What is it?
brass|MAGAZINE is a lifestyle magazine about life and money written entirely for young adults by young adults and teaches your child, through interesting articles, how to make, manage, and multiply money. Supporting credit unions in New York State have made it possible for classroom sets of the brass|MAGAZINE Student Edition to arrive in public high schools about the middle of the month in February, August, and November. Since schools are not is session during the summer, the May issue is available online.
Each public high school in the state receives a classroom set equal to 10% of their junior and senior student enrollment (e.g., if there are 500 juniors and seniors combined, the school will receive 50 copies). If your child has not seen the magazine in school, be sure to have him/her ask the principal and teachers where he/she can see a copy.
The material in the magazine can be integrated with two other great programs for learning about life and financial concepts—the NEFE® High School Financial Planning Program® (HSFPP) and the LifeSmarts program. Be sure to take a look at these two programs, tell your child about them, and have your child tell his/her classroom teachers about them.
Does Your Child Like to Write?
brass welcomes your child’s ideas (remember—the magazine is written entirely by young adults) and encourages him/her to write and submit articles. Have your child go online to http://www.brassmagazine.com — Writers Wanted. Also, brass would like to showcase how your child’s classes are using brass in a new magazine feature—brass in Class. Please have your child tell his/her teachers about this and submit their photos and stories to studentprogram@brassmagazine.com. brass looks forward to working in partnership with your child and other students, their teachers, your local credit union(s), and your community.
What Do Teachers Think?In a 2008 survey 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.”
Click here to view the complete results of the 2008 brass|STUDENT PROGRAM Educator Survey.
