The Stock Market Game

10,047students

184schools

205educators

"This is, for many, a once in alifetime experience. It givesstudents the knowledge and theperspective they need to oneday become smart investors."

99% of teachers said students better understandthe risks and rewards of investing.

98% of teachers said students improved theirfinancial literacy skills.

98% of teachers said students have an increasedawareness of how real-world events and trendsaffect the stock market and economy.

Introducing students to the global economy,business, and the power of investing

2020 Program Recap

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AnnualProgramImpact

-Peter Branstad, North Senior High School Educator

Program Results

   "SMG was a unique opportunity to helpstudents learn real life skills. We not only

learned about financial literacy, but had a lotof conversations regarding current events and

how they were impacting the stock market."-Jessica Batemen, Dodge Middle School Educator

Program HighlightsThe SMG provided over 30 training sessions to newand returning teachers.

The SMG created a first-ever virtual AwardsCeremony experience for Spring and Year Longwinning teams.

More than 10,000 students participated in the SMG,including more than 6,000 students that participatedduring distance learning.

About The Stock Market Game (SMG)Students in grades 4-12 work in teams to invest a virtual $100,000. They gain business, math, economics,

financial literacy, and critical thinking skills as they research and collaborate to make smart investmentdecisions. Thanks to its online format, students had access to SMG during distance learning in spring 2020.

2019-2020 Schools RepresentedDeephaven Elementary School, WayzataDelano Intermediate SchoolDodge Middle School, FarmingtonEagle Heights Spanish Immersion School, Eden PrairieEagle Ridge Junior High School, SavageEast Central Senior Secondary, FinlaysonEast Union Elementary School, CarverEden Prairie Public School DistrictEdina Public School DistrictEdina Senior High SchoolExcelsior Elementary SchoolFairmont High SchoolFaith Christian School, ForestonFalls Secondary School, International FallsFaribault High SchoolFergus Falls Area Learning CenterFernbrook Elementary, Maple GroveFillmore Central Elementary, PrestonForest Hills Elementary, Eden PrairieForest Lake High School Gideon Pond Elementary School, BurnsvilleGlen Lake Elementary School, MinnetonkaGordon Parks High School, St. PaulGroveland Elementary School, MinnetonkaGrygla Secondary SchoolHerman-Norcross Secondary SchoolHermantown High SchoolHighland Elementary School, Apple ValleyHighwood Hills Elementary School, St. PaulHmong College Prep Academy High School, St. PaulHoldingford High SchoolHoly Family Academy, St. Louis ParkHope Lutheran High School, WinonaHopkins Independent School DistrictIsle Secondary SchoolJackson County Central High SchoolJane Goodall Environmental Science Academy, Maple LakeJanesville-Waldorf-Pemberton High School

Thanks to our Sponsors:

Achieve Language Academy, St. PaulAda-Borup Secondary SchoolAitkin Secondary School Albany Senior High SchoolAlbert Lea Senior High SchoolAnnandale Senior High SchoolAnoka-Hennepin Specialty ProgramApple Valley Senior High SchoolAshby Public SchoolAustin High School Beacon Academy, Maple GroveBlack Hawk Middle School, EaganBlooming Prairie High School Bold Senior High School, OliviaBoys and Girls Club of Central MN, St. CloudBrowerville High SchoolBurnsville High SchoolBurroughs Elementary School, MinneapolisByron Senior High SchoolCarlton Secondary SchoolCentennial High School, Circle PinesCentral Park Elementary, RosevilleChanhassen Elementary SchoolChanhassen High SchoolChaska High SchoolChaska Middle School EastChaska Middle School WestChatfield Secondary SchoolCherry Secondary School, IronChrist's Household of Faith, St. PaulClear Springs Elementary School, MinnetonkaClinton-Graceville-Beardsley SeniorClover Ridge Elementary, ChaskaCook County Senior High School, Grand MaraisCromwell Wright Secondary SchoolDakota County Alternative Learning Center, RosemountDakota Hills Middle School, EaganDaVinci Academy, BlaineDayton Elementary School

