Community Advancement Resource Training Services (CERTS) Program
The CARTS Program is a two-week or a compact two day program designed to go into the school system to teach basic information about financial literacy and business development. The CARTS Program will help those who want to learn about business development and financial literacy with a deep understanding be able to do so. It will help students become certified in financial literacy and business development. This program is a STEM Certified initiative which also includes language and social studies. It is designed to make the students use creative thinking and ideas as they learn about financial literacy and business development.
This is to inform you that your son/daughter and the whole class will be a part of the learning experience that develops them in Financial Literacy and Business Development organized by the school administrative authority. We have invited the Lemonade Stand Bootcamp, Inc., which is a 501 (C) 3 non-profit organization to test out their program while helping our 8th, through 12th graders learn.
We are asking your permission because the classes will combine and some of the information that will be taught deals with African American Studies. Although the main focus is on Financial Literacy and Economic Business Development, your child will also learn about the history of money in Africa and African American business owners from different eras of time. In addition, some of the assignments that your child(ren) will be assigned will require them to do research online while in class and possibly set up accounts to help them monitor their credit and scores in the future to enhance their learning experience.
We hereby request your kind permission to allow your son/daughter to participate in this program. It will add to his/her knowledge and learning experiences.
Below is a list of the workshops they will be taking for the next two weeks.
- How to Respect Money
- Understand Banking
- How to Protect Money
- Understand Credit
- How to Grow Money
- Understanding Business
- Branding Your Business
- Marketing Your Business
- Partnership & Cooperative Economics
The purpose of this program is to teach our youth to become producers in a society that expects them to become consumers. We want to give our youth and your child(ren) a fighting chance to learn about money, credit, how to start a business, and group economics. We want to create an enjoyable experience while your child(ren) learns. Kindly fill in and sign the second half part of this letter and send it along with your son/daughter.
