The brass|STUDENT PROGRAM is a fun way to educate high school students about the importance of money and how it impacts their lives and how credit unions can be an important part of their future by providing key financial services. The brass|STUDENT PROGRAM provides quality educational resources to New York State high schools for general and financial education, while increasing awareness of New York credit unions and the critical role they play in the financial well being of their members and the communities they serve. Participating New York State credit unions, in collaboration with brass|MEDIA Inc., the New York Credit Union Foundation, the Credit Union Association of New York, the New York State Education Department, and the Business Teachers’ Association of New York State, support the program.
Credit unions, as major financial services providers in New York, have a tremendous opportunity, through their continued funding of the brass|STUDENT PROGRAM, to help New York State’s young people become financially literate and understand important financial concepts related to earning, spending, saving, and investing money.
Click here to participate and become a sponsor of this outstanding program, and help high schools in your community.
Click here to view a listing of NYS credit unions that are currently participating as sponsors.
Credit Unions for CollegeAn online database of scholarships, called Credit Unions for College, enables students to locate credit union-sponsored scholarships by geographic region. To access the Credit Unions for College Web site and add your credit union’s scholarship information to the database, follow the instructions below. It is easy to do and a great way to introduce high school students to your credit union.
Instructions:
- Visit http://sp.brassmagazine.com/sponsors to log in to the Sponsor Resource Center
- Click on “Log-In” to set–up your account
- After you have set-up your account, click on the “Add Scholarship” menu choice and follow the instructions to add your scholarship information
- If you have any questions about the database, please contact studentprogram@brassmedia.com
What Do Educators Think About the brass|STUDENT PROGRAM?
In a 2008 survey (link to survey pdf) that brass|MEDIA Inc. conducted among the 1069 New York State high schools that receive brass|MAGAZINE, some of the great things teachers said about the student magazine include:
- “Articles are easy to read and relevant to students.”
- “The kids really relate to the topics being covered…it presents the material in a manner that seems less threatening than a traditional textbook.”
- [What I like most]…”That our credit union is generous enough to provide it for free.”
Also, 88% of the teachers are interested in having a sponsor representative speak to their classroom. Click here to view the complete results of the 2008 brass|STUDENT PROGRAM Educator Survey.
