Transcript A Unique Educational Partnership and Sponsorship Opportunity

A Unique New
Educational Resource For
Public & Private Schools
America’s largest hands-on
standards-based learning experience
for Middle School
and High School students
Standards-Based Curriculum
Aligned to the GLE’s
Applies and Integrates
Math * Language Arts * Social Studies * Civics *
Economics * Technology Applications
Gets ALL Students Excited About Learning
“The Best Programs in America to Support
Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)
Education in Middle and High School.”
Larry Zabar, V.P., New England Council
Increases Student Test Scores
Teaches Personal Financial Literacy
Improves Student Workforce Preparedness
Increases Student School Attendance Rates
There are 24 Exchange Cities in the USA
Exchange City & EarthWorks
Immersive Learning Model
Cost-effective, comprehensive, turn-key curriculum and simulation
Unique, memory-of-a-lifetime learning experiences
Outstanding curriculum suitable for all students at a grade level
Aligned with state frameworks & No Child Left Behind requirements
Systemic career education and workforce development
Staff development and training
Exemplary parent involvement
Welcome to Our World – Exchange City
Exchange City - A Remarkable Learning Lab
Mayor’s Press Conference
How Exchange City Works Hand in Hand with Teachers
• Exchange City is best suited for 5th through 9th Graders
• 7 week (30 hr) in-school program taught by the student’s regular
teachers in their regular classrooms.
• Optional 2 week (12 hr) in-school curriculum in preparation for visit.
• The one day or two day visit to Exchange City occurs as a field trip in
the 6th week of study.
• Students take on roles of employees, producers, consumers and
citizens.
• In addition to their teachers, parent volunteers accompany each class
of students and participate and/or observe all activities.
Exchange City Annual Site Capacity – School Year Only
15,000 9-15 year-old Students, 1,000 Teachers & 20,000 Parents
The Target Audience
At full capacity, more than 30,000 middle and high school students will visit
Exchange City and EarthWorks annually.
The “City” is customized to reflect local institutions and businesses.
Every “business” in Exchange City uses computers and other digital
equipment as an integral part of their operations.
Public and private schools participate from across the United States.
The Center’s facilities are used throughout the year for camps, special events,
workforce training, and teacher education programs.
Bank Offices
Checking Accounts for All
Immediate Documented Results and Improvements
• Exchange City and EarthWorks Enjoy High Degrees of
Business and Industry Support and Participation.
• Why? Because They Work and Produce Concrete,
Documented and Observable Results.
• Students from Every Demographic and Income Level
Participate and Benefit through Corporate Scholarships
and Sponsorships.
• No Other Program More Directly Connects the Business
Community to Today’s Crucial Educational Issues.
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In Exchange City, Students…
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Create a job resume and a job application
Have a job interview
Get hired as an employee in a business
Put together a business plan
Produce and price real products and services
Plan advertising
Market real products and services
Calculate payroll expenses
Take on accounting services
Make materials purchases
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Fill out business loan applications
Take out a business bank loan
Write radio and newspaper advertisements
Design business signs and logos
Create business slogans
Pay taxes
Pay utilities
Pay rent
Repay bank loan (not every business succeeds)
Make payroll
Program Skills Used By Students
Analysis
Brainstorming
Categorization
Cause and effect
Classifying
Collaboration
Communication
Comparing/contrasting
Computation
Creative thinking
Creative writing
Critical thinking
Data collection
Decision-making
Drawing/art
Editing
Flowchart
construction
Graphing
Group
discussion
Identifying
patterns
Interpersonal
relationships
Interviewing
Listening
Math
Measuring
Negotiation
Observation
Organization
Prioritizing
Problem-solving
Production
Proof-reading
Public speaking
Reading
Research
Self-reliance
Sequencing
Social skills
Speaking
Teamwork
Technical reading
Technology
Writing
Exchange City - Program Concepts
Abundance
Accounting
Advertising
Balance Sheets
Banks
Banking
Bartering
Budgeting
Business expenses
Business loans
Business planning
Business operations
Capital resources
Checking accounts
Citizenship
Campaign
Campaign
management
Cash
Career
Career exploration
Check registers
Compound interest
Consumer
Cost
Credit
Debit cards
Demand
Deposits
Division of labor
Earning
Editorials
Efficiency
Elections
Employee
Endorsement
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship
Exchange rate
Federal grants
Friendly letters
Goods
Government
Gross pay
Human resources
Income
Exchange City - Program Concepts
Interest
Investing
Job
Job Application
Laws
Letters to the editor
Loans
Marketing
Monetary value
Money
Money system
Natural resources
Needs
Net pay
Opportunity cost
Overdrawn accounts
