& The Financial Drivers License Course

7.30-9.00pm, Friday 6th May
The Centre For Science and Art
Lansdown, Stroud, GL5 1BB
£8 / £5 entrance.

A lecture presentation aimed at young adults, parents, teachers and interested parties, followed-up by a 4-evening course (The Financial Drivers Licence – 10/12/17/19 May) over the next two weeks.

Young people today need to know about money - but what and how do they learn this? This evening presentation offers an introduction to the subject which is followed up by 4 highly practical sessions designed to give young people some of the tools they will need to orient themselves in an increasingly complex world. It includes financial planning, an introduction to accounting and ideas about initiative and self-employment.

Arthur Edwards (arthuredwards.net) is undertaking doctoral research at Bristol University looking at the societal nature of financial literacy. He has written extensively on the subject (including a study looking at economics in a Waldorf context), given courses around the world and is involved in an international collaboration to inform and transform the way Waldorf students work with money, finance, and enterprise. Further details are available on request mail@arthuredwards.net / 01453 756728. Booking required.

From a former student:

I think this has been a very good course to do. I have even enjoyed it! I think the things we learnt in this course are very helpful. It was very interesting to see exactly what it cost me to live each month, and compare it with the average cost of living. It was also interesting to realise how I don't really know how much money I spend and on what, and to then see what it is I do spend my money on. I think we have learned very valuable skills in this course. Learning how to keep accounts properly I think is very useful and I feel more confident now that if I were to come up with a good idea for a business, I would know a little better what I'm dealing with and how to go about getting it going. This course has also been helpful for me in finally getting my "business" together, and has helped me to consider it carefully first and know how to work out all the financial speculations.