(Feb. 2, 2017) Ninth grade students from Pocomoke High School traveled to the Junior Achievement Finance Park in Prince George’s County on Monday to put the lessons they’ve learned in the classroom to the test.
The students have been participating in a program, called “Junior Achievement Finance Park Virtual,” which develops financial planning and management skills. The trip to the facility in PG County, set up as a miniature city, was the opportunity to put those skills to the test.
The students were given a scenario at random — age 42, two children, $42,000/year salary, for example — and are tasked with managing that scenario by purchasing a house, car, insurance and other necessities.
Overseeing the program were financial planners, insurance agents, car dealers and human resource directors.
Maryland’s Comptroller, Peter Franchot, addressed the students during the visit.
The students have been participating in a program, called “Junior Achievement Finance Park Virtual,” which develops financial planning and management skills. The trip to the facility in PG County, set up as a miniature city, was the opportunity to put those skills to the test.
The students were given a scenario at random — age 42, two children, $42,000/year salary, for example — and are tasked with managing that scenario by purchasing a house, car, insurance and other necessities.
Overseeing the program were financial planners, insurance agents, car dealers and human resource directors.
Maryland’s Comptroller, Peter Franchot, addressed the students during the visit.