Responsible Citizenship
Director Economic and Entrepreneurship Education
804.665.1725
trina_clemans@collegiage-va.org
Responsible Citizenship
Economic Literacy at Collegiate provides students with foundations in both economics education and financial literacy. Economics education is the study of how markets work and how individuals make choices to manage resources, and financial literacy is the ability to use knowledge and skills to manage monetary resources effectively. The keystone principles used by Collegiate touch on choices, economic systems, trade and economic resources.
For more information on the Cochrane Summer Economic Institute please see the Powell Economic Education Foundation website.
For more information on the Cochrane Summer Economic Institute please see the Powell Economic Education Foundation website.
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Lower School
The 3rd Grade’s Classroom Economy mimics real-world economics as students apply for jobs, earn salaries, produce goods and pay taxes.
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Middle School
The 5th Grade’s Stock Market Game mimics real-world economics as students use an online program to make connections between math, business, economics and social studies while focusing on the importance of long-term saving and investing.
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Upper School
In Upper School’s U.S. History course, while studying the Populist Movement, students become factory owners and farmers and learn about the invisible hand, mortgages, boom/bust cycles and inflation.
Ignite - Economic Literacy
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Collegiate Third Graders Hold Final Market Day
Read MoreCollegiate School 3rd Grade students this morning held their final Market Day, where they sold upcycled products to raise money for a charity. -
Kindergartners Spearhead “Shop for a Cause” Event
Read MoreCollegiate School Kindergartners teamed up with Saxon Shoes for a "Shop for a Cause" event that kicked off this past weekend, benefiting foster care through United Methodist Family Services. -
Upper School Capstone Classes Present Culminating Projects
Four senior Capstone classes presented projects that are the culmination of their semester-long studies:Read More -
2nd Graders Study Oysters and Why Where is Important
Read MoreWhy Is Where Important? is one of eight essential questions guiding Collegiate School’s JK-4th Grade social studies curriculum. Essential questions are at the heart of Collegiate’s social studies discipline, have no obvious “right or wrong” answer, they recur throughout students’ learning journey and are framed to encourage curiosity and inquiry. -
4th Grade Capstone Students Report on Earth Day
Today is Earth Day, and some 4th Graders talked with one of our groundskeepers, Robyn Hartley, about her work on our campus, with plants and trees. Mrs. Hartley received a degree in horticulture from Virginia Tech.Read More -
Institute for Responsible Citizenship Named for Powell Family
Read MoreCollegiate School’s Institute for Responsible Citizenship was named last evening in honor and appreciation of the longtime support and commitment of the Powell family. -
Middle School Entrepreneurs Hold Last Market Day of the School Year
Read MoreThe final Cougar Enterprises Market Day for the school year took place this morning outside Reed-Gumenick Library, where Collegiate Middle School entrepreneurs sold their handmade wares to fellow students. -
Envision Richmond Teams Implement Community Outreach Ideas
Read MoreOur 8th Graders have been busy this week with Phase 2 of Envision Richmond, during which they've designed some type of community outreach to the organizations they worked with last fall. -
Entrepreneurship Club Visits Federal Reserve Bank
Collegiate Middle School students in the Cougar Entrepreneurship Club visited the Federal Reserve Bank in downtown Richmond to learn more about the history of the Federal Reserve, its central bank functions and its role in the economy and key economic events in U.S. history.Read More -
Second Graders Explore Responsible Use of Money
Collegiate School 2nd Graders spent time in class pondering the responsible use of money including needs, wants, spending, saving and sharing in partnership with TowneBank's Making Money Count program.Read More -
Collegiate Seniors and Chinese Students Collaborate on Real-World Issues
Collegiate School's 12 guest students from China ended their weeklong visit to campus today by participating in design thinking presentations with Collegiate seniors who are enrolled in the International Emerging Leaders - Asia Capstone class.Read More -
Collegiate Welcomes Students From Partner School in China
This week Collegiate School is hosting 12 students from Yangzhou, China as part of the Upper School’s International Emerging Leaders - Asia senior Capstone program.Read More -
Collegiate Hosts 5th Annual TEDxYouth@RVA Event
The fifth annual TEDxYouth@RVA will take place on Saturday, Nov. 17, in Collegiate School’s Hershey Center for the Arts. The general public is invited to hear a wide range of local speakers reflect on the theme Elevate.Read More -
Lower Schoolers Offer Global Support Through Unique Partnership
Read MoreCollegiate School 2nd Graders have embarked on a letter-writing campaign to secure support and sales for a product that will bring light to children and adults across the globe. -
Collegiate Senior Uses Endowment Award to Create, Fund Youth Music Festival