Jordan Middle School Kennedy Secondary School, Fergus FallsKerkhoven Secondary SchoolLakeview Christian Academy, DuluthLakeville North High School Lakeville South High SchoolLincoln High School Thief, River FallsLincoln Secondary School, EskoLittle Mountain Elementary, MonticelloLittlefork-Big Falls Elementary SchoolLuverne High SchoolMahnomen High School Mankato East High SchoolMankato West High School Maplewood Academy, HutchinsonMaranatha Christian Academy, Brooklyn ParkMarshall Middle School Menahga Secondary SchoolMinnehaha Academy-Upper School, MinneapolisMinnesota State Academy for the Deaf, FaribaultMinnetonka East Middle School Minnetonka Public School DistrictMinnetonka West Middle, ExcelsiorMinnewashta Elementary School, ExcelsiorMound Westonka High School, MinnetristaMounds Park Academy, MaplewoodMounds View High School, Arden HillsMTS Secondary School, MinneapolisMurray County Central High School, SlaytonMurray Middle School, St. PaulNew Prague High SchoolNicollet Senior High SchoolNormandale Hills Elementary School, BloomingtonNorth Lakes Academy, Forest LakeNorth Senior High School, Minneapolis

North St. Paul High SchoolNorthside Christian School, BlaineNova Classical Academy, St. PaulOak Crest Elementary School, Belle PlaineOak Hills Elementary School, LakevilleOak Point Intermediate Elementary School, Eden PrairieOakwood Elementary School, PlymouthOlson Middle School, BloomingtonOnamia Elementary SchoolOrono High School, Long LakeOsakis Secondary SchoolOsseo Public School District, Maple GroveOwatonna Senior High SchoolOxbow Creek Elementary School, ChamplinPark High School, Cottage GrovePillager High SchoolPine City Elementary SchoolPine Island Middle School Pine River-Backus Secondary School Pinewood Elementary School, MonticelloPrior Lake High School, SavageRahn Elementary School, EaganRandolph Heights Elementary School, St. PaulRenville County West Senior High SchoolRidgeview Elementary, BloomingtonRivers Edge Academy, St. PaulRobbinsdale Community Education, New HopeRockford Elementary Arts Magnet SchoolRosemount High SchoolRoseville Area High SchoolRoseville Area Middle School, Little CanadaRush City Secondary School, Rush CityRush Creek Elementary School, Maple GroveSacred Heart High School, East Grand ForksSartell Middle School

Scenic Heights Elementary School, MinnetonkaSchool of Engineering & Arts, Golden ValleySebeka High School, SebekaSleepy Eye Secondary School South St. Paul High School South View Middle School, EdinaSouthgate Elementary School, AustinSouthWest Metro Intermediate District, ShakopeeSt. Anthony Middle School St. Croix Preparatory Academy, StillwaterSt. James Secondary SchoolSt. Louis Park High School St. Paul Academy & Summit School St. Paul's Lutheran, ArlingtonStillwater Area High SchoolStillwater Middle School Stonebridge Elementary School, StillwaterStowe Elementary School, DuluthTechnical High School, St. CloudTotino-Grace High School, FridleyTrinity First Lutheran, MinneapolisTruman Secondary SchoolUnderwood Secondary SChoolUnited South Central High School, WellsValley Middle SchoolVisitation School, Mendota HeightsWalker-Hackensack-Akeley Secondary Waseca High SchoolWashington Tech Magnet School, St. PaulWayzata East Middle School, PlymouthWayzata High School, PlymouthWestWood Elementary School, Prior LakeWheaton Secondary SchoolWillow River Secondary SchoolWin-E-Mac Secondary School, ErskineWoodland Elementary School, EaganWorthington High School Yellow Medicine East High School, Granite Falls

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