Washington Redskins Rookies Attend JA Finance Park for Second Year
Author: JA of Greater Washington
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Tuesday, 06 Jun 2017
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Redskins Rookies visit Finance Park!
Image caption: Middle School Students welcome the 2017 Redskins' Rookie class to Finance Park
On June 2, the Washington Redskins 2017 rookies got a lesson in the importance of budgeting last Friday afternoon, as they joined forces with students from Thomas G. Pullen Creative and Performing Arts Academy at JA Finance Park Prince George's County in Hyattsville, Md.
The day was made possible through Junior Achievement of Greater Washington's partnership with the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation.
While more than 9,000 Prince George’s County Public Schools students go through the financial management program each year, the Redskins rookies and Pullen Middle School students utilized a modified version of the program for a crash course in financial literacy.
Roles were reversed as student graduates of the program became teachers, and paired up with rookies to help them navigate through different scenarios based on a unique career, salary and life situation.
The groups started with laying out a monthly budget before tackling required payments and shopping needs.
Junior Achievement is grateful for this partnership that not only allows the rookies class to reinforce good money habits, but also allows for the students to expand their leadership skills and experience the simulation from a different point of view.
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