Starting in January the 5th grade began a curriculum called Ameritowne. Ameritowne is a project-based curriculum that teaches students about financial literacy. Students learned about banking, checking, marketing, free market enterprise, and government. They interviewed for jobs and were tasked with filling out job applications and creating resumes! The height of the experience was a 3.5 hour day where students were able to participate as citizens of Ameritowne and utilize the skills they learned in class.
We would like to thank the following sponsors who contributed to this experience: Colorado Bank & Trust Company - La Junta, La Junta Chamber of Commerce, INBank-Wiley & Lamar, Peoples Credit Union-Springfield, Randall Roberson Agency (Farmers Insurance) -La Junta, Southeast Business Retention Expansion & Attraction (SEBREA), SE Colorado Power Association-La Junta, Three Corners Connector (Grid United) - Houston, TX