Enterprise classes for children

Enterprise classes introduce children to economics and saving. They are aimed at children aged 6–10 and run as play, in a friendly atmosphere.

The aim is broad economic education — becoming aware of how advertising works, building the habit of handling money sensibly, and learning to plan and weigh up purchases.

Sample topics:

• What is money? A history of money
• Designing your own currency
• Saving money — and what else can we save?
• What is a shop? Types of shops; why we buy and sell
• How to spot counterfeit money
• What is a bank? What is a cash card?
• What is advertising? Where do we meet it?
• Communication — our words and our gestures
• Jobs — what would you like to be?
• Who is an entrepreneur, and what are they like?

Classes run in small groups, led by someone experienced in working with children, once or twice a week for 45 minutes.