Finance Forward

Check out this financial literacy club at Harvey Green Elementary School to educate young scholars! In this class, students will learn the basics of how to handle money wisely. They’ll explore important concepts like saving, spending, and making smart financial choices. We’ll also cover different ways people earn money and why it’s important to plan ahead for future needs and goals. These lessons will help students start thinking about how to use money responsibly in everyday life. Along with that, students will be introduced to helpful math skills used in real-world financial situations. This includes working with discounts, markups, taxes, and other money-related calculations. By the end of the class, students will have a basic foundation in financial literacy. They'll gain useful skills that will help them manage their own money and make confident choices now and in the future.

• Where: Harvey Green MUR & Library

• Who: 3rd to 5th graders

• When: Fridays 6pm-7pm (1/14 to 2/27)-6 classes

• 30 Students Max (PTA priority registration)

Registration form 

Parent Volunteer requirements 

All parents of enrolled students need to help volunteer to supervise in order to help these programs continue. Evening clubs like this one, we need help to make sure there is supervision for the outdoor bathroom use, to check that all kids are picked up & not walking out in the dark. Also any help the high school student may need during the club itself.

Club contact: financeforward.ca@gmail.com

📷 photo album (TBD)

What: Two topics will be taught in each class, and there will be a follow-up activity that reviews the topics learned.

    Week 1:

1) Purpose of Money: Understanding what money is and why we use it  2) Needs vs. Wants: Understand the difference between items we need and items we want.

   Week 2:

1) Earning money: Learning how people make money through work and services 2) Jobs and taxes: Understanding money earned and the basic concepts of taxes.

  Week 3:

1) Saving money: Understand saving money as a way to plan for the future  2) Budgeting: Learning to create budgets using income, savings and spending.

   Week 4:

1) Spending money smartly: Learning to compare prices and think before buying 2) Discounts and Coupons: Understanding how sales and discounts affect prices.

   Week 5:

1) What is health insurance, how does it work, and what are the different types? 2) How do healthcare systems, billing, laws, and new technologies shape access, cost, and quality of care?

   Week 6:

1) Review and Money Showcase: Reviewing key terms and topics learned in the classes 2) Money game show, which includes trivia and matching games