Okanagan College's CANSave project teaches financial skills to local elementary students
Elementary school students in Kelowna have been getting an early education in financial literacy thanks to an innovative curriculum integration program developed by Enactus Okanagan College students in partnership with Valley First.
In January a group of five College students, under the direction of Okanagan College School of Business Professor Devin Rubadeau, began sharing their knowledge and passion for financial literacy with two Grade 3 classes at AS Matheson Elementary. Over a five-week period, the College students created a simulated economy within the classroom to teach the children the values of needs vs. wants, saving for the future, and the importance of giving back
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