Play the Stock Market

MU offers a new Financial Fitness Camp for high school juniors and seniors interested in learning about the fundamentals of financial literacy.

The four-day, three-night interactive camp is the newest addition to a series of Career Exploration Camps at the campus. It is hosted by The Center for Economic and Entrepreneurship Education (CEEE) at MU, under the direction of John Sumansky, Ph.D., chair of the business department.

Thanks to the partnership between Economics PA and CEEE, students participate in the online Stock Market Game and receive $100,000 in virtual game money to invest with the help of investment professionals, according to Robert Williams, assistant director, CEEE. They will also have the chance to track their investments on line, working in teams.

The teachers for the Financial Fitness Camp, Denise Moletto of East Stroudsburg High School, Timothy Micek of Saint Rose Academy, and Alicia Ross of Blue Ridge High School, have crafted an interactive lesson plan that includes games that will help students explore careers in the financial services industry, including banking, mortgage and finance. They also have an opportunity to practice resume and portfolio building and discuss the educational preparation needed for these careers.

A Free Market game will give participants a chance to explore the sales of goods and services, analyze pricing and experience the process of Free Market economics. “As part of the Wall Street West initiative to build a strong financial services sector in Northeastern Pennsylvania, we hope to give high school students the chance to explore careers in the financial services industry with some hands-on advice as they start to think about college and career opportunities,” says Williams. “From filling out a financial aid form to putting together a resume and portfolio, this camp will give them a head-start on some important life skills to get them on track to financial fitness, sooner better than later.“

The overnight residential camp involves a full schedule of evening activities on campus, including use of the athletic facilities. Meals are included.

Other camps include biology, communications, occupational therapy, teaching, speech-language pathology, and psychology and social work.

For more information about the Financial Fitness camp, please contact Robert Williams at (570) 674-6777 or e-mail