Livingston High Students Teach Financial Skills to Middle Schoolers

The Teaching Investment and Money Management Initiative (TIMMI), a student-led advocacy organization at the Livingston High School, recently taught a series on financial literacy at Heritage Middle School.

The series consisted of four sessions that ran from February 24 to March 17, and covered themes like budgeting, credit, and investing.

Thirty-three students from Heritage attended the sessions.

According to a release, TIMMI’s research team found evidence of learning from both student feedback and pre/post assessments. Students also scored an average 55.5 percent higher on an assessment covering the TIMMI themes, reported organizers.

Student teachers in this series included Jay Bhanushali, Adam Chang, Christina Cuppari, Kuran Malhotra, Justin Patel and Paul Yang.

The students noted in a group statement that the program’s success was due to school faculty members who helped implement the program, especially their advisor, Michelle Winter. Students also thanked Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza for their generosity in providing food during the sessions.

“Everywhere, we’ve had so many financial issues [stemming] from this problem of very bad money management,” stated Chang. “But it doesn’t have to be this way. We can change things.”

“This was a positive experience for both the high school students and our middle school students,” stated Robert Grosso, assistant principal at Heritage Middle School. “The opportunity to learn about some investment and money management tips from our high school students was an experience our students enjoyed.”

For more information on the Teaching Investment and Money Management Initiative visit http://timm-i.ora

Photos courtesy of Adam Chang

Photo captions: Livingston High School students tutor their counterparts at Heritage Middle School in financial literacy.

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