Shops Program

This term we have been building our financial literacy through our Shops Program. Run on a 2 week cycle of shopping and bill paying, children learn to budget carefully, work with a partner and, discover that there are many ways to spend your money and bills must be paid to avoid penalty. Organisational skills and bookkeeping are essential skills that lead to success in this work. Everyone has a business that earns them pay every 2 weeks. Some of the businesses are Superannuation, Electricity Co, Real Estate Agents, Garbage Collection, Tax Dept. Bankers, Postmaster and Insurance. It is a very popular program with the children and it places maths at the centre of real life scenarios.