North Webster Elementary Partners With Purdue Extension
April 23, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.
NORTH WEBSTER – “Captain Cash,” an elementary curriculum designed by Purdue Extension for third-grade students, is setting sail in your community. This financial literacy program engages children in money-smart activities and takes them down the road to financial fitness.
North Webster Elementary has partnered with Purdue Extension Educators to bring “Captain Cash” into its third-grade classrooms. Each student will participate in four class sessions with take home parent newsletters given at the end of each lesson. Newsletters contain suggested at-home games and activities that focus on earning, saving, planned spending and wise borrowing of money. Each session introduces money-related vocabulary words and teaches money concepts that are based on Indiana Academic Standards for Math and Social Studies.
If you would like to learn more about “Captain Cash” in your school, or embark on a money voyage of your own, contact Shannon Shepherd by email at [email protected] or by phone at 574-372-2340.
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NORTH WEBSTER – “Captain Cash,” an elementary curriculum designed by Purdue Extension for third-grade students, is setting sail in your community. This financial literacy program engages children in money-smart activities and takes them down the road to financial fitness.
North Webster Elementary has partnered with Purdue Extension Educators to bring “Captain Cash” into its third-grade classrooms. Each student will participate in four class sessions with take home parent newsletters given at the end of each lesson. Newsletters contain suggested at-home games and activities that focus on earning, saving, planned spending and wise borrowing of money. Each session introduces money-related vocabulary words and teaches money concepts that are based on Indiana Academic Standards for Math and Social Studies.
If you would like to learn more about “Captain Cash” in your school, or embark on a money voyage of your own, contact Shannon Shepherd by email at [email protected] or by phone at 574-372-2340.