What is Next Gen Personal Finance?
The ultimate mission of Next Gen Personal Finance is that every American high school student will graduate having taken a one semester course in personal finance by 2030. Their small team of educators is passionate about creating engaging curriculum and they look forward to bring financial education to every single high school student in the American subcontinent by 2030. The curriculum of Next Gen Personal Finance includes investing, taxes, saving, behavioural economics, and paying for education. Their turnkey courses include trimester, semester and full year courses for high school and middle school students. NGPF(Next Gen Personal Finance) makes use of hands on, real world applications that build student financial capability.
The curriculum at Next Gen Personal Finance is provided at no cost and educator participation in NGPF Professional Development move them closer to the goal of having a confident and qualified personal finance teacher. They provide professional development including one hour virtual workshop, asynchronous on demand modules, as well as in-depth certification courses. The main focus of professional development offered by NGPF is on building teacher content knowledge, modeling various NGPF resources, and encouraging teacher collaboration in an effective way. Professional development is offered through NGPF academy, a program that rewards and recognizes the 17000+ teachers who have actively participated in the NGPF professional development.
Increasing Access to Financial Education
Next Gen Personal Finance is armed with a unique mission of increasing access to financial education by partnering with teachers, schools, districts and states. The objective of NGPF Mission 2030 Fund, is advocating for personal finance education in state legislatures across the country. It is quite interesting to note that the Next Gen Personal Finance Community of Educators is 80000+ and growing. According to the available statistics, 84% of US high school students attend a school with at least one teacher with a NGPF teacher account. Saturday conferences and virtual professional development are the majestic features of professional development offered by Next Gen Personal Finance.
The curriculum at Next Gen Personal Finance sheds light on buying a car and buying a house. The Semester Course, the flagship NGPF course, was revamped in 2022 with up to date resources and increased accessibility. Personal finance dictionary, defined in student friendly language, is another best attraction of NGPF curriculum. Weekly content, regular professional development, and expansive curriculum with videos, activities and assessments are the pros of program offered by Next Gen Personal Finance. NGPF is one of the best resources for relevant and useful materials for personal finance education.
The Availability of Ready to Implement Resources
Nine week, semester and year long courses are offered by Next Gen Personal Finance. Its regularly updated content and compelling topics give students practical information. Hands on activities with real life situations is the splendid feature of curriculum offered by Next Gen Personal Finance. Next Gen Personal Finance is based in Palo Alto, California, United States of America. NGPF is a place where teachers can easily find ready to implement resources. The mission of Next Gen Personal Finance is to connect educators with free resources and equip students with the skills to lead a fulfilling life. Teachers find NGPF as a one stop shop for free curriculum, free professional development sessions, and free advocacy.