Budgets. Credit decisions. Business pitches.

SkillSpring workshops give young people time to practice everyday money choices and explain how they reached a decision.

Budgeting & Saving

Students practice planning for everyday expenses, weighing needs and wants, and setting a savings goal.

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In the workshop

Make spending decisions within a sample budget, then compare how different choices affect a savings goal.

Budgeting, Saving, Needs versus wants, Financial goals

Credit & Financial Decisions

Students discuss credit, borrowing, and financial responsibility through age-appropriate examples.

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In the workshop

Compare sample financial choices and talk through their tradeoffs and possible longer-term effects.

Credit basics, Borrowing, Financial responsibility, Long-term decisions

Entrepreneurship

Students practice identifying problems, shaping business ideas, and considering how a product or service might work.

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In the workshop

Develop a simple idea, consider who it helps and what it could cost, then present the concept in a mock business pitch.

Business ideas, Pricing, Problem-solving, Mock business pitches

More concepts, shaped around each host.

The topics above are a starting point. We have many more financial literacy and entrepreneurship concepts, and can work with each host to shape a workshop around its students, interests, and learning goals.

Workshop questions

Who can host a workshop?

Schools, libraries, youth organizations, and community centers can request a SkillSpring workshop.

What topics can SkillSpring cover?

The topics listed are examples. SkillSpring can discuss additional financial literacy and entrepreneurship concepts with each host and shape activities around its students and learning goals.

Can workshops be customized?

Yes. SkillSpring works with each host to shape workshop concepts and activities around its students, interests, and learning goals.

How can an organization request a session?

Use the contact page to request a workshop. SkillSpring will follow up to confirm the format and details.

Plan a workshop for your students.

Tell SkillSpring about your students and the money topics you want to cover.