Our colleagues Liva Preglav from Tax and Marša Vošinek from the Financial accounting advisory services a prepared an attractive and dynamic workshop, during which the children learn to manage money in a simulation of real life. The simulation includes a brief introduction of taxes, savings, virtual currencies and NFTs in an environment that roughly illustrates the current situation in the financial market. Together, they learn to save, trade virtual currencies, and pay for the running costs of living.
Marša Vošinek, the idea leader, explains: "This was our first initiative as part of the EY Ripples campaign. We have put in a lot of work, time and, above all, brainstorming about how to make this wide and complex topic approachable and understandable for young people. Our experience with elementary schools is really fantastic – the children surprised us with active participation and good knowledge of the content we discussed. I’m glad we were able to use our game to explain to them the importance of money management skills."
"This workshop was a completely new experience for me. It was a challenge to find a fun way to teach the children about topics such as tax, austerity and the crypto currencies. The children were full of energy and happy participate and share their stories and experiences with savings. I hope that the workshop gave them a solid basis of understanding of the purpose of taxation and the importance of responsible savings management," added Liva Preglav.
As part of EY global social responsibility campaign EY Ripples, we are happy to share our expertise and knowledge of the financial world with the children, who, after all, are the future or our world. And at EY, we always strive to build a better working world for all.