Astra Bank is donating Ramsey Solutions’ Foundations in Personal Finance curriculum to 11 local high schools across Kansas and Nebraska. Schools receiving Foundations in Personal Finance include; Abilene Baptist Academy, Abilene High School, Chapman High School, Hays High School, Palco High School, Pike Valley High School, Plainville High School, Republic County High School, Solomon High School, Sutton High School and Thomas More Prep- Marian. Foundations in Personal Finance is the premier curriculum for teaching financial literacy to students.
“The mission of Astra Bank is to help our customers and communities to turn their dollars into fulfilled dreams,” said Kyle Campbell, President and CEO of Astra Bank. “We believe that Foundations in Personal Finance aligns with this mission, as it provides high school students with practical knowledge that will enable them to make wise decisions with response to their finances, which will make it easier to for them to turn their dollars into fulfilled dreams. We are very excited to work with Ramsey Solutions and our local school districts in this effort.”
Personal finance expert Dave Ramsey created Foundations in Personal Finance, an easy to use, turn-key school curriculum that teaches students the value of saving, spending and giving to guide them down the path of financial literacy.
More than three million students have taken Foundations in Personal Finance in middle schools, high schools and universities nationwide. Foundations in Personal Finance can be used as a primary or supplemental resource to fulfill requirements in mathematics, economics, family consumer science, business mathematics and personal finance.
For more information on the curriculum, go to daveramsey.com/school.
About Ramsey Solutions
Ramsey Solutions is committed to helping people regain control of their money, build wealth, grow their leadership skills, and enhance their lives through personal development. The company’s success is defined by the number of people whose lives are changed by a message of hope. Through a variety of mediums including live events, publishing, syndicated columns and a nationally syndicated radio show, Ramsey Solutions uses common sense education to empower people to win at life and money. Millions of families have graduated from Financial Peace University classes across the country, and Ramsey Solutions’ world-class speakers have brought vision, inspiration, and encouragement to more than a million more. Voted among Nashville’s best places to work ten times, Ramsey Solutions employs more than 600 team members focused and dedicated to doing work that matters.
About Astra Bank
Astra Bank has been helping its customers and its communities reach for the stars since 1911. In 1929, G. Walter Boyles started the Astra Bank tradition of a committed, local family ownership group that is actively involved in day-to-day operations of the bank. This tradition has spanned three generations and continues to this day. Mr. Boyles’s vision of helping our customers and our communities achieve their dreams by providing safe and sound banking services has always been at the forefront of Astra Bank and is essential to our commitment to the success of our customers and our communities. Member FDIC