This is Life: An Introduction to Financial Responsibility – Wednesday- Grades 7 (mature) – 12 – Spring 2024 – 10 Weeks
Wednesday, March 27 2024 @ 3:00PM – Wednesday, June 26 2024 @ 4:30PM EDT
Instructor:
Eva Goldstein – MeolaInstructor Email:
eva@opententacademy.comGrade/Level:
7 – 12Day of Week:
WednesdayClass Times:
3:00PM – 4:30PM (ET)Terms/Semesters:
Spring 2024
Financial Literacy is a skill that is imperative for success in life but is seldom taught/included in school curriculum. It is one of the most important things a child can learn to prepare him/her for the future. Understanding how money works, why it is important to save early, and how to avoid huge financial disasters is incredibly important.
In this course, which is taught in “game format” students will face real-life scenarios and have the opportunity to make decisions immersing themselves in an experience where they learn everything related to personal finance.
Each child will choose a “random” career (from choices) and be assigned a corresponding first year income for said career. Additionally, they will have matching student loan payments based on their career. They will also choose where they want to live.
Then, each week, we will highlight a topic, exploring information and allowing them to make personal decisions about their “real life.” They will keep track of their budget, bills, and expenses and see how they do at the end of the ten weeks. Will they be able to cover everything with their monthly salary OR will they run out of money?
Students will encounter actual financial situations that “pop up” in real life and decide how to navigate through these.
Most adults, including myself, wish they had learned about managing their money in school and this class aims to do that. I’m excited to add this interactive, transformation tool to OTA so that students can reap the benefits of a more financially literature future!
NOTE TO PARENTS: This is an interactive class with guidance from the instructor. Students will have the opportunity to interact, discuss, and socialize while learning to become financially responsible with their choices.
NOTE: This class must reach the minimum of five students by March 5, 2024 to run. If we do not reach this minimum, parents will be notified via email.
Excellent class with clear and detailed guidance
I believe my rising 7th grader has greatly benefited from taking the summer Powerful Paragraphs class from Eva. There were precise and detailed instructions on brainstorming, constructing varied and expressive sentences, and usage of transitional phrases, all in the context of the different writing structures they studied each week. The weekly reviews of past lessons and the incremental addition of new stylistic techniques were great reinforcement for the concepts being thoughts. It was also useful to have the numerous sample writings provided for reference with each lesson. Through out the class, they kids had a growing list of “banned” words to encourage them to choose more expressive and nuanced alternatives (started with one or two and grew to maybe ~15). Overall, a great class for my child who is still in the early stages of honing his essay writing skills.
Unsung Heroes
My daughter loved learning about “unsung heroes” of the Civil Rights Movement: individuals who deserve recognition, but receive little in the history books. Ms. Eva ties in historical background information extremely well to the book to help understand the bigger picture to further appreciate Claudette Colvin’s courage.
10 out of 10!
My son just finished ESSAY INTENSIVE, a 10-week course focusing on Critique Writing, Expository Essays, Persuasive Essays, Compare/Contrast Essays and Narrative Essays.
I really appreciate what you have accomplished in the course of 10 weeks!
What a change I saw in my son’s writing.
He would never admit it, but I think that he even likes writing a little now that he understands how to write!
As with our original OTA class, this experience has been incredible!
Forget 5 Stars – it is a 10 out of 10 in my book.
Eva’s Literature Classes are Amazing!
All of Eva’s Literature Classes are amazing.
My daughter MOST RECENTLY loved learning about “unsung heroes” of the Civil Rights Movement: individuals who deserve recognition, but receive little in the history books. Ms. Eva ties in historical background information extremely well to the book to help understand the bigger picture to further appreciate Claudette Colvin’s courage.
She has taken HIDDEN FIGURES, TWICE TOWARDS JUSTICE, AMERICAN GIRLS, WONDER, FISH IN A TREE, TO HOPE AND BACK and REFUGEE with Eva.
Each class was better than the one before!
Do not miss out on Eva’s literature classes!
This class should be mandatory!
I signed up my 8th grader for this class because I wanted him to start thinking about his future.
What I didn’t expect is him initiating meaningful discussions about our cost of living inflation, budgeting, work-life balance etc.
My son will be attending a college prep high school this fall and has already told me he won’t “going to be an idiot who blows over $100 a month on lattes at the cafeteria”.
I am so thankful for this class.
It really got my son thinking about the future.
