Get money savvy with Financial Literacy Program
Financial literacy is an important life skill that all children need to learn, which is why we’ve partnered with the University of Newcastle to present the Greater Bank Finance Academy.
Meet Carrie
As a program Ambassador, Carrie will be visiting high schools in Bathurst and the Central West region to use her real-life banking experience to deliver practical and relevant content around money management, savings strategies and how to make informed financial decisions.
Carrie explains why she got involved and what she’s enjoying most about being part of the program.
What prompted you to become a Finance Academy Ambassador?
I love anything to do with budgeting and I love helping and educating people.
Budgeting + helping people + educating = Financial Academy Ambassador!
Why is financial literacy important to you?
I feel everyone needs to be given the opportunities in life to help them reach their financial goals to feel more secure. So financial literacy is important to help them to be able to achieve anything they put their minds to.
What was your financial literacy ‘ah-ha’ moment?
It was when I had my own children and they would spend their money as soon as they had it in their 'hot little hands'. I wanted to be able to teach them the importance of saving for the future, a skill my parents taught me.
What are you looking forward to most in delivering the program?
I am looking forward to teaching the students something useful and helpful, and relating it to their life as I can give examples of my own children 21 and 14.
Want to get involved?
Want one of the Finance Academy Ambassadors to visit your teenager's high school for FREE to develop their financial literacy skills?
Here's how you can encourage your school to get involved in the Greater Bank Finance Academy:
Express your interest
- Parents can send this website to your child's school to inform them of the program: www.greater.com.au/financeacademy
- High schools express their interest by emailing FinanceAcademy@newcastle.edu.au
- The University of Newcastle will provide further information and coordinate all logistics with the school
Content is Supplied
- The University of Newcastle will supply all lesson content to the teacher. This includes 4 core lessons, plus up to 3 electives chosen at school's discretion
- Teachers deliver lessons 1 and 3, plus any electives chosen
UoN and Greater Bank visit your school
- University of Newcastle and Greater Bank Ambassadors present lessons 2 and 4
- Ambassadors challenge students to think differently and provide real world examples of financial literacy in action!
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