NEFE at the White House

Friday afternoon, April 23, was a historic day for the NEFE High School Financial Planning Program, and for the financial literacy movement. Using the NEFE High school program, an instructor from Virginia gave a brilliant and inspired lesson to thirteen high school girls in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington DC.

The White House, under the direction of First Lady Michelle Obama, has been conducting a mentorship program for a select group of high school students. Each student is mentored by a senior staff member at the White House and the First Lady is often involved with these meetings. Activities of the group included a visit to the Supreme Court to visit with Justices Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Sonia Sotomayor.

Part of the program goals are to teach life skills, and so a decision was made to include financial education for this select group. A sample of the NEFE materials were requested to preview for this opportunity, and then in the final hour, NEFE was asked to participate by providing a lesson on budgeting.

For nearly 90 minutes the young ladies were totally engaged with the presentation, thinking through the questions and then relating the lessons of budgeting to their own lives. Hopefully the success of this class can assist in promoting financial education in our high schools, and ultimately fostering a more financially literate nation.

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