Dear Illinois Association of the Deaf,
We are thrilled to share an exciting opportunity for your Deaf and Hard of Hearing high school students to strengthen their financial literacy skills. The Financial Wizards summer program is free for students, and they are responsible for their own travels. Due to high demand, we are offering the summer program not only in one but TWO locations this year!
Financial Wizards Bootcamp
A week-long financial literacy summer program for deaf and hard of hearing students entering 10th, 11th, and 12th grade in Fall 2024. The program strives to enhance the students’ financial literacy skills and provides an opportunity to explore various careers in finance and administration. Additionally, students will stay on campus, socialize with peers, and learn about college experiences.
Students have the option to choose one of the following locations
(Note: The curriculum is identical for both weeks):
June 15th – 22nd, 2024, at Gallaudet University, Washington, DC
Information & Registration:https://gallaudet.edu/youth-programs/summer-youth-camps/financial-wizards/
July 6th – 11th, 2024, at RIT/NTID, Rochester, NY
Information & Registration: https://www.rit.edu/ntid/financialwizards
The Financial Wizards Bootcamp is a collaboration between CSD Learns and the SIFMA Foundation. The SIFMA Foundation’s dedication to excellent financial literacy programs paired with CSD Learns’ strong bicultural and bilingual pedagogical approach improves economic opportunity for deaf and hard-of-hearing youth in K-12 education settings. We are proud of the Financial Wizards Bootcamp initiative and excited to share these American Sign Language (ASL) financial literacy resources with you! Learn more about both organizations at www.sifma.org/about/sifma-foundation and https://csdlearns.com/. This project is generously supported by a grant from Wells Fargo.
El campamento de entrenamiento de Magos Financieros es una colaboración entre CSD Learns y la Fundación SIFMA. La dedicación de la Fundación SIFMA a los excelentes programas de educación financiera junto con el fuerte enfoque pedagógico bicultural y bilingüe de CSD Learns mejoran las oportunidades económicas para los jóvenes sordos y con problemas de audición en entornos educativos K-12. ¡Estamos orgullosos de la iniciativa del campamento de entrenamiento de Magos Financieros y emocionados de compartir estos recursos de educación financiera en lenguaje de señas americano (ASL) con ustedes! Obtengan más información sobre ambas organizaciones en www.sifma.org/about/sifma-foundation y https://csdlearns.com/ Este proyecto cuenta con el apoyo generoso de una subvención de Wells Fargo.
Check out the flyers below for you to share with your students.
Link for downloadable PDF version of the flyers.
I’m also happy to answer any questions you may have.
We look forward to working with your students!
Warmly,
Julia Velasquez
CSD Learns Team
icjvelasquez@csd.org
