How to Build Curriculums Around FL At An Early Age

This project focuses on making financial literacy more accessible and understandable for younger students.

In collaboration with the Global Shapers Community – İzmir Hub, I worked with volunteers from different countries, including India and Thailand, to explore how financial education can be adapted across different cultural contexts. These discussions highlighted a common issue: while financial decisions shape everyday life, many students are never introduced to these concepts early enough.

Building on this, I contributed to the Turkish adaptation of Mary and the Secrets of Savings. The focus was not only on translation, but on simplifying the content for a younger audience. The material was rewritten at a level suitable for 5th grade students, supported with visuals and examples to make abstract ideas more concrete and engaging.

The next step of the project is implementation. The program is designed to be delivered first within my school’s middle school, and then extended to a partner public school to reach students from different backgrounds.

Through this process, I began to better understand that access to basic financial knowledge is not equal, and that early education can play a critical role in shaping long-term opportunities. This project reflects an effort to take a concept often seen as complex and make it accessible, practical, and relevant from an early age.