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FUNancial Literacy

Join the University of Idaho Extension - Ada County and other partners in an exciting financial escape room adventure! Learn financial principles, budgeting, insurance, and investing while having fun. Suitable for families. Let's make finance fun and initiate dialogue at home.

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FUNancial Literacy

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  1. FUNancial Literacy Can’t Escape It

  2. Players University of Idaho Extension - Ada County Andrew Bingham FCS Financial Management Educator Allen Taggart 4-H Youth Development Educator Garden City Public Library Amanda Berardanelli Youth Services and Outreach Coordinator Meridian Library District John Thill Public Services Manager Dani Elizabeth Public Services - Program Specialist

  3. Origin Story BOSS: I need you to fill in for me at a meeting. ME: Ok. What is it? BOSS: Planning a financial escape room. ME:

  4. Goals • Increase program attendance • Make finance fun • Hide the finance • Initiate finance dialogue at home • Teach financial principles • Insurance • Budgeting • Investing • Circulate escape room • Libraries • Schools • Everywhere

  5. Analyze • Design • Develop • Implement • Evaluate

  6. Idaho Population: 1,754,20 Analyze Socioeconomics 12.8% Poverty 40% ALICE ~700,000 Nationally, 40% can’t handle a $400 emergency expense ~Federal Reserve Report, 2019

  7. Theme:Ready Player One Audience: Families Duration:45 min Layout: Flexible Budget: $3,750 Design

  8. How to develop a team with tasks Skills Interest Availability

  9. Development Image curtesy of Awkward Yeti Author, Nick Seluk “Heart and Brain.”

  10. Game Play Hi Team. It's me Parzival. I will help you along the way to find the keys and beat the IOI. You first objective: buy a car from the bank and win the race.

  11. Game Play

  12. Game Play W R I T T E N BY W A R R E N R O B I N E T T

  13. But What About Budget? Source: University of Idaho Innovative Award • Spending money is fun… • Spending money is hard • Read reviews • Hope you’re right Escape Room Cost /Kit: ~$1,000

  14. Implementation: Proof is in the... “Good job, buddy. You did so good.”

  15. #BRAG

  16. Evaluation: What We Learned • Participant debrief • Debrief brochures • Encouraged families • Evaluations • Finances CAN be fun • Escape rooms are HARD • Kids cannot outnumber adults • Ongoing evaluation is a necessity *Many other lessons were learned outside of evaluations

  17. Next Steps • Prepare Kits for Dissemination • Make adjustments (ongoing) • Finalize manual (compile and organize notes) 2. Circulate Throughout Idaho • Work with libraries to host escape rooms • Facilitate escape room trainings • Targeting lower socioeconomic populace 3. Find Interstate Partners • Matching extension with libraries • Talk to us!

  18. Questions & Comments

  19. Contact Information Dani Elizabeth dani@mld.org 208-888-4451 ext 1221 Andrew Bingham abingham@uidaho.edu 208-287-5900

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