Economic education encompasses important skill-building endeavors.  As adults, we are called upon to make economic decisions every day of our lives. However, this crucial life skill is virtually ignored in elementary and secondary education. For those who attend college, an economics course is often too little, too late. Those who forego college may never be educated in economics and, therefore, are seriously disadvantaged.

Beginning in pre-school, children are taught life skills that will guide them as successful adults. These include reading, writing and arithmetic - commonly referred to as the three "r"s. However, a skill called upon every day of adult life - personal financial responsibility - is overlooked in schools and, often times, the money management lessons acquired at home are inadequate or, worse yet, detrimental to future financial success.  The Center’s mission is to help teachers bring the important lessons of financial responsibility to their students.  However, personal finance should not be taught as isolated from economics.  The study of economics is the foundation of understanding decision making, whether personal or societal.  So, join us for a course, a workshop or a program and bring important life lessons to your students.The Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Education is a partner to several highly respected organizations operating in the St. Louis area.

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis serves as a partner in offering area teachers the opportunity to gain personally and professionally by attending full-day economics programs. These workshops feature lectures by Federal Reserve economists, followed by classroom application ideas by Center staff. The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis co-sponsors a graduate-credit summer course, Making Sense of Money and Banking.

The The Foundation for Credit Education works with the Center and the National Council on Economic Education to produce curricula in personal finance for grades K-12. See our up-coming workshops on personal finance economics for grades K-2, 3-5, and 6-8.

Teach Children to Save Day is a national event developed by the American Bankers Association Education Foundation. With the cooperation of Royal Banks of Missouri, Pulaski Bank, Reliance Bank, Frontenac Bank, Gateway Bank, Southwest Bank, and First Bank, the UM-St. Louis Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Education is pleased to offer the program in the St. Louis area.

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