During a special presentation last week, five Collegiate students shared how student endowments made possible by the generosity of Collegiate School families enabled them to travel and explore their individual areas of interest. One of those students, senior Azzuri Fleming, received the Mary Parker Moncure Vaden Endowment Award and used her funding to create a community-wide music festival for youth called Beats, Rhymes and Life.Read More
“I did this because I feel like there is a lack of resources and outlets in Richmond for youth who want to pursue music seriously,” Azzuri said. -
Envision Richmond 2018 Wraps with Dynamic Student Presentations
Today, Collegiate School 8th Grade students capped a week of thinking outside the box -- and outside the classroom -- by presenting to their peers, teachers and community leaders creative solutions to challenges impacting the Greater Richmond community. The presentations marked the culmination of this year's Envision Richmond program, the sixth iteration of the entire 8th Grade’s weeklong immersion into local nonprofits, coupled with hands-on lessons that helped the students strengthen their leadership and problem-solving skills and learn how to make a lasting, positive change.Read More -
Collegiate School Seniors Kick Off Campaigns For Area Nonprofits
Read MoreNow entering its third year, CreateAthon, a senior Capstone class, presents Collegiate School students with a challenge on behalf of five local nonprofits whose success depends not only on creative and strategic thinking, but also on teamwork and project management. -
Collegiate 8th Graders Work to Solve Richmond’s Real-World Issues
Read MoreAs their weeklong Envision Richmond Capstone program continues, Collegiate School 8th Graders gathered in teams today to create prototypes for the solutions they’ve imagined might solve issues facing 30 local nonprofit organizations. -
Envision Richmond Sparks Creative Solutions From Collegiate 8th Graders
This week, Collegiate School’s entire 8th Grade will take part in Envision Richmond, an annual grade-level Capstone program that takes students out of the classroom Monday through Friday and immerses them in the local community to hone their leadership and civic engagement skills.Read More -
First Day of the 3rd Grade Market
Collegiate 3rd Graders hosted their first Market Day of the school year this morning. They successfully pitched their wares and special finds to classmates while learning about buying, selling and budgeting.Read More -
Student-Managed Portfolio Produces Results
Read MoreMembers of Collegiate’s Darr-Davis Investment Advisory Board Practice Investment Strategies Firsthand“You guys aren’t using real money, right?”.Laughter erupted among the four co-presidents of the Darr-Davis Investment Advisory Board when Scott Phillips ’18 recalled a friend’s posing the question. Real money is exactly the point, but, nearly 30 years after its inception, the workings of this student board remain murky for many outside its ranks. Thanks to a unique endowment, given in honor of Susan Darr ’89 and Catherine Davis ‘89 by Mr. and Mrs. J. Harwood Cochrane, students on the board manage a sizeable portfolio of stocks, and allocate its income to support other clubs. Last year’s seniors took the experience to new heights, launching innovative changes, connecting with alumni and discovering the beauty of giving back. -
Local High School Students Collaborate on Real-World Business Solutions
Seven teams comprised of high school students from throughout Richmond stood before a roomful of executives, community leaders and others this morning and shared with poise and enthusiasm solutions for complex issues that could change how some local organizations serve their audiences. The 28 rising high school seniors were participants in the 41st Annual Cochrane Summer Economic Institute (CSEI), a four-week immersion program administered by Collegiate School and funded by the Powell Economic Education Foundation, with contributions from corporate sponsors and private donors.Read More -
Annual Entrepreneurship and Economic Program Kicks Off
Read MoreThe 41st Annual Cochrane Summer Economic Institute (CSEI) launched today in the Sharp Academic Commons at Collegiate School. The intensive four-week community outreach program provides 28 area rising high school seniors with the opportunity to learn about the economy and entrepreneurship. -
New Job Shadowing Program Launches
Read MoreCollegiate School students are participating this week in Trailblaze, a pilot program established to connect rising seniors with Richmond-area alums working in various professions. -
Third Grade Market Upcycles and Donates Proceeds
Our 3rd Graders hosted a culminating Market Day for the school year yesterday and invited parents to shop. All products were made with upcycled materials such as plastic water bottles, toilet paper tubes, Crystal Lite containers, old tin cans, juice can lids, bottle caps, shoeboxes, etc.Read More -
CSEI Students Honored at ACG-Richmond Scholarship Breakfast
Read MoreEach year at the conclusion of the Cochrane Summer Economic Institute, three students are honored with $500 scholarships funded by The Associate of Corporate Growth Richmond (ACG-Richmond). The CSEI recipients are selected by their program peers for exceptional collaborative leadership and a great interest in a career in business demonstrated over the course of the month-long summer program. -
Second Graders Explore Responsible Use of Money
Collegiate School 2nd Graders spent time in class pondering the responsible use of money including needs, wants, spending, saving and sharing in partnership with TowneBank's Making Money Count program.Read More -
Senior Capstone Students Visit Virginia International Gateway
