skills, the Bank of Ocean City has
teamed up with Stephen Decatur
High School (SDHS) and EverFi
to offer an e-platform course.
instill financial skills in young ad-
ults that can be taken out of the
classroom and applied to the real
world.
big part of the bank's community
involvement," said Bank of Ocean
City President and CEO Wayne
Benson. "Educating our youth to
make intelligent financial deci-
sions on their own sets a solid
foundation on which they can
build upon their lifetime."
new media technologies" like 3-D
gaming, social networking, and
adaptive-pathing, to encourage
the understanding of finance and
economics. The EverFi platform
promises "interactive financial
management" that can be taken
from the screen out into the street.
Ocean City Assistant Vice Pres-
ident Earl Conley. "Instead of hav-
ing a teacher up there just writing
on a blackboard, you actually go
in ... It's very interactive. They
start everything from opening a
bank account to going through
and paying for college, your car
and your house. It's a pretty neat
program."
the practical information covered
by the course was a lot more than
she expected to find in an eco-
nomics class.
ing, investing, consumer fraud, col-
lege and all of that," explained
you'll need to know, not just for the
classroom but what you'll actually
use outside."
both of whom were satisfied with
the course.
teaching, assessing and certifying
students in a variety of financial
topics including credit scores, in-
surance, credit cards, student
loans, mortgages, taxes, stocks,
savings, 401k's and other critical
concepts," according to a release
from the Bank of Ocean City.
Completion of the course results
in the issuance of a Certification in
Financial Literacy, which EverFi
called a "powerful tool" in college
applications or resumes.
program in years to come, which
Conley said should give local stu-
dents an edge as state require-
ments continue to tighten.
stricter each year so this at least
covers far above and beyond what
the restrictions are," he stated.
ly good fit" and one the bank will
continue in the future. The bank
will be providing EverFi free-of-
charge to the school and Bank of
Ocean City is the first bank in the
state to move forward with the
EverFi course.
fee of $4,000 annually for the
product, which fulfills the school's
financial literacy requirements as
mandated by the government,"
said Conley.
pletion Monday. Several of the
first-year members, including the
Wellman sisters, expressed in in-
terest in entering finance or bank-
ing professionally.
program this year.