Financial Literacy in Ontario Schools

Financial literacy will be integrated into the curriculum in September of 2011. The initiative was a key recommendation of the Curriculum Council and the report of the Working Group on Financial Literacy, will teach students about about saving, spending, investing and managing money, and will be taught from grades 4 to 12.

Some Key Links and Reports on Financial Literacy:

• Financial Literacy Part Of Student Success And Strong Economy [Ontario MoE Press Release]
• A Sound Investment: Financial Literacy Education in Ontario Schools
• Task Force on Financial Literacy in Canada
• Lessons from SEED, a National Demonstration of Child Development Accounts [US Study which examined the effects of opening savings accounts for 1,100 newborns]
  
• Financial Literacy & Education Summit 2011