Hochbegabungpsresse Munich,, 2/28/2011. The German Commission for UNESCO has honored the education of My Finance Coach Foundation as an official project of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. This approval recognizes the UNESCO innovative educational projects, which deal in terms of sustainability with important social and global issues and translate them into appropriate training courses. was founded
the My Finance Coach foundation of the financial service provider Allianz, the communications agency Grey and improve the management consultancy McKinsey & Company with the aim of the financial literacy of children and adolescents. My Finance Coach wants to achieve essentially three things: enthusiasm for the topic of economy and finance awaken, enhance skills of young people in dealing with money and impart knowledge about economic relationships. Since its launch in 2010, more than 350 schools have used the innovative education for themselves.
understanding of economic relationships is increasingly important
In the context of an increasingly interconnected world is the understanding of economic issues more important. This is where the My Finance Coach of the Foundation. CEO Christian Keller: "Financial education is an essential component of a comprehensive educational canon. With My Finance Coach we want to inspire children and young people for this to deal with economic topics and issues. "
My Finance Coach is aimed at students of lower secondary school and learn how life-like examples and exercises, the children and young people in a fun way to deal with economic issues. This is particularly important as more and more areas of life economic principles are shaped. In this respect, economic education prepares young people particularly from the reality of life. And a better understanding of business matters in the end will benefit all: the individual, society and our political and economic community. My Finance Coach includes both academic and extra-curricular formats and offers teacher training. The offer will be extended continuously in all areas.
more information about the initiative can be found at: www.myfinancecoach.de
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My Finance Coach Stiftung GmbH
The My Finance Coach Stiftung GmbH as of 1 Founded in October 2010, is a 100% subsidiary of Allianz SE and is supported by the three partners, Allianz SE, Grey, and McKinsey. The My Finance Coach Stiftung GmbH is subject to the public good. Behalf of the Society is to improve the financial Education for children and young people of secondary I. The officers of the Corporation are Christian Keller and Dr. Barbara Roder, The company is based in Munich.
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