Course Overview

Course Highlights:

Course Features: 

Our sessions blend interactive lectures with real-world simulations and games designed to boost economic thinking and personal finance skills.

• Introductory lessons on economic systems, supply & demand, inflation, and opportunity cost.
• Beginner-friendly investing lessons, including how the stock market works, reading financial news, and evaluating risk.
• Personal finance activities: budgeting, saving, and setting goals.
• Simulated stock market game for hands-on investing experience.
• Team debates on real-world economic scenarios to build critical thinking.
• End-of-course investing challenge with fun prizes!

Course Calendar:

Monday and Thursday from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. PST, starting June 23rd, 2025

Class 1: What Is Economics?

• Topics: Needs vs. Wants, Scarcity, Opportunity Cost

Class 2: How Money Works

• Topics: Barter system, History of money, Functions of money, Inflation

Class 3: Earning & Spending Wisely

• Topics: Income, Types of Jobs, Spending priorities, Smart shopping

Class 4: Saving & Banking

• Topics: Importance of saving, Bank vs. Credit Union, Interest

Class 5: Introduction to Investing

• Topics: What is investing, Risk vs. Reward, Types of investments

Class 6: The Stock Market (Part 1)

• Topics: Stocks, Companies, Shareholders, Dividends

Class 7: The Stock Market (Part 2)

• Topics: Buying/Selling, Market fluctuations, Portfolios

Class 8: How Companies Make Money

• Topics: Entrepreneurship, Profit, Revenue vs. Costs

Class 9: Budget Like a Boss

• Topics: Budgeting, Fixed vs. Variable Costs, Emergency Funds

Class 10: Final Project + Investing for the Future

• Topics: Career planning, Long-term saving, Retirement, Passive income

1 hour Bonus Class 11: Real Estate Basics

• Topics: What is real estate, Owning vs. Renting, Property value, How real estate builds wealth