The Nova Scotia Securities Commission is launching a new investor education program, Live Stock Adventure, to help teach safe investing and financial literacy skills to students in grades 6 to 8.
The Live Stock Adventure program is designed to not only to raise students’ awareness of the value of saving and investing, but also to provide an innovative way to practice specific math skills such as calculating percentages and computing multi-digit numbers.
“Our goal is to provide Nova Scotia youth with the skills and knowledge to make smart financial choices,” says Natalie MacLellan, investor education and communications co-ordinator for the N.S. Securities Commission. “The Live Stock Adventure offers a fun and engaging way for teachers to introduce complex financial lessons into the classroom.”
The program, initially developed by the Youth Outreach Project Group of the North American Securities Administrators Association, has been adapted for use in Nova Scotia.
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