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Wells Fargo
WHAT WE D
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Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance through more than 11,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, the Internet (wellsfargo.com) and other distribution channels across North America and internationally. Wells Fargo believes that investing in our communities is a way for us to help create future economic growth and prosperity in the communities where we live and work. We provide products, tools and educational resources to help people in all stages of life become smarter about money and achieve their financial goals. Wells Fargo offers critically needed financial education to students and adults nationwide with Hands on Banking/ El futuro in tus manos (www.handsonbanking.org) and Stagecoach Island (www.stagecoachisland.com). These free, non-commercial and entertaining programs teach people in all stages of life about the basics of responsible money management.
WHAT WE OFFER:
- Free, Interactive, Fun Activities for Educators - Teachers can give students of any age practical lessons in handling their finances with Hands on Banking, Wells Fargo's free financial education program. Wells Fargo provides easy-to use Instructor Guides packed with fun and interactive activities, including worksheets, teaching tips, classroom activities, assessments, and much more. Teachers can easily integrate the age-specific lessons into their classrooms to help students address real-life financial situations, including budgeting, using an ATM, opening accounts, managing credit, investing, and steps to buying a home and starting a small business. This program is aligned with national and state educational standards for mathematics, English language arts, financial literacy, and economics. Plus, the Hands on Banking program contains no commercial content.
- New Content for High School Teachers - With personal debt climbing and savings dwindling, managing money is a critical life skill for teens and young adults. With the newly expanded Hands on Banking 4.0, high school teachers can easily bring important lessons to the classroom. The new curriculum includes information about managing credit; managing student loans; avoiding fraud and identity theft; growing a small business; getting ready for retirement; wealth building and more. Our Instructor Guides provide everything you'll need to guide teens through real-life scenarios, group discussions, and valuable activities.
- Stagecoach Island - Stagecoach Island (www.stagecoachisland.com), Wells Fargo's free virtual world, is an entertaining and interactive companion site to Hands on Banking. Teens can explore the island and its hidden secrets, connect with friends and make new ones, and at the same time learn smart money management. Educators can even use the Stagecoach Island virtual world in the classroom to teach important lessons in budgeting, saving, managing credit, buying a home and getting a job. Participants earn virtual money by visiting the Learning Lounge, and answering questions about money management. They can also obtain virtual jobs, credit cards, and home loans so players can learn, earn, build and play more in-world!
WHAT WE NEED:
Teachers and students ready to go on an exciting adventure to explore the fun and entertaining part of smart money management using lessons from Hands on Banking and Stagecoach Island. Managing money is more complex than every before and lessons in money management should be part of every school curriculum.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Pamela Erwin
Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Foundation
Wells Fargo & Co.
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Gina Fung
Brand & Advertising Manager
Wells Fargo & Co
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