Where We've Taught | The Penny Power Project

Maplewood Library program room set up with rows of chairs and a Penny Power Project slide on the screen

Laptop showing the Penny Power Project title slide beside activity materials at Maplewood Library

Maplewood Public Library

Maplewood, NJGrades 2–6

This program was offered at the Maplewood Public Library in Maplewood, NJ. We presented to a variety of students, ranging from 2nd graders to 6th graders. This program lasted for 4 weeks, and the students learned about credit cards, the functions of loans, savings, investing, diversification, and other important principles.

Hillside Public Library

Hillside, NJGrades 3–5

This program was offered at the Hillside Public Library in Hillside, New Jersey. This program was a one-off presentation for 3rd to 5th graders in the local area. In this program, we focused on defining money, learning about its history, and students examined money from a variety of countries (Japan, South Africa, Argentina, Great Britain, Thailand, etc.)

Students holding up play money and smiling at Roseland Free Public Library

Roseland Library meeting room with the Penny Power Project week one slide on the screen

Roseland Free Public Library

Roseland, NJGrades 5–12

This program was offered at the Roseland Free Public Library in Roseland, New Jersey. The program primarily hosted early middle schoolers, but the program was open to 5th–12th graders. In this program, students learned about the history of money, investing, budgeting, and saving, and the different ways of interest.

Library of the Chathams

Chatham, NJGrades 3–5

This program was offered at the Library of the Chathams in Chatham, New Jersey. The program hosted a bright group of young elementary school kids, ranging from 3rd graders to 5th graders. In this program, we focused on learning about budgeting, saving, wants vs. needs, and basic investing principles like risk vs. reward.

Union Public Library

Union, NJ

This program was offered at the Union Public Library in Union, NJ, where local students built a foundation in personal finance and money management.

Penny Power Project slide on the TV at Berkeley Heights Library, with world currencies laid out on the table

Play money, pencils, and worksheets set out for students at Berkeley Heights Library

Berkeley Heights Public Library

Berkeley Heights, NJGrade 5

This program was offered at the Berkeley Heights Public Library in Berkeley Heights, NJ. Teaching an advanced group of 5th graders, we finished the curriculum and explored the basics of supply & demand.

Girick presenting in front of a smart board at the West Orange Library

West Orange Public Library

West Orange, NJ

This program was offered in the West Orange Library in West Orange, NJ. The program specifically focused on entrepreneurship and the ins and outs of running a small business.

Girick teaching students at Kenilworth Library

Kenilworth Public Library

Kenilworth, NJElementary

This program was offered in the Kenilworth Library in Kenilworth, NJ. This program was specifically offered for young elementary school students and delved into the history of money.

Students writing during the Verona Library program

Verona Public Library

Verona, NJGrades 2–6

This program was offered in the Verona Library in Verona, NJ. This program was open to 2nd–6th graders. We focused on opportunity cost and saving money.

Wallington Memorial Library

Wallington, NJGrades 4–6

This program was offered at the Wallington Memorial Library in Wallington, NJ. This program was for 4th–6th graders. The group was incredibly enthusiastic and learned more about advanced investing topics.

A note on these photos

Photos containing the faces of children or participants were taken with the full and complete authorization of the library or by the library's staff. For photos that do not include the faces of children, we did not have the consent of all parties involved to post.
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