Financial capability in the curriculum
Developing financial capability is highlighted in The New Zealand Curriculum as an example of the type of theme that schools could use for effective cross-curricular teaching and learning programmes.
Links between learning areas should be explored. This can lead, for example, to units of work or broad programmes designed to develop students’ financial capability, positioning them to make well-informed financial decisions throughout their lives.
The New Zealand Curriculum, pg 39
"We looked at the needs of the school and noticed that we had a lot of lost property, sports gear left out and missing library books. This led us to think that our students needed to better understand the value of money. To understand this concept our students need to become informed users of money."
Published on: 22 Jun 2009