PARENT INFO
Dear Parents,
The Finance for Kids program begins this Wednesday, May 5th from 6-7pm EST. Please register your child to our CANVAS website by May 4th at https://canvas.instructure.com/enroll/9DJERH as they will need an account to be part of our program. Canvas is where we will have their homework videos, quizzes, future grades, and the link to their live virtual classes. If you registered multiple children, Canvas requires a unique email for each student. You can use your email for one child but the other children must have separate emails. Canvas registration must be done before class starts on May 5th and is required to get their Certificate of Completion and Stock Voucher. As a reminder, the Stock Voucher is only valid for US residents.
What to expect?
P.S. Check our new family-friendly Financial Literacy (FinLit) song streaming everywhere which was written by recording artist Translee and I. It contains over 17 FinLit lessons from our classes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DA5uVeOlHA
Best Regards,
Dr. Marlon Fuller
CoolKids.org Founder
The Finance for Kids program begins this Wednesday, May 5th from 6-7pm EST. Please register your child to our CANVAS website by May 4th at https://canvas.instructure.com/enroll/9DJERH as they will need an account to be part of our program. Canvas is where we will have their homework videos, quizzes, future grades, and the link to their live virtual classes. If you registered multiple children, Canvas requires a unique email for each student. You can use your email for one child but the other children must have separate emails. Canvas registration must be done before class starts on May 5th and is required to get their Certificate of Completion and Stock Voucher. As a reminder, the Stock Voucher is only valid for US residents.
What to expect?
- This is a 4-week program and requires each Jr. Investor to have a Canvas account as this is where the homework videos, quizzes, and link to the live classes are located. There will be 4 live classes and attendance is highly encouraged for all 4 as our expert panelists will be providing great information. The live classes will be May 5, 12, 19, and 26th from 6-7pm EST and recordings will not be provided.
- The only thing needed on the first day of class is paper and something to write with.
- Students will have homework starting May 6th onward. There will be 4 short videos to watch for homework prior to the May 12, 19, and 26th classes totaling 12 videos over the month.
- There will be a 4-6 question quiz that needs to be completed for each video.
- The video and quiz links will be on the CANVAS platform and must be completed with a grade of 75% or greater by June 5th to pass the course.
- Upon completion of the course with a passing grade, we will email our students (Jr. Investors) two things at the email address used on Canvas. The first thing is a Certification of Completion in Financial Literacy. The second is the Stock Voucher which is redeemable on StockPile.com. StockPile is where they will be able to purchase the stock of their choice.
- StockPile.com is only valid for US residents and requires the parent to set up a custodial account in order to redeem the voucher so please set up the account sometime in May so they are ready to start investing once we send the Stock Voucher on June 5th.
- If you make sure they attend all 4 live classes and complete all their homework, we promise that they will learn lifelong principles that will have multigenerational impact.
- Your Jr. Investor will learn about Assets vs Liabilities, Stocks, Investing vs Saving, Immediate vs Deferred Gratification, 401K's, 529 Saving Plans, Checking vs Savings Accounts, How to Earn, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, S.M.A.R.T. Budgeting, Needs vs Wants, Opportunity Costs, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Income Streams, Paying It Forward, Philanthropy, and so much more!
- We will be texting and emailing parents with updates during the month as well as sharing information through Instagram so please follow us at https://Instagram.com/CoolKidsFund
P.S. Check our new family-friendly Financial Literacy (FinLit) song streaming everywhere which was written by recording artist Translee and I. It contains over 17 FinLit lessons from our classes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DA5uVeOlHA
Best Regards,
Dr. Marlon Fuller
CoolKids.org Founder