• powell economics institute at Collegiate school

    Students participate in the 39th Cochrane Summer Economic Institute, an intensive program that partners learning about the economy and entrepreneurship through a series of workshops by local business leaders and Collegiate faculty with an immersive group internship. Read More
Responsible Citizenship
Trina Clemans
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. 
  • Lower School
    The 3rd Grade’s Classroom Economy mimics real-world economics as students apply for jobs, earn salaries, produce goods and pay taxes.
  • 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.
  • 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