A typical school savings session lasts from 45 minutes to 1 hour and occurs once a week before school or during lunch. This includes arriving early and then closing the day after children have made deposits. Time commitments will vary by the number of additional volunteers some schools have rotating schedules. For America recommends a minimum of two volunteers per school savings session. This affords the children one adult to interact with while readying their funds, and another to process their deposit online and print their receipt.
Additional volunteers are welcome and can make savings days even more fun.
This typically includes staff, educators, and parents. They must be patient, supportive and helpful with kids learning about personal finance. A vast knowledge of computers is not necessary. If you can point and click, and understand how to browse the Internet, you re ready to begin helping kids learn to save. Please visit Acclaim For SFA to view quotes from participating sponsors or check out our Press Room to see what journalists have to say after watching a typical Savings Day.