Collegiate School students enrolled in the Senior Capstone Class International Emerging Leaders ‒ Asia visited the Virginia International Gateway (VIG), the largest privately owned container terminal in the United States located along the Elizabeth River in Portsmouth, VirginiaRead More -
Kindergarten Shoe Store Teaches Economics and Empathy
Read MoreCollegiate School Kindergartners in Beth Anne Shelly and Elizabeth Andrews' classes recently collaborated on creating their own shoe store to learn about economics and empathy, and the Kinder Kids Shoe Store opened for business this morning in Centennial Hall. -
Collegiate Kindergartners Tour Saxon Shoes
Collegiate School Kindergarten students in Beth Anne Shelly and Elizabeth Andrews' classes recently toured Saxon Shoes, a Richmond-based family business founded in 1953 that is known for understanding their customers.Read More -
Upper School Students Participate in International Math Modeling Contest
Read MoreSix teams of Collegiate Upper School students are taking part in the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP) International High School Math Modeling Contest until Nov. 20. -
Fifth Grade Participates in the Stock Market Game
Read MoreThe Collegiate School 5th Grade participated in the annual The Stock Market Game. The online education program is used to help teach math, social studies, business, economics and language skills while focusing on the importance of long-term saving and investment. Students participate in teams and manage a simulated investment portfolio. During each session, student teams compare the performance of their portfolios with other teams in Virginia and their region. -
Cougar Bank Opens for Business
The Cougar Savings Club, which is operated by Collegiate School 4th Graders, opened for business this morning. Student bankers welcomed their fellow Lower Schoolers as they created new accounts or added funds to existing ones. The bank, which is open to customers one to two Thursdays each month, helps students gain confidence in performing tasks such as calculation and customer service.Read More -
Immersive, Virtual Reality Study of Nations Engages 6th Graders
Teams of Collegiate School 6th Grade students in Mike Ferry's social studies class are answering the question How would you help a country with a low gross domestic product per capita improve its economy and standard of living? Students select a country to research and then leverage DollarStreet, CultureGrams, the CIA World Factbook and Google Earth Virtual Reality to explore and understand each country’s people, culture, natural resources, geography and climate.Read More -
40th Annual Cochrane Summer Economic Institute Concludes
Seven teams comprised of area high school students shared today with local business leaders and educators how youths their age can contribute to industry and economic innovation, when given the opportunity.Read More -
Collegiate’s Darr-Davis Investment Advisory Board Visits New York
Read MoreMembers of Collegiate’s Darr-Davis Investment Advisory Board, accompanied by Upper School Economics teacher Rob Wedge, visited New York City in July, where they toured the New York Stock Exchange, Manhattan’s Financial District and the Museum of American Finance. -
40th Annual Entrepreneurship and Economic Program Launches
Read MoreThe 40th Annual Cochrane Summer Economic Institute (CSEI) launched this morning in the Sharp Academic Commons at Collegiate School. The intensive four-week community outreach program provides 27 area high school students with the opportunity to learn about the economy and entrepreneurship. -
Collegiate 1st Graders Raise Funds for the SPCA
Collegiate 1st Graders presented a check in the amount of $1,028.50 to SPCA representatives Melissa Howdyshell and Kari Hosack in May. The money raised was from the 1st Graders' entrepreneurial experience of selling handmade stationery, Critter Creations.Read More
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Student CreateAthon Participants Present Ideas to Nonprofits
As a culmination of their seminar, CreateAthon: Working with Nonprofits, and their experience participating in a CreateAthon on Campus, five teams of Collegiate School seniors this morning presented their work to help area organizations with their marketing campaigns. (A sixth group will present at a later date.)Read More -
Articles in "The Match" Reflect Responsible Citizenship
Each semester, a group of Collegiate School student journalists in the Writing For Publication English class produce a series of Honors feature articles for The Match, Collegiate's student-run online news site. These articles are the result of months of research, reporting, writing and editing, as each author delves deeply into a topic of their choosing.Read More -
First Graders Launch Critter Creations Stationery Products
Collegiate 1st Graders have been learning about entrepreneurship, business models and consumer needs and wants, while also creating a product they could sell - handcrafted and creatively-designed stationery.Read More -
International Finance Expert Speaks to Upper School Students
Read MoreCollegiate Upper School students filled the Craigie Board Room this morning to welcome David Hudson, a senior advisor for the Asian private equity firm ShawKwei & Partners, who offered his unique perspective on living and working in Asia for three decades. -
International Emerging Leaders - Asia Students Visit China
Read MoreEleven Collegiate School seniors are visiting China this week as part of Collegiate School’s International Emerging Leaders - Asia program to better understand relations between China and America, especially related to economics. -
JK Students Learn Economics Through Dramatic Play
