The Korea Council for Investor Education said on the 26th that it successfully held the "winter economy camp for the whole family," with elementary school students and their parents participating together.
The economy camp held on the 24th was conducted jointly with elementary school teachers from the Economic and Financial Education Research Association for elementary school students and their parents during winter vacation. The economy camp began in the summer vacation of 2024 and has become a regular event every vacation. About 240 people, including elementary school students and their parents, took part in this event.
The camp was divided into separate programs for parents and children. Parents attended a special lecture by Director Yeom Seung-hwan of LS Securities on "new trends in financial markets and changes in investing."
Students were divided into three classes by grade and received hands-on, level-appropriate instruction under the guidance of elementary school teachers from the Economic and Financial Education Research Association.
First and second graders learned the meaning and necessity of investing through activities such as shopping and an inflation game, while third and fourth graders learned about different types of investing through various research activities on corporations and a "turning point in life" game. Fifth and sixth graders learned about the value of money and the value of life through studying investment concepts and a "rich road" game.
In particular, this camp included a tour of the Financial Investment Experience Center, which reopened after a renewal last September, before and after the program. Participants were able to naturally acquire financial and investment knowledge through a variety of digital content and hands-on programs themed "financial journey across the lifespan."
Han Jae-young, head of the Financial Investment Education Institute, said, "As the importance of the capital market grows, forming correct economic views and investment concepts from childhood is very important for the sound development of future financial markets," and added, "In particular, the process of parents and children participating together in financial education is expected to greatly help improve household financial literacy and enhance educational effectiveness, so we will further expand and activate such educational programs."