Going back to school - Junior Achievement program

Yesterday, UCU staff kicked off their annual participation in the Junior Achievement program by attending Joseph Cardinal Slypyj Catholic School to conduct courses on managing money for students in Grades 7 & 8. UCU employees will be visiting other schools  in the next two weeks: St. Demetrius on May 31 and St. Sofia on June 8.



Staff who took part in the program (left to right) : Yuriy Nesvit (St. Catharines Branch Manager), Diane Comtois (Credit Manager), Lucy Monteiro (Credit Administrator, Bloor Branch), Olya Melnyk (MSO, Call Centre), Yuriy Diakunchak (Director of Marketing), Stephen Lebed (Volunteer), Dzvinka Rogovaia (MSO, Oshawa), Joseph Felicitas (IT Manager). Anna Fert (MSS, Etobicoke Branch), Not pictured: Vlad Karman (Branch Manager Bloor), Kristin Glover (Youth Marketing Officer),  Kasia Mnich (summer intern, St. Demetrius Branch),

Grade 7 students attended the "Dollars with Sense" program, which gives junior high school students personal money management skills, challenging them to apply these concepts in their own life, starting now! Encourage them to make sense of their dollars and cents.

This program demonstrates how students can financially manage changes in career and life directions. From the origins of trade to the ins and outs of investing, Dollars with Sense provides experience they need to make better economic decisions. Students play an investment strategies game to learn about effective spending and how to avoid credit and debt pitfalls. The best return on investment is smarter financial growth.

Grade 8 students experienced the Economics for Success program which encourages junior high school and high school students to reflect on the advantages of remaining in school to acquire the knowledge, attitudes and skills needed for long-term career success. Many exciting options are made available for students who graduate from high school. Economics for Success helps students explore and manage their job and career choices by focusing on the direct links between further education and personal goals.