Read MoreCollegiate JK students in Ms. Cutchins and Mrs. Owen's class decided the new theme in the dramatic play area would be the Cougar Shop. They visited the real Cougar Shop to get ideas for what theirs should look like and what they would need. -
Marketing Experts Visit 2nd Graders
Read MoreThis week, Collegiate School 2nd Graders heard from John Adams, former chairman of the Martin Agency, and Judy Watkins, special projects manager for Virginia Tourism Corp., about marketing for their States Fair project. The States Fair event will be held Friday, Feb. 3 at 9:45 a.m. and can be viewed live via online. -
International Emerging Leaders - Asia Program Comes to a Close
The 3rd Annual International Emerging Leaders (IEL) - Asia program concluded today as 11 Collegiate seniors and 12 students from our partner school in Yangzhou, China, presented solutions for economic and social issues facing both countries to Richmond-area business leaders.Read More -
Third Annual International Emerging Leaders - Asia Program Begins
Read MoreCollegiate School welcomed 12 students from our partner school in Yangzhou, China, today to join 11 of our seniors for the 3rd Annual International Emerging Leaders (IEL) - Asia program. -
Fifth Grade Participates in The Stock Market Game
The Collegiate School 5th Grade participated in the annual The Stock Market Game. The online education program is used to help teach math, social studies, business, economics and language skills while focusing on the importance of long-term saving and investment. Students participate in teams and manage a simulated investment portfolio. During each session, student teams compare the performance of their portfolios with other teams in Virginia and their region.Read More -
Honors Math Students Participate in Contest
Read MoreFive teams of Collegiate School students in David Bannard's Honors Mathematical Modeling course participated in the 18th annual Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP) High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM) from Nov. 4-21, 2016. The HiMCM is designed to provide students with an opportunity to work as a team in a contest that stimulates and improves their mathematical problem-solving proficiency and develops their writing skills. -
Students Explore Housing Issues in Richmond
Read MoreIn Erica Coffey's Poverty to Prosperity Senior Seminar, students investigate the cycle of poverty, its seemingly endless continuation and the great difficulty experienced by individuals and families who, once below a certain level of resources, very often experience a chain of events that can perpetuate their circumstances. Students make site visits to HomeAgain and Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School, as well as hear from Reggie Gordon, Director of Office of Community Wealth Building for the city of Richmond, and JoLinda Jones, Director of the family shelter at HomeAgain, to learn about the poverty cycle, understand multiple perspectives and experience how complicated breaking the cycle can be. -
Cougar Savings Club Opens in Lower School
Collegiate School 4th Graders opened the Cougar Savings Club today and welcomed their fellow Lower Schoolers to open new accounts or add contributions to existing ones.Read More -
6th Annual International Emerging Leaders Conference Begins
After their arrival in the nation’s capital this week, 41 high school students from 10 countries, along with 20 Collegiate senior ambassadors, convened at Collegiate School for the start of the 6th Annual International Emerging Leaders Conference.Read More -
The Third Grade Classroom Economy course kicked off the school year with its first Market Day
Read MoreThe Third Grade Classroom Economy course kicked off the school year with its first Market Day on Sept. 26. Students showcased their budding entrepreneurial skills by producing and "selling" their products in their classroom market. At the end of the day, an economic report was generated by a class "economist," who shared information about product supply and demand, price ranges and percentage of buyers and sellers at Market Day. -
An Inside Look at the Third Graders Classroom Economy
Read MoreAs a teenager who wants and needs money, I got a summer job. It had never occurred to me that some of our youngest Cougars at Collegiate could also have the opportunity to earn “money,” purchase goods, and learn about the economy. In Mrs. Katie Musick’s third grade classroom, each student has the opportunity to spend and earn play money and make real life economic decisions. -
Collegiate Students Organize TEDx Youth@RVA
The following was an article written in Collegiate's student newspaper The Match about the recent TEDxYouth@RVA written by Senior Editor Helen Roddey. The event engaged students in an intensive collaborative leadership expereince that embodies our Civic Engagment pillar but also asked students to manage the finances of a high cost public event, helping them further develop their Economic Literacy skills.Read More
As the November 14th date of TEDxYouth@RVA approached, there was definitely a buzz in the air around school.TED Talks are a popular source of information on the Collegiate campus, and both students and faculty were excited to get such an up close and personal insight into the process. The TEDx team, made up of Collegiate’s TEDxYouth@RVA senior seminar class, Glen Allen’s Caroline Sindelar, James River’s Anna Davis and Maja Gabrielson, and mentors/teachers Timothy Couillard, Rhiannon Boyd, Allen Chamberlain, and Andy Stefanovich, had been working tirelessly for weeks. Posters were everywhere, tickets were sold out, and the list of outstanding speakers coming to pitch their ideas for modeling the future was released.
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