Phase 1
See the tradeoff
Earn and allocate a limited budget across competing goals.
All challenge studios
Full-day challenge studio
Money missions
Use money as a tool for choices, tradeoffs and independence.
Why it matters
Financial literacy becomes real when every decision has an opportunity cost. Learners need practice choosing between now and later, risk and return, and price and value.
What learners practise
- Budgeting
- Opportunity cost
- Saving
- Risk
- Explaining a financial decision
Inside the sessions
Foundry Bucks economyBudget missionsPrice comparisonsSmall investment simulationsNegotiation games
A sample studio arc
The pace adapts to the available time. Day Studio terms can develop the arc over several weeks, while Intensives compress it into focused full days.
Phase 2
Make money useful
Compare price, value, risk and the cost of waiting.
Phase 3
Handle uncertainty
Respond to surprise costs and defend a revised plan.
Phase 4
Build the case
Prepare a financial strategy and test it against another team.
A visible capstone
A final challenge families will remember.
A parent-versus-learner resource challenge where each team must reach a goal, absorb surprises and defend every major decision.
Where it happens
Built around the challenge.
Indoor learning rooms, the Foundry Bucks system and selected real-world price and market observations.