http://blog.girlscoutsmoheartland.org/2009/11/30/girl-scouts-learn-financial-literacy-in-hands-on-program/ Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:19:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://blog.girlscoutsmoheartland.org/2009/11/30/girl-scouts-learn-financial-literacy-in-hands-on-program/comment-page-1/#comment-322 John Lanza Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:56:29 +0000 http://blog.girlscoutsmoheartland.org/?p=140#comment-322 This looks like a great program. It's awesome to see that the Girl Scouts are reaching kindergartners. We need a stronger focus on teaching our younger kids the basics of financial literacy (needs vs. wants, making choices, sharing & saving & spending smart). I went into my daughter's classroom (K-1) in early November with our Money Mammals teaching guide and helped them make "Share" jars in which they saved money for two weeks. The money, along with cans of food and clothes went to local families in need of assistance. Kids love saving for a goal - it's so much more effective than telling them to "save for a rainy day," which is too abstract a concept for them. I'll be doing a similar program with the girl scouts in the Los Angeles area in January so it was exciting to read about other Girl Scout financial literacy incentives here. This is a very exciting time for all of us involved in financial literacy because people have finally woken up to the importance of it to our society. Keep up the great work! This looks like a great program. It’s awesome to see that the Girl Scouts are reaching kindergartners. We need a stronger focus on teaching our younger kids the basics of financial literacy (needs vs. wants, making choices, sharing & saving & spending smart). I went into my daughter’s classroom (K-1) in early November with our Money Mammals teaching guide and helped them make “Share” jars in which they saved money for two weeks. The money, along with cans of food and clothes went to local families in need of assistance. Kids love saving for a goal – it’s so much more effective than telling them to “save for a rainy day,” which is too abstract a concept for them. I’ll be doing a similar program with the girl scouts in the Los Angeles area in January so it was exciting to read about other Girl Scout financial literacy incentives here. This is a very exciting time for all of us involved in financial literacy because people have finally woken up to the importance of it to our society. Keep up the great work!

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