Since 2019, SESLOC has provided practical, online financial education by sponsoring EverFi’s Financial Scholars program. This learning module is free to educators and goes over real financial scenarios students will face in the world, including budgeting, credit, taxes, and financing higher education.
In the 2024-2025 school year, we were proud to partner with classrooms across our region to help high school students get a head start on building strong money habits. Here is the impact SESLOC left with students throughout the past school year.
2024-2025 Program Results:
- Active participation from 11 high schools and 23 teachers at:
- Arroyo Grande High School
- Cabrillo High School
- Central Coast New Technical High School
- Cuyama Valley High School
- Lompoc High School
- Morro Bay High School
- Nipomo High School
- Paso Robles High School
- Righetti High School
- San Luis Obispo High School
- Santa Maria High School
- 1,200 students completed over 2,700 hours of learning, increasing their knowledge of financial literacy topics by 39%
- After the course, 88% of students say they are prepared to use a budget to manage spending and saving.
- Over 80% of students taking the course said afterwards they were better prepared to evaluate the quality and value of consumer goods they wanted to buy, identify different sources to finance their higher education, and evaluate the pros and cons of an insurance policy.
Since beginning the program:
- When the program launched in 2019, just four schools participated. Over the past six years, more than 15 high schools across California have participated.
- Over 4,700 students have participated in the program for over 16,000 hours of learning.
- Assessment scores have consistently increased for all classrooms participating in the program.
What Educators Are Saying
From the past school year, we’ve received the following praise for hosting the EverFi Financial Scholars program:
“The lessons were relevant to the financial management skills that students need.”
“[EverFi] explained things in an age-appropriate way to high schoolers. It’s relevant to their lives and gives them immediate feedback through the interactive elements.”
“[The lessons] are interesting, colorful, and incredibly informational to the students. All of them sparked good class discussions.”
“What I liked most about this course experience was how the students stayed engaged with and enjoyed the lessons. I was also thankful for the lessons plans to help me align with my school’s standards.”
Want to Bring Financial Scholars to Your School?
Contact us if you would like SESLOC to partner with your high school for the Financial Scholars Program.