ALEXANDRIA, Va. CommonWealth One FCU has introduced a new bilingual program that teaches youth financial education lessons on a multi-media platform.
The credit union said the CENTSABLES combine entertainment with education through a savings program for youth, an interactive website with a parent section (offered in Spanish, too), comic book series, and free teacher lesson plans with student activity pages focusing on math skills. The concepts of money, how value is determined, basic economics, and investing are explored on an age-appropriate level for 6-11 year-olds.
The CENTSABLES are six super hero friends who, through their everyday adventures and examples, teach sound money concepts and positive behavior, the credit union said. When the youth of “Centsinnati” are threatened by villains such as Creditor and Liquidator, the CENTSABLES leap into action.
“We are excited to offer this program,” said Suzie Cook, vice president marketing and business development for the $320-million credit union. “It supports our efforts to teach younger members their first lessons about money in a fun environment. We see it as the foundation on which to build their financial education throughout their lives.”
