Youth Financial Education
Alaska Air Group Credit Union is partnered with Banzai to bring you fun and interactive financial literacy programs for all ages!
Banzai Junior (Ages 8-12)
When life hands you lemons, become an entrepreneur! In Banzai Junior, we use a lemonade stand to teach students how to make money, save for big purchases, and even operate a business. Kids get to choose a savings goal and then use their lemonade stand to save enough money by the end of summer.
Some of the other topics covered in Junior include the following:
- IOUs (an introduction to credit)
- Earning money
- Counting currency
- Saving and spending money
- Working with others
Banzai Teen (Ages 13-18)
In Teen, students play to save enough money for college registration. They’ll navigate daily decisions, like getting a job, going out to eat, and even renting an apartment to see how their choices affect their end goal.
Teen covers the following:
- Double-entry accounting
- Renting an apartment
- Buying a car
- Renter’s insurance
- Taxes and withholdings
- Daily spending and saving
- Auto insurance
- Credit
Banzai Plus (Ages 18+)
Plus builds on Teen, except this time the goal is saving for a home. Not only will students have a concrete savings goal, but they get to go house hunting for the right property. Of course, navigating things like identity fraud and auto insurance along the way could make a win a little trickier.
Plus covers everything from Teen, along with the following:
- Buying a home
- Life insurance
- Credit scores
- Identity theft
- Qualifying for a mortgage
- Daily spending choices
- Retirement savings
- Tax exemptions
