We are planning a Kids Marketplace program at Claude Thompson Elementary School (3284 Rectortown Rd, Marshall, VA 20115) on May 17 from 1:0 – 2:40 PM.
Kids Marketplace is a financial simulation for upper elementary school youth. Youth participants are given a “career” and a “salary” at the beginning of the simulation and then they have to visit several stations which represent monthly expenses an adult would have. Some examples of the stations are housing, transportation, pets, etc. We are in need of volunteers to staff those stations and help youth make financial decisions. It’s a fun volunteer opportunity and the kids have a lot of aha moments in a short period of time.
