The Virginia Council for the Financial Education of Youth implements a full curriculum in Personal Finance for schools and community service organizations interested in participating in our program.


The Curriculum

The NEFE High School Financial Planning Program currently used by the Council was developed and published by the National Endowment for Financial Education and is made available with the cooperation of the U.S Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, and the Credit Union National Association, Inc., and America’s Credit Unions.

Topics included in the curriculum are:
  • Needs vs. Wants
  • Setting Goals
  • Making Decisions
  • Personal Financial Responsibility
  • What Employers Want
  • The Costs and Benefits of College Education
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Cost of Living
  • Budgeting
  • Savings and Investments
  • Credit and Debt Management and Insurance.

Faculty:

The curriculum is taught by volunteer and paid individuals with education and experience in Personal Finance and/or Business who can bring real life examples to the classroom setting.

Participating organizations include:
  • Trinity Episcopal School
  • Maggie Walker Governor’s School for International Studies
  • Kingsbury Day School, Washington, D.C.
  • The Collegiate Schools Summer Quest Program
  • Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Richmond;
  • North Richmond YMCA
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