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Every classroom we’ve worked with

A running record of the schools Compass has visited: what we taught, the activities we ran, and how student understanding changed. We add a new entry after every visit.

Preschool · Newton, MassachusettsJune 2026

Plowshares Preschool

We brought practical money concepts down to the preschool level. Through hands-on activities, students explored the difference between needs and wants, set their first saving goals, and learned to recognize coins and bills.

  • Needs and wants
  • Saving goals
  • Recognizing coins and bills
  • Hands-on activities
Each student drew what they want to save up for, then shared it with the group.

Classroom gallery

Two FLY volunteers leading a money activity with preschoolers coloring worksheets at a classroom table.
Two preschoolers proudly holding up their “What I want to save up for” drawings.
Three preschoolers smiling and holding up dollar bills during the lesson.
Preschoolers sorting coins and bills onto labeled penny, dime, and quarter cards on the floor.
Preschoolers sorting picture cards into needs and wants during a group activity.
Eighth grade · Newton, MassachusettsMay 26, 2026

Bigelow Middle School

We ran an interactive presentation on spending and saving, banking, and how money works in everyday life, then closed with a Jeopardy-style review game so students could apply what they learned as teams.

  • Spending and saving
  • Banking
  • How money works day to day
  • Jeopardy review game
Closed with a team Jeopardy round to put the lesson to work.

Before / after assessment

%65%

Before Compass

%98%

After Compass

A 33 point jump in the share of students who could correctly answer core questions on saving, budgeting, and interest.

Classroom gallery

FLY presenters running a money-themed Jeopardy review game with eighth graders, the board projected on screen.

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