Financial Literacy
Teaching kids the language of money before life has a chance to.
Small-group sessions where teen mentors teach the basics of money and business, in person. Two so far: an introduction to spreadsheets at a mentor's home in Arizona, and SWOT, Porter's Five Forces, and PESTEL in a classroom at IMG Academy. Next up: how a business like Chick-fil-A actually makes money. A mentor at the table, and questions a kid can actually ask out loud.
If a child doesn't see how money works by twelve, they learn it from a credit card statement at twenty-two. Wage-floor literacy is the strongest predictor we know of generational wealth — and the cheapest thing to teach. So we teach it in person, then write it down and give it away.
What we've taught so far.
Every session is run by a student mentor, in a room, with a handful of kids. Photos from each are on the Events page.
- 01
Introduction to Spreadsheets
Monday, August 31, 2026 · A chapter mentor's home · Arizona
The first session. Five students, one laptop, the basics of a spreadsheet — run at a mentor's home when the school paused club activities.
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SWOT, Five Forces & PESTEL
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · IMG Academy · Bradenton, FL
A classroom of students worked through three frameworks analysts use to size up a company — taught by a student, to students, in one class period.
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Introduction to finance.
Can't make a session? The same ideas, written down by the team in plain language. Start with what a dollar actually is and keep going.