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About the brass|STUDENT PROGRAM

The brass|STUDENT PROGRAM is an initiative to strengthen high school students' understanding of the Money Side of Life™. The Program offers print and online resources to public high school students and teachers to make money interesting and relevant in the classroom. The brass|STUDENT PROGRAM provides a wide variety of content and resources delivered through multiple media channels.

brass|MAGAZINE STUDENT EDITION: a lifestyle magazine with a money twist. The magazine is produced for young adults, by young adults, with relevant content for classroom discussions and activities. Through the Student Program, each public high school in supporting states receives classroom copies of brass.

brass|STUDENT PROGRAM WEBSITE:

  • The Student Resource Center: a website that currently features a national college scholarship database. The website also includes useful student resources about money and will provide enhanced opportunities for students to submit original content to brass|MAGAZINE.
  • The Teacher Resource Center: an online social networking site for educators centered on helping students understand the Money Side of Life™. This site features a blog and interactive forums, along with classroom activities that complement brass articles.
  • The Sponsor Support Center: Sponsors are provided with a site where they can receive program updates and manage their scholarship offerings.

The brass|SHOW: Short three to five minute videos highlighting financial topics, the brass|SHOW provides teachers and students with videos for discussion, additional research or specific financial principles to aid the student’s understanding of money.

brass|PRESENTATIONS: The Student Program offers a variety of interactive presentation opportunities to schools. These include (where available):

  • The Ambrassadors – A new brass-coordinated pilot program which sends college students to high schools to make classroom presentations about money and real world topics.
  • Online Presentations – Presentation content in a variety formats from interactive webinars to live streaming video.
  • School Visits – Onsite classroom or school assembly presentations by a brass team member or sponsor are available on a limited basis.

brass|FEEDBACK: To obtain feedback and assure the quality of the Student Program, brass|MEDIA administers a variety of feedback mechanisms to students, educators and sponsors several times a year. These include surveys, registration tracking, posts and others.

The Student Program launched in New York State in August 2006, at the request of hundreds of teachers who wanted to use brass|MAGAZINE in their classrooms. Wisconsin introduced the program in every public high school in September 2007. Oregon high schools will begin using the Student Program in Fall 2008.

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