Kids spend half-term at finance bootcamp
A new financial bootcamp for children as young as nine is being rolled out for the UK half-term holidays, as the wealthy become increasingly concerned with teaching their offspring about asset management.
The five-day finance courses are being launched by three professional women - an investment banker, a teacher and a development economist.
Children aged 9-13 can attend the course, titled "Fun with Finance", in mid-October.
Visits will include trips to the Bank of England, the advertising museum, and various business and social entrepreneurial ventures, whilst guest speakers such as journalists, entrepreneurs, architects and scientists will give talks.
Creative aspects of the courses include designing new currencies and writing and filming TV commercials for their own new business ideas.
The week will also include a Dragon's Den style competition, for which teams work together to present their business ideas.
Kate Kuper, director of The Cool Head Company which runs the courses, said: "We believe this is the first time that a children's camp has been run in this way in the UK, using fun activities to explore the world of money and business - something that is particularly pertinent at the moment."
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