How to establish a correct view of money from a young age? Universities and primary and secondary schools work together to cultivate the financial literacy and educational literacy of young people | Finance | Primary and secondary schools
Eight year old elementary school students play games and recharge tens of thousands; Teenage children reward broadcasters with hundreds of thousands of dollars; 20-year-old college students are trapped in the dilemma of "online loans" to buy bags
These frequently trending topics on the internet actually reflect a common problem behind them: the lack of financial literacy.
On June 29, 2023, the second Shanghai Forum on Financial Literacy Education for Primary and Secondary Schools and the annual meeting of the Shanghai Financial Literacy Education Project Cooperation Alliance for Primary and Secondary Schools were held at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. After 56 primary and secondary schools from 12 districts formed the first batch of financial literacy education project cooperation alliances, a new batch of 18 primary and secondary schools also joined the alliance.
Finance courses entering primary and secondary schools in Shanghai
The reporter learned that after the establishment of the cooperation alliance for financial literacy education projects in primary and secondary schools, Shanghai primary and secondary schools have carried out some exploration and practice of financial literacy.
For example, within less than two years, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Affiliated Primary School established a teaching and research group for financial literacy courses, led by a senior math teacher and led by a graduate student from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics as the group leader. The group drew materials from the "China Financial Literacy Education" series of books and the "Little Financial Planner" series of early childhood reading books, and used the platform of a renowned teacher's studio to carry out teaching practice and discussion exhibitions. Currently, nearly 50 class hours have been designed and practiced, covering all students. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics has been continuously reforming and improving its curriculum plan. Starting from 2022, "financial literacy courses" will be included in school-based courses to promote the enrichment of students' professional and academic experiences, stimulate their career consciousness, and support the construction of a distinctive curriculum group for talent cultivation in the school. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Affiliated High School aims and takes the creation of a regular high school with financial literacy education as its goal and opportunity. It systematically carries out curriculum construction, including project projects, "Stimulating Debate Society" construction projects, short course projects on entrepreneurship cases for students at the University of Finance and Economics, "Digital Economy", "Sand Table Simulation" elective courses, and shared courses in universities. It collaborates with various departments of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics to carry out the construction. Shangcai Beijiao High School has established a "Finance and Economics Teaching and Research Group" and a school level leadership group for finance and economics education, with the goal of cultivating "high-quality talents with financial literacy of international urban citizens". It has constructed and implemented a "three categories and nine modules" finance and economics curriculum system, emphasizing the concept of economic education for the benefit of the people and showcasing the humanistic connotation of finance and economics education for the benefit of the people.
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Professional strength helps to enhance the financial literacy of young people
In 2021, the Shanghai Primary and Secondary School Financial Literacy Education Project Cooperation Alliance was established in collaboration between the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Basic Education Group and the China Education Society Science and Technology Innovation Education Development Collaboration, with the support of Shanghai Bank and the China Education Society. It brings together 56 primary and secondary schools in Shanghai both online and offline, and relies on the professional strength of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and other social forces to widely promote professional education in financial literacy in primary and secondary schools.
In the future, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics will continue to open up advantageous disciplines, scholars, and public resources, explore ways to serve the national financial strategy and local development in multiple forms, and better promote financial literacy education in primary, secondary, and tertiary schools.
Since the establishment of the alliance in 2021, Shanghai Bank has also collaborated with Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Basic Education Group to hold a series of innovative campus activities, building a more complete, adaptable, and mature "Shangyin Zhixue" financial literacy education project system. Zhu Shouyuan, the Business Director of Shanghai Bank, stated that in the next step, Shanghai Bank will further leverage the advantages of its financial professional platform to provide full support in improving the financial literacy teaching system, expanding the coverage of financial literacy education projects, building a team of financial literacy education teachers, and promoting the high-quality and sustainable development of the alliance, injecting new strength into the deepening development of financial literacy education in primary and secondary schools.