financial education


“I wish I had learned this when…”

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 […]


Real-time learning: the decision to cash a check sinks in

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 […]


GTA wins Excellence in Financial Literacy Education award

Game Theory Academy’s ‘Make Your Decisions Count’ curriculum was among several excellent financial education supporters to be honored by the Institute for Financial Literacy at its annual 2013 Excellence In Financial Literacy Education (EIFLE) Awards. Game Theory Academy congratulates all 2013 EIFLE Award winners and is proud to be among […]


An ending is just the beginning

Michele graduated her first class of students on Thursday, several of whom will stay involved over the summer through the GTA Investors Club. Michele is currently teaching a group in San Francisco at CYMC, and will start another group here in Oakland on May 19th. Congratulations Michele!