Savvy Kids pulls together area experts and community leaders to deliver fun, interactive workshops which build on core skills and promote fitness across the Savvy Kid Core Pillars: Financial Literacy, Environmental Awareness, Community Involvement and Health and Fitness.
Workshops:
Friend us on Facebook or check out Conference News for conference workshop announcements.
Workshop Pillar Focus Areas:
Across all of our programs, underlying core skills and values are promoted, including: responsibility, teamwork, creativity and critical thinking.
Core Skills
- Brainstorming
- Critical Thinking
- Decision Making
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Planning and Executing
- Problem Solving
- Teamwork
Environmental Pillar
The Environmental pillar provides young learners with an understanding of the environment, natural systems, co-existence of human with nature, pollution, global warming, and similar concepts promoting responsible use of resources and harmonious co-existence with our environment.
Key Environmental pillar concepts include:
- Conservation
- Energy Sources
- Climate Change
- Green Concepts
- Natural Resources
- Pollution
- Recycling
Financial Pillar
The Financial pillar introduces kids to: saving, earning, investing, responsible spending, credit, loans, debt, and a lot more critical financial concepts required as the foundation to financial understanding and success.
Key Financial pillar concepts include:
- Budgeting
- Credit, Loans
- Earning
- Investing
- Money Flows
- Saving
- Spending
Personal Health Pillar
The Personal Health pillar introduces valuable concepts for health through fitness, nutrition, and safety for kids.
Key Personal Health pillar concepts include:
- Exercise through Play
- Food Nutrition
- Healthy Choices
- Managing Stress
- Personal Health
- Physical Fitness
- Preventing Injuries
Community Pillar
Finally, our Community pillar concentrates on global and local economies, trade, demand and supply, social behavior, and other socio-economic topics.
Key Community pillar concepts include:
- Community Involvement
- Consumers & Producers
- Entrepreneurship
- Economic Systems
- Global Markets
- Governments and Society
- Products & Services
- Supply & Demand
- Volunteering and Donating