Personal Finance

This course will cover the Foundations in Personal Finance series by Dave Ramsey. The goal of this curriculum is to empower students with knowledge and application of basic financial principles so they can make sound financial decisions for life. Each week students will learn important financial concepts, taught by Dave Ramsey and his team of experts, as they work through their student text workbook. 

Class activities include reviewing key principles, creating a budget, participating in a stock market simulation game, check writing, bank reconciliation, roommate agreements, college options and loans, understanding your paycheck and taxes, etc. To apply what they are learning, students will have additional homework each week which will include video segments and student workbook pages and supplemental exercises, such as: maintaining a working budget, establishing an emergency savings amount, researching a car to buy, writing a resume, learning interviewing practices, etc. Students will complete a cost-of-living assignment and present to the class a working budget for a projected job with actual living expenses. The Instructor has completed the Dave Ramsey training sessions required to teach this course. This class is geared for 11th and 12th grade but is open to any High School student. This is a one semester class. Note: This class is also offered Period 3.