Lessons

Built around real-world scenarios.

Every lesson takes something a financial professional actually does, turns it into a team exercise with real market data, and fits it into a single class period. Before the visit we work with the teacher so the lesson connects to what the class is already learning.

The shape of a lesson

Four parts, one period

A real decisionEach lesson is anchored on a decision professionals make in the real world, with the real data behind it.
Teams on the clockThe class breaks into groups. Each group has a few minutes to decide and has to defend its call to the room.
Live resultsThe scenario plays out on the board, step by step, with every team competing against each other and the market.
The debriefTeam by team: what worked, what didn't, and why. This is where the learning happens.

Why every lesson is interactive

A lecture about markets is forgettable. A decision you had to defend in front of your friends, and then watched play out, is not.

Competition keeps the room engaged. The debrief is where students learn to separate a good decision from a lucky one, to read results honestly, and to explain their thinking to people who disagree.

The data is real. Students who follow the news have an edge, and we tell them so: that edge is exactly what separates market participants in the real world.

Fitting your class

No two classes get the same hour.

Before a visit we talk with the teacher about the unit, the grade level, and the students, then adjust the framing, the examples, and the debrief questions so the lesson lands where the class already is. An economics class, a personal-finance class, and a math class see the same scenario through different doors.

  • Sized to one period, with a block-schedule version
  • Run from the professional's laptop on your projector
  • Works with or without student devices
  • Comes with a debrief guide for the teacher

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