Financial Responsibility Curriculum

$aving Our Futures: A Financial Responsibility Program for Young People is an online curriculum that teaches young people in middle and high school about financial responsibility, and to advocate for smarter money management in their homes, schools, and communities.

Developed by the Academy for Educational Development for the America's Promise Alliance, with funding from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, the curriculum is designed to be a companion to the critically acclaimed documentary film I.O.U.S.A. and can be used in or after school.

The curriculum contains six chapters, an extensive Resources section, and 26 modules that can be used in whole or in part. The purpose and urgency of the lessons are outlined in an Introduction chapter, and an Action chapter provides young people with a blueprint to design their own action and advocacy plans.

Implement the Curriculum and Earn Money for Your Classroom and School

The incentive program is now full. We are no longer accepting applications.

National Middle School Association has teamed up with America's Promise Alliance to develop an incentive program for the first 100 middle grades teachers who agree to implement and evaluate this important new curriculum. Apply today for your chance to:

Earn $500 in NMSA Gift Certificates
The first 100 applicants to teach at least three modules of the curriculum and submit their evaluation along with an outline of a financial responsibility service-learning project their class could implement will receive $500 in gift certificates good for all NMSA products, events, and other resources. Participants will be e-mailed a link to an online evaluation on September 1, 2009. Evaluations and project outlines will be accepted September 1- November 6, 2009.

Receive $1,000 for a Service-Learning Project
NMSA and APA will select 10 of the financial responsibility service-learning project outlines and award those schools with $1,000 to implement their plan and submit a report of the outcome.
Project winners will be announced at the NMSA Annual Conference.

Win a Class Trip to Washington, D.C.
One grand prize winner will be selected to engage in a semester-long, financial responsibility service-learning project including a completely customized class trip to Washington, D.C. valued at $50,000.