The National Endowment for Financial Education® (NEFE®) offers the award-winning High School Financial Planning Program® (HSFPP), a free and flexible curriculum that has been proven to change students’ knowledge, actions and self-confidence about managing their money.
Money & Me is a hands-on experience that teaches teenagers the basics of money and how to make it work for them. The program covers budgeting, credit advantages and pitfalls, savings and checking accounts, how to save for a big purchase and investing for the future.
The brass|Student Program provides high schools with access to brass|Magazine, a personal finance publication written by young adults that delivers relevant content for classroom discussions and activities. The program also includes online resource centers for teachers and students, and the Credit Unions for College scholarship database.

LifeSmarts…the Ultimate Consumer Challenge is a game show style competition for teenagers designed to better prepare them as responsible consumers in today’s dynamic marketplace. Questions cover personal finance, consumer rights and responsibilities, health and safety, technology and the environment.

Biz Kid$ is a fun, 30-minute PBS television series for kids about making and managing money. It highlights young entrepreneurs who have turned hobbies into successful businesses, raised funds for good causes and much more.

The Kid’s Cash Kit & Caboodle includes practical, hands-on tools to teach children and their families the basics of money management using the concepts of saving, spending and sharing.

Who Are You? Identity Thieves Really Want to Know! is an educational program that utilizes marketing materials, train-the-trainer workshops and instructive sessions to help credit unions and community organizations inform their members about the dangers of identity theft.

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bizKID$Do You Want to Learn How to Make and Manage Money?

If you do, you need to watch a new TV program—bizKID$—which features young people who have started businesses and are making money.  bizKID$ will also teach you how to manage (spend, save, and invest) your money. 

bizKID$ is a fun show that has exciting stories, comedy sketches, kooky characters, animation, and hip music.

Let’s Take a Closer Look at the Show

bizKID$ is about…

  • Making money (beginning a business)
  • Managing your money (spending, saving, and investing)
  • Sharing money (giving to others)

bizKID$Each 30-minute program features stories about youth entrepreneurs (a person who starts a business is called an entrepreneur) and helps you understand the importance of budgeting, saving, and helping others. The program is shown on various PBS stations across New York and the United States.

There is also a bizKID$ Web site you can use to learn more about making and managing money. bizKID$ is a great program for your teachers and parents to use to help you learn about financial education—so be sure to tell them about bizKID$.

The bizKID$ Web Site

A website which supports the TV show, contains the following FREE resources:

  • Video highlights (provides a synopsis and video segments for each episode)
  • A blog with news, resources, and stories for kids
  • A What’s In The Vault? monthly online newsletter that contains
    • Ideas you can use to start a business
    • Hints to help you earn money
    • Tips for making your money grow
    • Fun biz trivia
    • Chances for you to win great prizes
  • A Be on TV section (if you have started a business or have implemented a community service project, you can submit an application to appear on a future TV show—and be a STAR)

bizKID$ Entrerpreneurs

bizKID$ searchs across the country for stories of young entrepreneurs. Several profiles are included in every episode. Click here to read about several of the young entrepreneurs

Additional Resources

New York State credit unions are outstanding financial education resources for teachers, and are willing to provide materials and also visit classrooms to discuss various financial education topics. Click here to learn more about credit unions and locate a credit union in your area.

In addition to the bizKID$ program and materials, some other resources for teachers include the Jump$tart Coalition Web site, the Junior Achievement (JA) Worldwide Web site, and the U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission My Money for Kids Web site.

The New York Credit Union Foundation (NYCUF) has also assembled a listing of various financial literacy Internet resources.

 

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