So you want to be a millionaire? Every young boy and girl wants to be a millionaire when they grow up, but just how might they go about getting from point A to point B? The National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) is providing students with the opportunity to contemplate that thought and express it through art.
In an effort to spread lessons in financial literacy to our nation's youth, the NFCC is once again sponsoring the Be Money Wi$e National Financial Literacy Poster Contest for 2009. The contest is designed to get young students thinking about how to manage money effectively and offers them a creative outlet to demonstrate their knowledge. It also offers the opportunity for local and national recognition for student artwork and rewards winners with U.S. savings bonds and other prizes.
Teachers have found this to be a creative way to introduce their students to the concept of financial literacy. With the new semester starting, now is the time to incorporate the contest into the lesson plans. The idea has been widely embraced, with thousands of posters submitted over the past few years. The theme this year is "I'm going to be a millionaire because I…" All school-aged children in grades 3-12 are eligible to enter with local and national winners to be chosen from each of three grade categories. Students from public or private schools may enter the contest, as well as home-schooled children or those in after-school programs.
To become involved, teachers, parents, and/or students are encouraged to visit www.MoneyWisePosterContest.org, where they can find more detailed information, including contest rules, entry forms, and where to submit poster entries. Submission deadlines are in February but will vary based on your location. Please check www.moneywisepostercontest.org/find_near.cfm to find more information about your area's submission deadline.
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