Exchange City is one of the most effective ways well as determine best practices for their
to teach financial literacy to students at a young company’s spending. As part of running the city
age while improving upon their understanding of they take out loans, pay taxes and bills, make
economics and civics. Ultimately, this program payroll and live within the laws that they have
aims to improve upon personal finance skills created for the city.
within the community.
Exchange City offers the opportunity to gain
A Link Between Classroom Success and valuable work-force readiness, personal finance
Real Life Experience In the Classroom management skills and a chance to work
cooperatively in a team all while experiencing
Exchange City is a highly successful financial
the joy of learning.
literacy program aimed at teaching middle
school students important civics, business and
personal finance skills. Middle school students
gain the most from participation in this program
as they are old enough to understand the
content, yet young enough that the program
engages their interest. Students receive an
average of 30 hours of in classroom preparation
using our standards-based curriculum that covers
entrepreneurship, economics, business
management, civics, teamwork and finance.
Students spend the day as
In preparation for their day running one of
postal workers collecting,
Exchange City’s 14 businesses, students must sorting and delivering the
decide which career they would like to pursue for city’s mail
the day and then apply and interview for
available jobs. They can apply for a variety of
positions that range from accountant to Get Involved
philanthropist, web designer to news reporter Make a difference in a child’s future!
and even Exchange City Mayor! There are a variety of ways that you can
contribute to our program:
The Mayor from Lisbon Middle
A City Built for Kids, Run by Kids Volunteer! Mentor and assist students from
across Rhode Island as they take part in
School prepares to address Exchange City is a mock city located on the Exchange City.
Exchange City citizens Harborside Campus of Johnson & Wales
University. This remarkable learning center gives Advocate! Parents and educators can
About Exchange City students the ability to take the lessons they have
learned in the classroom and apply them to a
contact their local school department to request
participation in our program.
Exchange City is an immersive educational
real-world setting. Donate! If you are a business or individual
program conducted by Education in Action, a
local non-profit organization, that connects Throughout their day at Exchange City, students interested in making a charitable donation,
classroom lessons with real life experience. Our work to earn paychecks by operating each of the please contact our development office at
program provides a curriculum that is City’s 14 businesses. They also play the role of the 401-461-4224.
enhanced with a work day at our state-of-the- consumer as they make critical decisions on how Contact Us! Call us to schedule a tour of
art life sized city. to best spend their own personal paychecks, as the city or to review a copy of our
curriculum.