School children in the capital will soon have money on their minds after the Ministry of Education signed an agreement to include financial literacy into the curriculum.
The agreement, which was signed by the Ministry of Education and the Emirates Foundation for Youth Development, will see personal finance management included into public school curriculum.
In addition to an emphasis on financial ‘cents,’ the arrangement will also see an increased emphasis on sustainability. Keen to get kids thinking about long-term development, the initiative hopes to encourage the youth to be wise for the future.
The initiative will aim to engage students through a variety of programmes from the philanthropic foundation’s programmes including Takatof Programme for Social Volunteering, the National Emergency Response Volunteer Programme (Sanid), Kafa’at, “Think Science” Kayani and the Financial Literacy Programme (Isref Sah).
HE Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, the Emirates Foundation’s managing director, said this agreement is especially important as it paves the way for taking decisions that have wider benefits on the school students’ mindset and on the future of development in the country in general.
“Incorporating sustainable development issues in the teaching curricula allows our students to gain knowledge, the necessary skills, attitudes and values to chart sustainable future for the state.
“Education for sustainable development means the inclusion of sustainable development major topics into the teaching-learning process such as climate changes, reducing disaster risks, sustainable consumption and personal financial management; and these are issues that should be well-comprehended so as to preserve a prosperous future for the coming generation,” added Sheikh Sultan.
