The role of entertainment in financial education for children - live chat
Financial literacy is a significant subject across the globe. According to pfeg research,in the UK alone, only 5% of adults believe that people are leaving school with the necessary financial skills required, with 60% believing that financial management is becoming increasingly difficult.
The message is an important one, particularly given the current financial climate. Children are the future of finance as consumers, investors and business leaders. Equipping young people with the necessary knowledge seems essential, but what are the best ways to communicate these lessons?
Finding new and engaging ways of getting important messages across to younger audiences is a great step in developing an understanding and basic financial sense. It is also crucial to giving children and young people the skills to achieve economic stability throughout their lives.
Specially-designed classroom games, online puzzles, social media and even television programmes are all being used to engage young people and children on financial matters. Entertainment is a key way to capture the attention of young people while teaching financial literacy.
One recent example is Warren Buffet's Secret Millionaires Club, which uses an array of entertainment formats alongside a young entrepreneurs contest. After starting with a TV cartoon and online games, the show has gone on to sponsor a financial education programme for schools and youth groups.
Our live chat will explore the different methods of entertainment in financial literacy education, the impact it can have and its results. An expert panel from international organisations, business, entertainment companies and academic institutes, will be online to answer your questions and debate the topic.
The panel
Matt Wilson is programmes manager at Unicef UK
Margaret Miller is senior economist at the World Bank
Helen Sanson is director at Tower Hamlets Education Business Partnership
Russel Winnard is senior education consultant at PFEG
Dr. Lynsey Kleuver Romo is assistant professor at North Carolina State University
Jared Penner is education division at Child and Youth Finance
Nick Maynard is director of innovation at d2d fund
Hewan Wole is a pharmacy student and participant in Unicef's Voices of Youth
How to join
The live chat is completely text based and will take place on this page in the comments section below, kicking off on Wednesday June 25, from 1pm (BST). You can submit any questions in advance using the form below, or tweet them to @GuardianSustBiz using #askGSB and we'll put them to the panel on the day.
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