Nearly two dozen Hawaiʻi public school teachers gathered on Chaminade’s campus for the fourth annual Economics and Personal Finance Summer Workshop, which is focused on giving educators hands-on and relevant tools for incorporating financial literacy into their curricula.
The week-long training opportunity, held June 9-13, is offered by the University’s Economic Education Center for Excellence in collaboration with Hawaiʻi USA Federal Credit Union.
Participants get fresh, fun tools for teaching personal finance, budgeting and saving.
Twenty-one public school educators from across O‘ahu participated in this year’s workshop, representing elementary, middle, and high schools, with the majority serving Title I schools and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities. Additionally, a separate virtual workshop will be held for educators across Hawai‘i’s neighboring islands.
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The workshop featured hands-on activities, including market simulations, the Bean Salary Budgeting Game, and lessons based on the Ten Principles of Economics. Participants also got ready-to-use lesson plans designed to engage students in real-world applications of economic and personal finance literacy while blending culturally responsive teaching methods.
Since its launch in 2021, EECE’s summer workshop has trained 84 teachers.
With this year’s expanded offerings, the total number of teachers who have participated has increased to 116—and collectively they reach more than 10,000 Hawai‘i students annually.
“This program supports teachers on the frontlines of preparing students for their financial futures and we are very grateful to Hawai‘i USA Federal Credit Union for helping us to make this powerful learning opportunity possible,” said Chaminade President Lynn Babington, Ph.D.
“By investing in teachers, we’re empowering thousands of students across the state to make more informed financial decisions and build stronger futures.”
