Programs for Secondary Students....
EntrePrep Summer Institute
Students who participated in the 2011 EntrePrep Summer Institute at the University of Delaware applied what they learned by operating their own Business-for-a-Day. Their creative entrepreneurial ventures were set-up in various locations throughout Newark.
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Personal Finance Challenge
The Personal Finance Challenge is an exciting contest for high school students taking the Keys or Economics and Finance course that tests their knowledge of personal finance topics. Students compete in teams of four. Eight teams of high school students participated in the 2011 Personal Finance Challenge with the Cab Calloway team willing the Delaware title and representing the State at the National Personal Finance Challenge in St. Louis on May 16.
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Stock Market Game
The Stock Market Game (SMG) is a 10-week program designed to introduce students to the global economy and the world of finance and investing. Teams of 1-6 students maintain a portfolio of $100,000 on the Internet and vie for divisional awards. The SMG has 3 levels of competition including one for grades 7 and 8 and another for grades 9 through 12. In Delaware, the SMG is offered exclusively by the Center for Economic Education & Entrepreneurship at the University of Delaware. This high-interest game provides an exciting way to learn about economics and the stock market. Teachers report that the program has tremendous motivational value and is a unique way to introduce young people to free market economic systems.
Money Rules Summit
This year's Money Rules Summit was attended by 176 high school juniors and seniors from 19 high schools. Students worked with volunteers from Discover Bank, State Farm, and the State Treasurer's Office to learn about spending, saving, setting goals, budgeting and credit. This program was offered in partnership with the Delaware Financial Literacy Institute.