Year 9 - Financial Literacy
Jan Millar
This module is designed to develop students’ financial literacy skills as well as give them a broad understanding of economic issues.
Content:
The history of money
Income / taxation
Decision making
Budgeting
Impulse buying
Saving / Kiwisaver
Borrowing, credit and interest.
Skills
This module is designed to develop students’ financial literacy skills as well as give them a broad understanding of economic issues.
The course introduces students to topics and skills which they can use throughout their lives in a fun and hands on way.
They are “paid” to attend class and are given opportunities to increase their earnings during the course, while being subjected to a tax regime also.
At the completion of the course they are able to spend their earnings at an auction.
Course Contribution
Activities resources $3
Enquiries To: Mrs Sherry
