Register Now for the 5th Annual Common $ense Conference for Teachers and ParentsMark your calendars for Vermont Jump$tart's 5th Annual Common $ense Conference on March 11 at the Sheraton Hotel, South Burlington. This conference is for teachers and parents to learn more about how to teach our young people responsible money management. How? The conference offers workshops that will help YOU better understand how to manage your money, as well as introduce you to some great new financial literacy programs. more
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Six High Schools Qualify for State LifeSmarts CompetitionStudents from six high schools from around Vermont showed just how consumer-savvy they are when they qualified for the first LifeSmarts competition to be held in Vermont.
The student teams are from Champlain Valley Union High School, Hinesburg; Green Mountain Technical Career Center, Hyde Park; Lamoille Union High School, Hyde Park; Winooski High School, Winooski; North Country Career Center, Newport; and Stafford Technical Center, Rutland. They competed online to achieve scores high enough to move on to the state competition to be held in the Pavilion Building in Montpelier on Feb. 12.
LifeSmarts, a program of the National Consumers League, is a consumer education competition that tests teens in grades 9-12 about personal finance, health and safety, the environment, technology, and consumer rights and responsibilities. The life skills learned by those participating in this competition will help them to become independent young adults.
The students will compete in a "game show" style competition that will determine a Vermont state winner. The Vermont winner will then travel, all expenses paid, to the national competition April 24-27 in Miami Beach, Florida. As this is the first time the competition has ever been held in Vermont, the team will be the first to represent Vermont in the national competition, now in its 16th year.
Special thanks to our major contributor, National Life Group, with additional contributions from VSECU; Grippin, Donlan & Roche, accountants; and Carol Jenkins.
Check it out! We're on Facebook!
Vermont Jump$tart is now on Facebook. Become a fan and view upcoming events, links, and photos. Search for "Vermont Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy."
Speakers Bureau
VT Jump$tart continues to work with teachers and groups interested in inviting a guest speaker to make a presentation on a financial topic. However, our Speakers Bureau has lost its volunteer coordinator, so we will try to field requests as best we can. We ask for your patience as try to fill specific requests.
Visit the Financial Literacy Web Site at www.moneyed.vermont.gov
The Vermont Treasurer's Office has a great web site with a growing list of financial literacy resources. Treasurer Jeb Spaulding and Lisa Helme, Director of Financial Education and Communications, are working hard to help educate Vermonters to improve their financial literacy. See more information under "Activities-Projects."
Our Generous Contributors and PartnersMany thanks to our Contributors and Partners who have graciously supported our efforts to promote youth financial literacy. They include the following:
Contributors
Gold Level Sponsors
National Life Group
Silver Level Sponsors
Chittenden Bank, a Division of People's United Bank
Vermont Student Assistance Corp.
VSECU
Bronze Level Sponsors
New England Federal Credit Union
Sponsors
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Keybank
North Country Federal Credit Union
Northfield Savings Bank
Passumpsic Savings Bank
Supporters
Brattleboro Savings and Loan
Carol Jenkins
Credit Union of Vermont
Grippin, Donlan & Roche
The Vermont Agency
Partners
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of New Hampshire and Vermont
Green Mountain United Way
University of Vermont
Vermont State Treasurer's Office
WVMT/WXXX
LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Working together we can improve the financial literacy of Vermont's youth.
If you're involved with or concerned about students learning how to handle money successfully - you've come to the right place.
The Vermont Jump$tart Coalition is a non-profit organization with a number of individuals and organizations representing business, government and education who have joined together to improve the personal financial literacy of Vermont's youth.
Vermont Jump$tart Coalition's goals:
·To support educators in bringing financial literacy to the classrooms
·To actively recruit members and sponsors
The Vermont Jump$tart Coalition is a proud affiliate of the National Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy. The National Jump$tart Coalition, based in Washington, D.C., was first convened in 1995 and consists of over 200 organizations committed to improving the financial literacy of America's youth. For more information, visit their website at http://www.jumpstart.org
