Programs for Secondary Students....
Economics Challenge
The Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship at the University of Delaware partners with the Delaware Council for Economic Education to hold an economics competition for students in grades 11 and 12. The Delaware competition is part of the National Economics Challenge (NEC), a nationwide competition sponsored by the National Council on Economic Education and the Goldman Sachs Foundation.
Students work in teams and individually on questions in micro, macro, and international economics and current events. Designed to promote student interest and achievement in economics, the NEC offers two levels of competition: 1) Adam Smith Division for students who have taken one semester of economics or are currently enrolled in an Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), honors, college-level, or two-semester course and 2) David Ricardo Division for students currently enrolled in a one-semester (or shorter) economics course or course such as social studies, business, finance, family and consumer science or math that includes economic concepts. Email for additional information.
Keys to Financial Success
Keys to Financial Success: An Introduction to Personal Finance course was developed through a partnership between the Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship, the Delaware Bankers Association, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, and Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Maryland and Delaware. During this course, students have an opportunity to learn how money makes the world go around and how they can have a smoother, happier ride if they know how to set goals for themselves, make realistic choices about their resources, and manage their income. They learn how to set goals and make decisions, how to assess and research career choices, how to access banking and other financial services, how much credit is too much credit, what saving and investing means for their lives, how to shop for what they want at the least cost, and what risk protection is available to prevent financial loss. Understanding these topics can help maximize their satisfaction and provide a head start in the adult world.
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.
Treasurer's Summit
During the last quarter of 2007, Delaware’s Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship partnered with the Delaware Financial Literacy Institute, Discover, State Farm, and Bank of America to host the 3rd annual Treasurer’s Summit. Held in Dover, 22 Delaware high schools sent 213 high school juniors and 30+ teachers to a one day financial literacy program. Organized around Money Rules: Learn more, earn more, set goals, pay yourself first, spend wisely, and save early and often, interactive table activities were led by volunteers from the financial services industry. Many students expressed amazement and relief to have the information needed to make better financial decisions.