“Holding Financial Literacy Week for children and youth has become a good tradition. We have been conducting it for the fourth year as part of the Project for Improving Financial Literacy of the Population. Each such event carries not only an educational and social mission, but is also a contribution to the development of the Russian economy. In particular, thanks to the regular holding of the Weeks, children, youth and their parents learn a responsible attitude towards finances.”

Sergey Storchak,
Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation

Throughout the country, games, lectures, master classes, intellectual quizzes, performances, quests, and creative Olympiads were held in kindergartens, schools, and universities. This year, Financial Literacy Week took place on the eve of the FIFA World Cup, which was held in Russia for the first time. This grandiose sporting event set the mood for the entire Week. One of the most exciting and popular activities of the all-Russian event was the game “Finball” - a team intellectual quiz that allowed schoolchildren to test their knowledge in the field of financial literacy and demonstrate their erudition in the field of football.

Finball tournament - The opening of the Financial Literacy Week for children and youth will take place on April 9 at the Moscow Palace of Pioneers.

On May 19, as part of the Family Festival, a ceremony was held to sum up the results of the Financial Literacy Week for Children and Youth 2018. As noted by Andrey Bokarev, Director of the Department of International Financial Relations of the Russian Ministry of Finance, Project Director: “It is no coincidence that the results of the IV Financial Literacy Week were summed up at the Family Financial Festival. One of the key messages of the Week to the audience is the thesis: “Financial literacy begins in the family.” We understand that without the support of the family, the efforts of educational institutions in this process will not be enough. Meanwhile, as our surveys show, only in 30% of Russian families do parents talk to their children about the family budget and explain to them the rules of responsible financial behavior.”

Andrey Bokarev also noted that the geography of the Week has expanded significantly over the four years it has been held. In 2015, 10 Russian regions were involved in the events, and by 2018, Financial Literacy Week acquired an all-Russian scale. In terms of the number of participants, the Russian Financial Literacy Week for Children and Youth is a leader among countries conducting similar educational events.

Participate in the All-Russian Parents' Meeting on Financial Literacy online.

In an online lecture format, invited speakers: representatives of the education system, psychologists, and financial market professionals will discuss issues related to the topics of financial education of children. Read more on the website.

Visit an interactive lecture for young people.

Check your level of financial literacy.

Take the test and find out how well you know financial terms and tools, and how competently you can solve financial problems.

Competition for the best piggy bank Global Money Week

Participants must create their own unique piggy bank using things that children and teenagers save money for, for example, if for sweets, then the piggy bank should be covered with candy wrappers. The participant must also reflect the culture of their country and its currency.

Global Money Week Video Contest

Contestants must submit a video related to Global Money Week. An interesting interview or an exciting report – it doesn’t matter. The main thing is that the video gets a lot of likes, thanks to which the winner will be determined.

Writing competition on the topic “5 rules for yourself for a successful future!” The results will be announced at the closing event of the Week. Date: from March 15 to April 22. You can familiarize yourself with the Regulations of the Competition. Applications for the competition are closed. The results are being summed up.

The opening of the Week in Moscow and the regions will begin with a team tournament in financial and football doubles. Finball is a new format of intellectual quiz. The tournament consists of two stages: a financial literacy quiz and a football quiz. Two teams led by a captain meet at a table decorated with football symbols. The quiz will allow children to test their knowledge in the field of financial literacy and show off their erudition in the sports field. The unusual format of the Opening was not chosen by chance - in 2018, Russia will host the FIFA World Cup for the first time. The whole year will be permeated with competitive energy, so the calendar of events for Financial Literacy Week will combine activities that will become a kind of challenge for the participants, a test of knowledge; the children will have to act clearly, quickly and correctly at the decisive moment - just like in football. Date: April 9, 2018.

Competition “What would I do as Minister of Financial Literacy”

During the Opening, a seminar with a famous football commentator will be organized for the participating teams at the Week's venues. Following the meeting, teams will be asked to present financial news in the style of a sports commentator. Date: April 9, 2018.

Meetings with sports veterans/football team coaches. The task for the participants is to post a photo from the location of the master class. The one who gets the most likes and shares will receive a prize. Date: April 9, 2018.

Event for visitors to the “City of Masters”. For one day, the Ministry of Young Financiers will open on the site - in the format of a business game, participants must develop a city budget, calculating all possible sources of its income and expenses. Estimated date: April 9 – 15.

Financial absolute

A team strategy game on family budget planning. The goal of the game is to score as many family happiness points as possible, which consists of the happiness of all its members. The objectives of the game are to develop children's financial literacy, budget planning, teamwork and negotiation skills. One game turn corresponds to one month in the game world. Estimated date: April 9 – 15.

Draw a new character from the series “The ABCs of Financial Literacy with Smeshariki”

Winners:

Alexey Loktev, drawing “Squirrel”, Lyceum No. 156, Nizhny Novgorod;

Margarita Chigireva, drawing “Utyasha”, MBOU Volodarskaya secondary school village. Collective farm, Cherdaklinsky district, Ulyanovsk region.

The competition “A Friend for Krosh in the ABC of Financial Literacy with Smeshariki” was held as part of the IV Week of Financial Literacy for Children and Youth. Over 700 applications were received from participants aged 3 to 14 years. The guys had to draw and send to the competition organizers drawings of the hero of the series, who, together with the popular Smeshariki, were supposed to tell a story about financial literacy.

The announcement of the winner and summing up the results of the Competition took place on May 19, 2018 at the family Financial Literacy Festival for children and youth as part of summing up the results of the IV Week of Financial Literacy.

You can familiarize yourself with the Regulations of the competition.

In 2017, the competition was first launched as part of Financial Literacy Week for children and youth. This year, like last year, the guys must send their video works in rap style on financial topics. To do this, you must submit an application, by filling out the form. The competition starts on April 13. You can familiarize yourself with the Regulations of the competition.