Students find creative ways to teach young kids power of savings

Submitted by Wendy Mills

FBLA has several competitive events to choose from, one of which is the American Enterprise chapter project. The purpose of this project is to help the local community with financial predicaments. This year, Bridgette Galve, Frankie Concialdi and Evelyn Barrios took up this challenge with a mission to teach young students the importance and power of saving. This team taught financial lessons throughout the community, starting with elementary students and working their way up toward adults.

In the beginning, they had difficulty with coming up with a perfect plan to keep third graders entertained on the topic, but they were able to come up with fun activities third graders could enjoy while learning to save.

They have plans for the future to expand their project to the public library. They plan on inviting a financial adviser for the parents and they plan on teaching the students themselves. They hope to get families on board with their project and learn about the power of savings.

The American Enterprise Team met with the Best Buddies Club at Wauconda High School and gave a short introduction on saving. They gathered Mason jars, which the students decorated to encourage saving. They proceeded by having the students play online games where they were assisted by the team and their buddies.

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