Participants who attend this class will be guided through the steps necessary to earn their Business Owner badge. Girls will discuss qualities and characteristics of being a business owner and will brainstorm how to start and run their own business. They will end the class by coming up with a business plan to implement their ideas.
Girl Scout Class: Brownies (ages 7-9) Philanthropist Badge
Participants who attend this class will be guided through the steps necessary to earn their Philanthropist badge. Girls will discuss the differences between needs vs. wants and will learn why it is important to share with others. They will define the term “philanthropist” and will come up with ways that they can share their time, talent and treasure with others.
Calling all entrepreneurs, ages 6-12… Do you want to learn how to make body products? Next Tuesday, November 7 from 5:30-7:00pm, Young Americans Center for Financial Education is hosting a YouthBiz Workshop just for you! Let’s Lotion will teach you the basics of making scented lotion, including the importance of packaging and marketing. You’ll even have a chance to take …
April is Financial Literacy Month and that means that we have LOTS of classes we’re hosting for all different age groups. Saturdays are full of one-hour classes that focus on different financial lessons for bank customers of all ages. Here’s the complete schedule for April: April 4: Savings Game (ages 9-12) April 11: Coin Carnival (ages 3-5) April 11: Smart …
April is Financial Literacy Month and boy do we should have a lot planned! There are classes and activities and tour and a Marketplace. Wow! See below for the schedule and be sure to check our website for updates. Classes April 4, 2015 Savings Game (ages 9-12)- An interactive game where kids discuss ways to save money and learn how …
Young Americans hosts students at our facilities for financial literacy field trips to Ameritowne and global interdependency field trips to International Towne throughout the school year, but it was our Young Entrepreneurs turn to take a field trip on Saturday, January 10th. Nine youth owned ventures met at Open Media Foundation (OMF) to film and edit business commercials. OMF is …
Our popular and unique Second Saturday classes are back this fall. Each month, we host scores of young bank customers and AmeriTowne alums to teach them the next step in their personal finance. Classes are one hour long and focus on great lessons for youth ages 3 to 8. The youngest class attendees get to play Coin Carnival, a fun …
On Monday, April 21, the members of the 2013-2014 Youth Advisory Board toured the Federal Reserve’s Denver branch, and the Denver Mint. We’re lucky to have these two locations right in our city to explore. It’s a great way to get a deeper understanding of our monetary system in the United States. Federal Reserve After exploring the Money Museum for …
We were thrilled to host some very promising young entrepreneurs at Young Americans last week. Students from DSST Stapleton and DSST Green Valley Ranch have been participating in a Startup Colorado entrepreneur class over the past two months. The culmination of the class was a pitch by the best businesses from each class. The extra-curricular classes were well attended and …
Young Americans hosted new and veteran business owners attend and contribute to “Success Strategies for Marketplace Class” on Saturday, March 22. During the first hour of class, the group discussed customer service, promotion, pricing, competition, and day of operations. Businesses had time to work together and be creative and draw some examples of what their business cards would look like. …
