By Jasper Smith, GTA Instructor I thoroughly enjoy teaching the students about money and predatory financial products because I know that our formal education system doesn’t teach such lessons. It’s not uncommon that many of my students don’t have a bank account and also happen to know someone (generally a close […]
In 2016 we embarked on a research project to determine if and how the WOW Farm Internship Program delivers on its goal to help teens develop skills that translate into achievement in the economic world beyond WOW. We are delighted to share the findings of our research in the following […]
By Joanne da Luz, GTA Instructor “No! It’s not less expensive to try to get scholarships and donations. It’s costs me time!” This was how one of my students responded to another student’s suggestion that in the case of Toya’s Budget, selling yoga mats would be the better strategy for […]
Please join me in welcoming Tim St. Louis to the Game Theory Academy team. He will be leading our curriculum and partnership development efforts over the coming years, as Game Theory Academy grows to meet rising demand for our unique financial education approach. Tim recently received a PhD in Education Policy […]
Candy Pareja, GTA Instructor I frequently find myself reflecting back on financial decisions and mistakes I have made along the way and wished that school had taught me how to budget or how to calculate an APR instead of the Pythagorean theorem. It sometimes made me question the value of […]
By Nan Howard, GTA Instructor The students in my fall class were more skeptical than most, as more than half were foster youth or involved in the juvenile justice system. On the first day, when I introduced the premise that money is not about numbers, but about decisions, a few […]
We are almost there! Thank you to everyone who has given so far. On #GivingTuesday we raised $11,880: we are now less than $1,200 away from our goal! Donate today to get us to 100% before the end of the year. Learn more about our impact. On September 1st, Game Theory Academy […]
By Jasper Smith, GTA Instructor Another class is now in the books and I must say this one was much different than any other I’ve done thus far. I had yet another eclectic mix of students, which made each and every week a lovely adventure. I think the difference this […]
When Mission Asset Fund announced that it was seeking new Lending Circles providers for the Better Bay Area Initiative, the opportunity jumped out to us. Game Theory Academy’s Make Your Decisions Count course teaches youth the basics of building good money habits, helps them gain confidence in navigating the economy, […]
In 2015, Game Theory Academy raised $5,375 during East Bay Gives. That was our first year participating in the national day of local giving driven by community foundations nationwide, and we were overjoyed at how many new and returning donors responded to our call to action. For East Bay Gives […]
