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Audio: Financial Literacy Programs at Saint Andrew Catholic School Podcasts - National Blue Ribbon Schools
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At Saint Andrew Catholic School, parents, teachers and community partners come together to offer students several ways to start thinking about their economic futures. The school hosts an on-campus bank, invites parents in to teach financial and career planning classes, and teachers run a stock market club to introduce students to investing. Principal Robert Sikora explains that “the goal is to teach the value of a dollar and to learn to save.” More than that, though, the programs offer a chance for the whole school community to contribute to students’ futures. “As a principal,” Sikora says, “[people tell you], ‘this is awesome…how did you create this?’ And a lot of it I didn’t create. It was our community that created it together.”
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Read Saint Andrew Catholic School’s 2021 National Blue Ribbon School application.
School InformationSaint Andrew Catholic SchoolMr. Robert SikoraPrincipal at time of Nomination51 Wrights RoadNewtown, PA 18940-1334(215) 968-2685https://www.standrewcec.com/Saint Andrew Catholic School
Student Demographics 2021 Number of students PreK-8635Students eligible for subsidized meals1%Students receiving special ed services3%ELL0%African American students2%White students90%Hispanic or Latino students4%Asian3%2 or More Races1%Student mobility rate1%
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At Saint Andrew Catholic School, parents, teachers and community partners come together to offer students several ways to start thinking about their economic futures. The school hosts an on-campus bank, invites parents in to teach financial and career planning classes, and teachers run a stock market club to introduce students to investing. Principal Robert Sikora explains that “the goal is to teach the value of a dollar and to learn to save.” More than that, though, the programs offer a chance for the whole school community to contribute to students’ futures. “As a principal,” Sikora says, “[people tell you], ‘this is awesome…how did you create this?’ And a lot of it I didn’t create. It was our community that created it together.”
Scroll down to listen to the audio profile. A transcript is available here.
Read Saint Andrew Catholic School’s 2021 National Blue Ribbon School application.
School InformationSaint Andrew Catholic SchoolMr. Robert SikoraPrincipal at time of Nomination51 Wrights RoadNewtown, PA 18940-1334(215) 968-2685https://www.standrewcec.com/Saint Andrew Catholic School
Student Demographics 2021 Number of students PreK-8635Students eligible for subsidized meals1%Students receiving special ed services3%ELL0%African American students2%White students90%Hispanic or Latino students4%Asian3%2 or More Races1%Student mobility rate1%
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:42 — 2.1MB) | Embed
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