya’s writing abilities we will work together to educate students through a video lesson

Cost-Free

Resources-Emery’s Camera, Kamiya’s room, Whiteboard, Outfits, Computer, 

Evaluation-After completing our video we now plan to implement it into our Financial Literacy classes and Family and Consumer Science classes. 

ACT 

Our first step was deciding the focus of our video, aiming to create something useful for both ourselves and a broader audience. After some brainstorming, we agreed that a lesson on the basics of budgeting would benefit other students at our school. To make the video fun and engaging, we chose a “Mean Girls”-inspired 2000s movie theme, believing it would resonate well with our target audience. The video shows two girls and their different views of how wants and needs fit into a budget. Once the script was complete, we planned the filming process, outlining shots and gathering props and supplies. On the scheduled day, we filmed and carefully edited the footage to ensure it was high-quality and impactful. Finally, we developed a website to present our lesson and share key information.

FOLLOW UP

In this step, we reflected upon each component of this project and took pride in a job well done.  Our video will now be used in classes that are learning about budgeting and saving money. We hope that it can be used as a fun tool that our peers can relate to.