Christina Windsor and Team (Administrative Leadership)

Windsor’s innovative teaching idea, “My Classroom Economy System,” focuses on creating a curriculum that teaches financial responsibility, behavior management, and social skill development. The project is centered around the student-led creation of a classroom economy in which students buy, sell, and trade using “Belvedere Bucks,” and learn the economics behind paying fees and rents, developing careers, and advancing through outstanding academics and positive behavior. The Voya grant will be used to provide the resources necessary to develop this complex classroom economy, which will help students learn valuable life skills such as organization, the value of saving, and delayed gratification. Windsor and her team believe that this program helps students learn and internalize these important lessons by experiencing them in a hands-on environment that is accessible, educational, and fun.