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The Three Components of Rock The Street, Wall Street
THE THREE COMPONENTS OF ROCK THE STREET, WALL STREET
There are three components to the program - financial and investment literacy workshops, “Wall Street experience” field trips to local financial firms, and a unique, formalized mentorship program.
1. Financial and Investment Hands-On Workshops
RTSWS offers financial and investment literacy workshops on high school campuses. The workshops are led by volunteer female financial professionals. In addition to the curriculum, our instructors rip from the financial headlines to bring current events into the classroom, showing their connection to stock and bond market movements. Our students learn about saving, budgeting AND INVESTING from women employed by local investment firms, pension funds, banks, accounting firms, and corporate/state/city treasury departments. Who better to teach financial concepts than those individuals who work in the industry on a daily basis?
2. Wall Street Experiences
How better to inspire young women to work in financial services than taking them on an eye opening “Wall Street experience” field trip? Our students will visit a company in the local financial services industry, corporate finance department, or a state/city treasury department. These experiences offer students an opportunity to see
positive female financial role models at work, ask candid questions, and visualize their own financial career paths.
3. Mentorship Program
Our financial female professionals offer a first-hand, and very often a first-time view, into the world of business. The mentor provides guidance to the protege about career preparedness, college major/ minor choices and life challenges. Mentors find ways to spark girls’ interest in being financially responsible for themselves. Mentors, too, can serve a dual role as teacher and connector. RTSWS volunteers provide social capital - the critical, yet often
