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2005-2006 Program Dates for Homeschooling Students
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| Greetings!
It is not too late to register your students for
Exchange City New England this fall!
Beginning early September 2005, homeschooling students ages
10 and up will work from home using this 35-hour nationally
recognized economics curriculum to learn about personal and
business finance.
After completing the at-home portion of the program, these
students will attend an all day training and a live simulation
day at Exchange City in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Exchange City is a unique 8,000 square foot, life- sized
town that includes a city hall and thirteen businesses - all
run by the students. It is a fantastic educational
opportunity not to be missed this fall!
Click
here to take a look at the Exchange City Classified
Ads!
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| Learning First Hand! |
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During the Exchange City experience, students learn
first-hand what it takes to create a business, advertise
their company, market products and services, supervise
employees, hold elected office, and personally earn and
manage money.
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After a job hiring process that includes creating
resumes, completing job applications and having job
interviews, students are hired to one of 60 different
jobs at Exchange City!
Students take on roles of business owners,
entrepreneurs, employees, public officials, consumers
and citizens in a wide variety of businesses. These
include: City Bank; Radio Station; Post Office; Health
Center; Newspaper; Utility Company; Restaurant;
Distribution Center; City Hall and a variety of retail
stores and other businesses.
Students create a business plan, calculate payroll
expenses, plan advertising, take on accounting services,
purchase materials, pay rent, pay taxes, and utilities.
Students also apply for a commercial business loan,
write radio and newspaper advertisements, design
business signs and logos, and create business slogans.
Students and their businesses pay taxes, bills and
repay loans as they market a product, make payroll and
live within the laws of the city.
All of this is done on-site at Exchange
City. Through their immersion in a real-life
scenario, students gain the practical skills of
decision- making and economics and learn the importance
of leadership and teamwork in the process.
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| Register Today! |
Register your students ages 10-12 now
for the November 4th program. We need a minimum of 80
students to run this program successfully. As of this
mailing we need about 25 additional registrations.
TEENS NEEDED:Register your
students ages 13 and up now for the
November 18th program. We need a minimum of 80 students
to run this TEEN program successfully. As of this
mailing we need about 60 additional
registrations.
To participate in Exchange City, the FRC Member
fee is $30.00 and the nonmember fee is $40.00
The fee includes student checkbook, online
instructional manual, workshop and ongoing support,
volunteer training, and the simulation day at Exchange
City.
All inquiries should be directed to the FRC at
978-741- 7449 or FRC@FRC.info.
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| Can my teen earn high school credit
hours in Economics? |
Yes! Your teen can earn 90 hours of credit as
follows:
35-hours of Exchange City curriculum work at home,
two 5-hour days at Exchange City, 45 hours of additional
credit can be added for completing various economic
books (we recommend: What Ever Happened to Penny
Candy by Richard Maybury and the accompanying
Economics workbook by Bluestocking Press).
Click
here for additional resources on our
website.
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