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Financial Literacy Program

The program is BSP’s response to the result of a survey which indicated that only less than 5 % of our youth regularly save money.

It aims to have lessons on money, money management, saving, and basic economics related to saving integrated in the present elementary curriculum.

The use by teachers of the Teaching Guides on Financial Literacy in Edukasyong Pagpapakatao (EP); Sibika at    Kultura / Heograpiya, Kasaysayan at Sibika (SK/HKS); and Edukasyong Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (EPP) will  effectively, integrate lessons on financial education in the  elementary curriculum.

Training of 20 Supervisors, Principals, Master Teachers who are also lesson exemplar writers, and 8 curriculum development specialists on basic financial and economic concepts related to saving.

After the Training, the writers developed 102 lesson guides broken down as follows: a) 44 lesson guides in Social Studies (Grade I-7; Grade II-2; 	Grade III- 6; Grade IV- 5; Grade V-9; and Grade VI-15);	b) 22 lesson guides in Work Education (Grade IV-6;    	Grade V-8; and Grade VI-8); c) 36 lesson guides in Character Education (Grade 1-5; Grade II-4; Grade III-5; Grade IV-7; Grade V-7; and Grade VI-11)

Orientation seminar for tryout teachers held in the cities of Mandaluyong, Cebu and Davao conducted by the Curriculum Development Division of the Department of Education.

Pilot testing covered 9 regions, 15 provinces,18 towns/cities, 36 schools, 180 teachers and approximately 9,000 pupils.