SARATOGA COUNTY — Adirondack Trust Company stepped up to make partial or full remote learning in the wake of COVID-19 easier. Thanks to their sponsorship, over 3,560 students and teachers at 18 schools in Saratoga and Warren counties will have free access to Banzai. Banzai is an award-winning online financial literacy program and content library of articles, calculators, and personalized coaches. All of these resources are available to students at home or in the classroom via any device that can access the internet.
“Banzai is a web-based financial literacy program. Kids get their own accounts, and they work through assignments that are based on real life,” says Morgan Vandagriff, co-founder of Banzai. “But because Adirondack Trust Company is sponsoring it, local schools get it for free. More than ever, it’s important that kids develop sound financial skills to prepare them for the real world...”
Banzai students will know how to track where their money is and what it’s for, recognize financial trade-offs, build a budget, and more.
Banzai resources are used by over 75,000 teachers across the U.S. The courses align with New York’s state curriculum requirements, making the program a fun way for students to gain vital financial literacy skills. Teachers interested in using the Banzai program with their classes can visit adirondacktrust.teachbanzai.com or call 888-8-BANZAI.
For more information about Banzai visit teachbanzai.com. For more information about Adirondack Trust Company visit adirondacktrust.com.
