On April 17, Leader School hosted the first lecture of the UZCARD KIDS project aimed at improving financial and digital literacy among schoolchildren. On this day, 6th grade pupils not only talked about money, but also learnt how the banking system works, what decisions an adult makes when managing finances, and why security in the digital world is no less important than knowledge of mathematics or history.
Stanislav Velichko, Head of the Training and Development Department, and Asilkhuja Iskandarkhujaev, Chief Training and Development Specialist, met with the pupils. In a lively and accessible way, they told the children:
• about the importance of a competent attitude to pocket money;
• about the role of banks in the country’s economy;
• about safe behavior in the digital environment – from using cards to online shopping;
• and, of course, about what role the national payment system UZCARD plays in all this.
The lecture ended with an interactive game ‘Guess the term’, where pupils were able to check how well they had learnt the new knowledge. Through the game children learnt such concepts as ‘acquiring’, ‘cashless payment’, ‘QR code’, and ‘financial responsibility’.
UZCARD KIDS project is a part of the company’s big mission to improve financial culture in the country. We believe that knowledge about money and technologies should come to children before their first mistakes. That is why we create adapted formats of board games, interactive classes, educational blogs, videos and so on for them.
Thank you to Leader School for the warm welcome and inspiring atmosphere!
This is just the beginning. In the near future, UZCARD KIDS plans to expand the scope of the project and visit schools in different regions of the country, so that children – regardless of their place of residence – can feel confident in the digital and financial world.