Partnership
Personal finance
Price
Producer
Production
Profit
Public service
announcements
Public services
Purchasing
Quality
Receipts
Reconciliation
References
Résumé
Sales
Saving
Scarcity
Spending
Services
Stock market
Stocks
Stock market
reports
Supply
Taxes
Utilities
Value
Venture capital
Wants
Volunteer Parents Actively Involved Throughout the Day
Timeline of Exchange City Student Experience
Four Weeks (20 Hours) of Economic Concepts
Wants & Needs – Supply & Demand – Scarcity & Abundance – Resources – Government (Laws)
Government (Taxes) – Goods & Services – Production – Division of Labor – Producers/Consumers
Opportunity Cost – Entrepreneurship – Bartering – Our Money System – Banking – Checking Accts
Earners, Spenders & Savers
Two Weeks (10 Hours) of Job Preparation
Writing Laws – Deciding on Exchange City Laws – Employment /Applying for a Job – Resume Writing
Career Interest Inventory – Select Exchange City Job – Apply for Job – Interview for Job
Personal Finance – Paychecks – Debit Cards – Business Operations – Shop Groups – Business Name
Employment Information Sheets – Loan Application – Utilities – Setting Prices – Advertising
Tagline for Website – Business Sign Design – Radio and Newspaper Ads – Business Accounting
Inventory
FULL DAY SPENT AT EXCHANGE CITY “IMMERSIVE LEARNING” CENTER
Two Weeks (10 Hours) of Follow-up Concepts and Extension Activities
Reconciling Accounts – Investing – Stock Market Reports – Venture Capital – Business Expansion
Career Exploration – Reflection #1 – Observations from the City – Citizen handbook – Reflection #2 –
Exchange City Memories – Thank You Notes – Letters and Feedback to City Staff – Ongoing Work
Newspaper Offices
Other Prominent Uses of Technology
The Exchange City Newspaper is
Accounting Department
Published Twice a Day
All Exchange City Businesses Have
One
Exchange
City Bank
provides
Checking
Accounts
&
Business
Loans
TECHNOLOGY IS
EVERYWHERE
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It’s All About the Results and the Students
(Improvements in Achievement)
BEFORE
AFTER
Students with on or above grade
60th Percentile
level achievement scores….
81st Percentile
Students with below grade level
achievement scores……
48.6 Percentile
72.7 Percentile
Low achieving students…
41.7 Percentile
71.6 Percentile
While the Exchange City program has a dramatic improvement impact
on all participants, the MOST exceptional impact (72% improvement)
is on otherwise low achieving students.
It’s All About the Results and the Students
(Improvements on Government and Finance Questions)
ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
Items Relating to Government,
Social Studies, Civics and Legal
Concepts….
Items Relating to Math and Bank
Accounting Systems as well as
Checking Accounts….
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AFTER
25%
67%
NONE
67%
“A RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS”
Teachers consistently report major improvement in classroom activity and
learning results from the elevation of the skill sets of the lower-achieving
students. These skill sets rise to levels comparable or better than the
prior baseline scores of the better performing students so that the entire
group benefits overall.
Testing Outcomes
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Economic Concept
Pre-Test
Post-Test
Understanding Understanding
Scarcity
9%
80%
Laws
20%
60%
Taxes
30%
85%
Goods & Services
60%
95%
Wants & Needs
90%
90%
Production Patterns
40%
95%
Division of Labor
35%
95%
Opportunity Cost
0%
60%
Personal Banking
40%
90%
Personal Checking
20%
85%
Check Writing
20%
80%
Account Reconciliation
20%
85%
Making Deposits
0%
65%
Post-test scores increased significantly from the pre-test scores
Retail Sales Activity
ALL Exchange City Students are…
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Focused
Intense
Serious
Learning
Collaborating
Thinking
Applying their classroom-gained knowledge
Experiencing the world we’re preparing them for
Understanding the value of being in school
Experiencing what it takes to get, and have a job
What Students Are Saying…
“I learned how to effectively run a business”
“You got to be responsible for all your actions”
“Without Exchange City, I would not know what an accountant does”
“I learned what it is like to own a business”
“I learned how to write a check, deposit money and run a big shop”
“I enjoyed the responsibility of working as an attorney in City Hall”
“I learned how to write checks and list every transaction in the register book”
“I learned how to run a bank…now I have to get an education”
“Getting my paycheck was cool”
“I was Sales Associate at the Nature Shop. Selling was a blast”
“Now I understand the process my parents go through paying bills”
“It was hard to be calm during the job interview”
“I learned that to pay off the loan is not as easy as it sounds”
“Being president of the bank was complicated yet fun”
“I really think the bank business is what I am most interested in”
“My number one shop was the Broadcast center because I owned it”
“Now I see how it feels to have a real job and to work as a team”
“I liked counting the money that was going to pay back the bank loan”
“Now I know why my mom is so tired after working”