Happy Thursday Everyone! The Center for Economic Education at George Mason University and University of Mary Washington are introducing a program called "Mini-Economy: Creating A Memorable Classroom Experience" This event will be held on the University of Mary Washington Stafford Campus. Registration is free of charge and this event is open to all 3rd through middle school educators. Program Overview: The Mini-Economy is an experience-based program used to teach entrepreneurship, economics and government. Students immerse themselves in a classroom economy: applying for jobs, running businesses, paying taxes, making investments. Your students will master essential economic principles while getting cross-curricular exposure to math, reading and writing. On top of invaluable teamwork and negotiation skills, students learn their role in the global marketplace. You can learn more by using the QR code in the picture or by clicking the link … [Read more...]

Just a friendly reminder: There is only four days left to register for this years spring Stock Market Game. Registration will end Friday, the 18th.   … [Read more...]

The University of Mary Washington Center of Economic Education partakes in the Stock Market Game (SMG) through the Virginia Counsel of Economic Education. The Stock Market Game is a game that teaches younger students (grades 4-12) how to save/invest using stocks/bonds. During the game students compete by investing $100,000 in an online portfolio. The Stock Market Game also helps introduce students to the world of economics. Congratulations to the Stock Market Game UMW Region winners for fall of 2021! The 1st place team was Bubbleguppies from North Stafford High School with a total equity of $107,731.55 The 2nd place team was Power3 from North Stafford High School with a total equity of $104,689.42 The 3rd place team was Team7 from North Stafford High School with a total equity of $102,930.20   … [Read more...]