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Take Stock in Kentucky

WalletWi$e is a partnership between The Chamber Jeffersontown and KCEE (Kentucky Council on Economic Education) to promote financial and economic literacy in Jeffersontown Schools and the Community.

 

Take Stock in Kentucky is an online educational program offered by the Kentucky Council on Economic Education, and is used in classrooms to help teach math, social studies, business, economics, and reading/writing skills.  Lessons are available that align to Kentucky Program of Studies and Core Content.

 

Students have $100,000 virtual cash to create the best-performing portfolio using a live-internet trading simulation.  They work together in teams, developing leadership, organization, negotiation, and cooperative skills as they compete for the top spot and prizes.  The 1st Place team in the State wins $300 for the team, $200 for 2nd place, $100 for 3rd place plus other prizes. Rankings are updated daily.

 

Jeffersontown has one teacher and 7 teams.  Tully has three teachers and 29 teams.  There are around  300 teams throughout Kentucky and over 80 teams in the region that are participating in the Take Stock in Kentucky competition.

 

The competition runs from February 11, 2008 thru April 18, 2008 and is for students in Grades 4 - 12.  Teams consist of 3 to 5 students.

 

The Stock Market Game (Take Stock in KY is the state version) is a national program of the Securities Industry and Financial Market Associations Foundation for Investor Education.  Hilliard Lyons is the statewide sponsor.

Click here to keep up to date with the latest Take Stock In Kentucky scores!

Jeffersontown Elementary After School Wallet Wi$e Program

Our first Wallet Wi$e Program was a HUGE success!!  Teaming up with Jeffersontown Elementary and the YMCA After School Program, Chamber Members went into the school to teach financial literacy.  Working with ages K-5, the kids read a book and answered questions about finances such as the differences between earning and spending, as well as income and savings!

Relay races were next!  So full of energy, these kids ran and played while learning important economic vocabulary.  Then onto the classic game of "Memory".  This event would not have been possible without our Education Committee volunteers: Anita Johnson, Paula Parkerson, Jennifer Clemens, Sheri Michels, Karen Seiler (KCEE), and Margaret Phillips (KCEE).  For more information on how YOU can get involved in the Chamber's Education Initiative call 267-1674 or email Shelley.

Wallet Wi$e

The Chamber Jefferstontown is proud to announce our partnership with the Kentucky Council on Economic Education. 

Mission: The purpose of Wallet Wi$e is to empower the Jeffersontown Community with financial and economic literacy.  This initiative will provide the skills and awareness needed to establish a foundation for financial responisiblity and economic independence.

Financial Fitness for Life is a complete system for teaching personal finance to students in grades K-12.  "Financial Fitness for Life does more than demystify money.  It presents key concepts in personal finance and consumer math in an easy-to-understand style using real-life examples and lessons."  Kids will learn about saving, investing, using credit, and managing money. 

"The Chamber  Jeffersontown is invested in the education of tomorrow's workforce." -Chamber President Vicky Weber

This program is correlated to National and Kentucky standards in economics,
language arts, mathematics and personal finance. 

“Wallet Wi$e” Financial Educational Partnership Announced between The Chamber Jeffersontown and the Kentucky Council on Economic Education

 

Louisville, Kentucky—The Kentucky Council on Economic Education (KCEE) and The Chamber Jeffersontown recently announced “Wallet Wi$e,” a new year-long financial and economic literacy initiative. KCEE and The Chamber Jeffersontown will extend their outreach to the entire Jeffersontown community through workshops, library events, school programs and a culminating family-oriented event. The initiative’s imprint will include Jeffersontown students, teachers, parents and families.

 

Workshops will be offered to parents to help them learn how to talk to their children about money management. Jeffersontown students will learn the economic skills vital to the everyday business of life through “Financial Fitness for Life: Shaping Up Your Financial Future,” a KCEE-provided curriculum. By gaining the information and the confidence to set goals and research personal financial choices, students will also learn to apply mathematics skills in a “real-world” context.

 


KCEE President Jan Mester says, “KCEE is pleased to work with The Chamber Jeffersontown to help raise the visibility of personal financial literacy for students, families and the Jeffersontown community. ‘Wallet Wi$e’ will convey this ongoing commitment between our organizations.”

 

“Wallet Wi$e” arose from KCEE and The Chamber Jeffersontown’s mutual goal to empower students and their families with financial and economic literacy. Both organizations seek to provide the Jeffersontown community with the skills and awareness needed to establish a foundation for a future of financial responsibility and economic independence.

 

About the Kentucky Council on Economic Education

The Kentucky Council on Economic Education, a 501 © (3) nonprofit, is an affiliate member of the National Council on Economic Education, a nationwide network that leads in promoting economic literacy with students and their teachers. KCEE's mission is to champion the teaching and learning of economics with academic integrity, responsiveness and creativity. During its 32-year history as the leader in economic education in Kentucky, KCEE-engaged economic educators have ensured the delivery of economics and financial literacy to more than one million Kentucky students. KCEE is the only organization in Kentucky that promotes economic literacy by engaging teachers to teach the fourth “R” – real life economics. For more information about KCEE programs and services, visit www.econ.org or call Jan Mester, President, at 1-800–I–DO-ECON.

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