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This is Life – Six Session Course in May 2022 – Grades 8 (mature) – 12

Monday, May 9 2022 @ 3:00PM Friday, June 3 2022 @ 4:30PM EDT


Instructor:

Eva Goldstein-Meola

Instructor Email:

eva@opententacademy.com

Grade/Level:

8 – 12

Day of Week:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday

Class Times:

3:00PM – 4:30PM (ET)

Terms/Semesters:

Spring 2022

Details

Start:
Monday, May 9 2022 @ 3:00PM EDT
End:
Friday, June 3 2022 @ 4:30PM EDT
Cost:
$150.00
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Organizer

Virtual (Jigsaw/Canvas)
Phone
+1 203 741 8570
Email
register@opententacademy.com
Website
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In this six day course, students will face real-life scenarios and have the opportunity to make decisions about their hypothetical future.

Each child will choose a “random” career, (from choices), monthly income with and “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 six days. Will they be able to cover everything with their monthly salary OR will they run out of money!

This is an opportunity for the students to gain a deeper understanding of how their parents live on a day-to-day basis as well as gives them a better understanding for decisions they will have to make in the not-too-distant future.  

This is a REALITY CHECK for students.  

We will meet on

May 9, 10 and 12 from 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm ET

May 16, 17 and 19 from 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm ET

Day 1:  Career, Salary, Taxes, Education/College Loan based on Career Choice, Banking and Savings

Day 2:  Location to Live, Apartment/Rent, Insurance (Health and Rental), Transportation (Buy:  New/Used vs. Lease), Insurance, Car Maintenance

Day 3:  Utilities and Communication:  Electric, Water, Internet, Cable/Satellite/Streaming Channels, Cell Phone

Day 4:  Furniture, Clothing, Food, Menu, Grocery List

Day 5:  Entertainment, Gym Memberships, Vacations, The Future (Wedding, Children etc.)

Day 6: What kinds of unexpected things pop up throughout the month and Class Wrap Up

NOTE: Registration deadline is May 1, 2022.

There must be a minimum of 5 students to run this class.


Adulting is Hard!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
May 19, 2022

I am so grateful to Ms Eva and Open Tent for providing a platform for kids to think about their futures. Last summer, my son F (then 12) took her Study Skills course which was so much more than study skills but planning skills and vision skills! This summer, he followed up with This Is Life. Now a teenager, nitty gritty details about handling finances, budgets, living arrangements are much more real to him. Thanks for introducing the future to him.

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