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Test student progress and financial understanding with quizzes for Division III and Division IV classes.

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The goal of the Building Futures in Alberta program is to support Alberta Teachers. Together, we can help prepare students to undertake their future economic and financial decisions with confidence and competence and build a healthy financial future.

What Albertans are saying!

"The Money and Youth resource provides teachers with the depth and breadth of content appropriate for my CALM classes - and others that I teach, actually."

Teacher, Rockview School Division
"Learning the foundational elements of financial literacy will support our youth long after high school."

Luke S
"Every now and again, you come across a resource that 'just works.' The Money and Youth resource is just that resource for teachers and students!"

Teacher, Calgary Board of Education
"Financial literacy goes hand in hand with building a successful and satisfying career path. The Money and Youth resources developed by CFEE are instrumental in helping students make that connection."

Teacher, Lethbridge Public Schools
"It also allows me to personlize what I use with student, without being forced to go through all of the modules in a lock-step fashion."

Teacher, Rockview School Division
"The skills learned lead to financial security and more control over their financial future."

Luke S.
"I really like the program; it is easy to understand and interesting."

Anonymous Alberta Student
"I think spending the time to learn about money management is really important."

Anonymous Alberta Student
"With these resources, there is nothing else that I would presonally need to make me comfortable teaching financial literacy."

Anonymous Alberta Teacher
"Was [a] teacher champion for FCAC and this resource is more in-depth and informative than their "The City" resource."

Anonymous Alberta Teacher
"Knowing the resources and supports are here (and well setup) has increased my comfort level."

Anonymous Alberta Teacher
"'The Costs' and 'Saving and Paying for Education' are excellent resources for Off Campus Coordinators to share with their students..."

Anonymous Alberta Teacher
"I thought the content was very good for most students."

Anonymous Alberta Student
"I feel this would be an amazing resource to use."

Anonymous Alberta Teacher
"A competition that allowed my students to be creative, they were able to display their talents by creating a game that taught financial literacy to youth."

Gerald C.
"The My Money my Future competition was a great opportunity for me to learn about financial literacy and teamwork!"

Aurora S.
"Through these activities, not only have I gotten a chance to explore my own knowledge of finance, and teach others, but I've also learned crucial lessons on teamwork, time management, and cooperation."

Amy S.
"Not only have I learned so much more about finance and the importance of financial literacy, I cultivated an innate curiosity to further my own financial literacy and have learned the importance of collaborating and leaned the skills of game development in a team setting."

Daniel T.
"Alberta's government is committed to ensuring students have the practical skills and knowledge they will need to navigate financial decisions. Through partnerships with organizations like CFEE, students will study important financial concepts such as costs, interst, debt, investing, insurance, and how the economy affects their lives."

Adriana LaGrande, Former Minister of Education

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This Financial Literacy Month, join us in celebrating the partners who make the work we do possible! Building Futures in Saskatchewan is our newest "Building Futures" program, and is a great example of how powerful deep integration into curriculum can be. The entire program is focused on the mandatory Financial Literacy 10 course, and offers detailed instruction and learning supports from a wide array of core CFEE programs. #FLM2025 #WorkingTogether #ThankYou

This Financial Literacy Month, join us in celebrating the partners who make the work we do possible! We are working with the province of Manitoba to review and revamp our Building Futures in Manitoba program, including enhanced support for specific courses like their upcoming math curriculum. #FLM2025 #WorkingTogether #ThankYou

What’s the best way to bring financial literacy to life? Host a Money Fair! Perfect for schools, classrooms, families, or community groups. 🎟️ Bring learning to the real world and make money talk fun, hands-on, and meaningful. Explore the toolkit at: TalkWithOurKidsAboutMoney.com #MoneyFair #TalkMoney #TWOKAM #YouthFinancialLiteracy

This Financial Literacy Month, join us in celebrating the partners who make the work we do possible! A major partnership with Alberta Education over the last few years has allowed us to develop the Building Futures in Alberta program. This program is thoroughly integrated into financial education in the province. Together, we have helped move Alberta to the top of the PISA list! #FLM2025 #WorkingTogether #ThankYou

This Financial Literacy Month, join us in celebrating the partners who make the work we do possible! SaskTel Pioneers have supported our work in the province of Saskatchewan, as we develop the Building Futures in Saskatchewan program, and distribute free copies of Money and Youth throughout the province! #FLM2025 #WorkingTogether #ThankYou

This Financial Literacy Month, join us in celebrating the partners who make the work we do possible! CPP Investments is supporting our work with seniors and post-secondary students, increasing the resources and information we have to share about the Canadian Pension Plan and why they can rest easy, knowing it will still be there for them decades into the future! #FLM2025 #WorkingTogether #ThankYou

This Financial Literacy Month, join us in celebrating the partners who make the work we do possible! RBC has been a long-time sponsor of CFEE and our work, and is back again to help with our new Seniors' Financial Coffee Clubs program! #FLM2025 #WorkingTogether #ThankYou

This Financial Literacy Month, join us in celebrating the partners who make the work we do possible! National Bank has helped us develop some major programs over the years, including Help! Managing Your Money on Campus, Managing Your Money in Canada, and FinLit 101! #FLM2025 #WorkingTogether #ThankYou

This Financial Literacy Month, join us in celebrating the partners who make the work we do possible! CIRO is a major supporter of our Help! Managing Your Money on Campus program for post-secondary students! #FLM2025 #WorkingTogether #ThankYou

This Financial Literacy Month, join us in celebrating the partners who make the work we do possible! IG Wealth Management has supported CFEE’s work for more than 50 years, and has helped us develop some of our most influential programs, including Money and You: Seniors Edition, Money and Youth, and one of our newest resources: Indigenous Peoples’ Money and Youth! #FLM2025 #WorkingTogether #ThankYou

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Talk With Our Kids About Money Day

Quizzes

Support | Prepare | Build

"The Money and Youth resource provides teachers with the depth and breadth of content appropriate for my CALM classes - and others that I teach, actually."

"Learning the foundational elements of financial literacy will support our youth long after high school."

"Every now and again, you come across a resource that 'just works.' The Money and Youth resource is just that resource for teachers and students!"

"Financial literacy goes hand in hand with building a successful and satisfying career path. The Money and Youth resources developed by CFEE are instrumental in helping students make that connection."

"It also allows me to personlize what I use with student, without being forced to go through all of the modules in a lock-step fashion."

"The skills learned lead to financial security and more control over their financial future."

"I really like the program; it is easy to understand and interesting."

"I think spending the time to learn about money management is really important."

"With these resources, there is nothing else that I would presonally need to make me comfortable teaching financial literacy."

"Was [a] teacher champion for FCAC and this resource is more in-depth and informative than their "The City" resource."

"Knowing the resources and supports are here (and well setup) has increased my comfort level."

"'The Costs' and 'Saving and Paying for Education' are excellent resources for Off Campus Coordinators to share with their students..."

"I thought the content was very good for most students."

"I feel this would be an amazing resource to use."

"A competition that allowed my students to be creative, they were able to display their talents by creating a game that taught financial literacy to youth."

"The My Money my Future competition was a great opportunity for me to learn about financial literacy and teamwork!"

"Through these activities, not only have I gotten a chance to explore my own knowledge of finance, and teach others, but I've also learned crucial lessons on teamwork, time management, and cooperation."

"Not only have I learned so much more about finance and the importance of financial literacy, I cultivated an innate curiosity to further my own financial literacy and have learned the importance of collaborating and leaned the skills of game development in a team setting."

Get Social With CFEE!

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