Financial Resilience for Life™: Money Adventure Challenge (Ages 9+)
Sir James Matthews Building
Age suitable for:
- 7 - 11 years-old
- 11 - 14 years-old
- 14 - 16 years-old
The Global Smart Lab at the University of Southampton invites you to discover Financial Resilience for Life™, an interactive educational game designed to help children and young people build financial confidence through play.
Take part in a fun, hands-on game challenge and explore two versions of the game, developed for primary (ages 9-11) and secondary school students. Working with family and friends, you will make decisions about saving, spending, planning ahead and responding to unexpected life events. Along the way, you'll earn Coins for making smart financial choices and Stars for demonstrating positive life values such as kindness, helping others, staying healthy and building happiness.
The games have been developed through research with teachers, researchers and pupils to make financial education engaging, inclusive and relevant to everyday life. Rather than focusing only on money, they encourage you to think about how financial decisions are connected to health, wellbeing, relationships and future goals.
Whether you're a young person, parent, grandparent or simply curious about game-based learning, come and discover how playing together can help build the knowledge, confidence and decision-making skills needed for a financially resilient future.
Take part in a fun, hands-on game challenge and explore two versions of the game, developed for primary (ages 9-11) and secondary school students. Working with family and friends, you will make decisions about saving, spending, planning ahead and responding to unexpected life events. Along the way, you'll earn Coins for making smart financial choices and Stars for demonstrating positive life values such as kindness, helping others, staying healthy and building happiness.
The games have been developed through research with teachers, researchers and pupils to make financial education engaging, inclusive and relevant to everyday life. Rather than focusing only on money, they encourage you to think about how financial decisions are connected to health, wellbeing, relationships and future goals.
Whether you're a young person, parent, grandparent or simply curious about game-based learning, come and discover how playing together can help build the knowledge, confidence and decision-making skills needed for a financially resilient future.
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