SPARK Business Academy
SPARK Business Academy aims to offer empowering financial literacy programs for students in grades K-12. After-school programs, workshops and summer camps are offered nationwide.
Little Shoppers (Grades: K-2) After School Program @ Candlewood Lake Elementary School
Do you like to shop until you drop? Join SPARK Little Shoppers to get your fill at the marketplace! Students partake in experiential bartering an purchasing to internalize key concepts pertaining to money choices, budgeting, and needs versus wants. Students analyze marketing power, put their cashier computing skills to the test, and create their own unique shops to showcase to their peers.
Debate Club (Grades: 3-5) After School Program @ Candlewood Lake Elementary School
Learn the art of persuasion! Students work in rotating groups and practice their debating skills in a supportive environment, including developing arguments, issuing rebuttals, providing examples, rebuilding their case and summarizing points of view. Students learn to think on their feet and enhance their public-speaking skills, gaining self-confidence in the process.
Bulls and Bears (Grades 6-8) After School Program @ Whisconier Middle School
Learn how you can start investing at a young age in this fully interact program! Build your own $100,000 stock portfolio and trade stocks like Apple, Nike or Amazon with cool investing simulation tool. This innovative experience empowers students with the tools and mindset to face future investment decisions with confidence and buy low, sell high! A solid foundation for successful future investors!