MONEY – Raising Savvy, Generous Kids
Market Simulations & Smart Choices
Money Literacy comes alive through fun entrepreneurship games and simulated marketplaces.
Key Highlights:
- Earn, spend, save, and invest camp currency
- Design mini-businesses and set savings goals
- Learn needs vs. wants, budgeting, and giving back
- Practical habits for life!
How We Teach Financial Literacy
Our Money pillar turns financial literacy into a playful, high-impact part of every camper's week. In our Money Literacy sessions, kids step into a simulated marketplace where they earn, spend, save, and "invest" camp currency while running simple ventures, pricing items, and making decisions together. They experiment with concepts like needs vs. wants, budgeting, and opportunity cost in a way that feels like a game but builds real-world money sense.
We also weave in entrepreneurship and stewardship: campers might design a mini-business, set goals for a savings challenge, or talk about how money can be used to help others, not just ourselves. Discussions are always age-appropriate, focusing on habits—such as planning ahead, tracking choices, and learning from "losses"—rather than abstract theory. When children leave, they carry with them practical tools: how to think before they spend, how to break a big goal into small steps, and how to view money as a resource they can manage with wisdom and character.
What We Cover This Summer
What Your Child Earns
- Money Journal — A personal record of every decision, budget, goal, and reflection from all 7 weeks. Theirs to keep.
- SkillSprout Money Certificate — Official recognition of completing the full Financial Literacy program.
- Business Fair Experience — Real practice pitching, pricing, selling, and learning from customers.
- Compound Interest Insight — The knowledge that time and consistency are the most powerful financial tools there are. That one stays with them for life.