In fostering financial education in Aruba over the past three years, the Central Bank of Aruba (CBA) has led the initiative to annually organize a national financial education program in the form of Global Money Week Aruba (GMWA), in partnership with financial and government institutions. In order to organize this year’s program GMWA-Classroom Edition, which is directed towards children between 10-12 years old, the CBA collaborated with Banco di Caribe, ENNIA Aruba, the Government of Aruba (IDEA), Guardian Group Fatum, Kiwanis Club of Aruba, Museo Arqueologico Nacional Aruba, and Qredits.
The GMWA aims to strengthen financial education and foster financial inclusion by targeting the Aruban youth, and engaging them in an explorative and interactive way to learn about financial concepts and skills. For 2021, the focus is to organize a digital classroom version with the students and the teachers, being referred to as the ‘Classroom Edition’. The GMWA 2021- Classroom Edition will be executed in the classroom by the several participating schools, including the elementary schools Colegio Sagrado Curason and Reina Beatrix Basisschool.
The GMWA-Classroom Edition will cover three (3) themes, which are: (1) Spend & Save, (2) Earn, and (3) Share. These themes will cover the importance of budgeting & saving, entrepreneurship, and giving back to the community. Students receive digital lectures on these themes in the classroom and will work on a group assignment and presentation. The 3 groups with the best content will be rewarded with a prize. GMWA wishes all participating students good luck with the assignment.
The CBA & GMWA would like to take this opportunity to thank Colegio Sagrado Curason and Reina Beatrix School for their participation and all partners for their continued collaboration and commitment to Aruba’s financial education.
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