NDP Students Get Real-World Lessons In Financial Literacy

acctg-field-trip-WSSome of life’s most important lessons aren’t always just taught in school. Like how to run a household, manage a monthly budget or buy a house. But 38 students from Notre Dame's accounting 2 class spent part of the day Tuesday at the Quicken Loans Junior Achievement Finance Park in Detroit learning about the budgeting and finance skills they eventually will need to become financially responsible adults.

"Our students did a simulation of a budget at the site," NDP teacher Katrina Palushaj said. "Our kids have been studying how to live within and manage a budget, and this trip was very useful for them. While downtown on Tuesday, we also had an opportunity to tour GM's OnStar command center."

The Quicken Loans JA Finance Park is a Junior Achievement program that teaches financial literacy concepts and career exploration opportunities. At the end of the program, students typically have a one-day budget simulation where they’ll put their knowledge into practice.

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Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.
 


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