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Rural Young Americans Rural Young Americans Center for Financial Education, LLC, is located in Wray, Colorado, eight miles from the border of Kansas. Rural Young Americans offers Rural AmeriTowne to elementary and middle students throughout the eastern plains of Colorado and across the borders of Kansas and Nebraska. For more information and to register, email ruralameritowne@plainstel.com or call 970-332-3150. Rural Young Americans ...

We are pleased your child will be joining us at Young Americans Center for Financial Education.  As your child’s safety is our foremost concern, we’d like to inform you of the safety precautions we are undertaking for the 2021/2022 school year. These precautions may be updated at any time. We appreciate you may have several questions about your child’s visit.  ...

Adult volunteers are invited to assist students the day they attend Young AmeriTowne! Before your visit, please watch our Volunteer Orientation Video so that you know what to expect. We recommend having one adult for each shop.  AmeriTowne Denver (Headquarters) and Belmar have 17 shops, and AmeriTowne On the Road has 9 shops.  Schools are responsible for obtaining and scheduling ...

Teacher Orientation and Teacher Refresher Information for 2023-2024 School Year Teacher orientations are offered during the months of August through March to provide critical information about the mechanics of the Young AmeriTowne program and the classroom materials. Teacher refreshers are delivered through a video and are online. It is highly encouraged for all teachers to review new Young AmeriTowne materials ...

Six Step Registration Follow these six, easy steps to register your school for Young AmeriTowne. Step 1 - Pick a date Coordinate with your teaching team to decide what month and day your group would like to attend AmeriTowne.  Step 2 - Schedule a date Contact the Director of your program to schedule your Young AmeriTowne visit. Dates are available September ...

The Young AmeriTowne curriculum includes  lessons in eight themes which are mapped to Colorado Content Standards and Personal Financial Literacy Standards as well as to Common Core Standards.  Included in these lessons are hands-on activities that teach in a fun, experiential way.  All of this learning prepares students for the culminating day where they will run Young AmeriTowne. When you sign ...

Day in Towne Photos We hope you enjoyed your day at Young AmeriTowne! Photos and video from your day at Young AmeriTowne are now available in Dropbox.  Contact a Towne Director if you have any questions: Merrick Stein, Director (Denver) 303 320-3215 or mstein@yacenter.org Sondra Osif, Director (Belmar) 303 320-3259 or sosif@yacenter.org   Thanks for participating in our programs.  We hope …

Before You Arrive Teachers and students will complete most of the curriculum lessons and activities, including: A knowledge pre-test An election for Mayor and Judge. A vote on laws to govern the Towne. A interview for each Young AmeriTowne job. A tour of Young AmeriTowne or AmeriTowne On the Road. Helpful InformationBefore you arrive, make sure your school buses and/or parent ...

A hands-on lesson in free enterprise. YOUNG AMERITOWNE: [ ] KATHARINE, 5TH GRADE: I learned how the flow of money works, how to balance a checkbook register, and why you need to understand economics. Young AmeriTowne Reaching more than 30,000 youth per year, Young AmeriTowne is an award-winning educational program offered to 4th, 5th and 6th grade teachers to help students learn about ...