THE GENIUS PROJECT
๐ŸŒŸ Free course ยท Ages 7 to 10 ยท Do it with a grown-up

Introduction to AI for Finance and Spending

Money is something you can be smart about, and even predict! In this course you learn what money is, how to save it, how to make a plan for it, and how computers guess what happens next. Then, with a grown-up, you use AI to forecast a real JPS light bill. Seven short lessons, each with its own colour and its own game, then a real certificate with your name on it.

7LESSONS
7GAMES TO PLAY
~55MINUTES
1CERTIFICATE TO WIN
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Never learned about money before?
Perfect. That's exactly who this is for.

You don't need to earn money yet, and you don't need to be good at maths. If you have ever bought a patty, saved up for a toy, or been given lunch money, you already know enough to start. Every lesson uses things you already understand, then shows you the clever way computers think about them.

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Know the difference between a need and a want.

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Make a simple budget and set a saving goal.

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Spot a pattern and use it to guess what comes next.

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Find an average and a trend, like a real forecaster.

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Ask AI helpers smart money questions, safely, with a grown-up.

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Predict a real JPS light bill and help your family save power.

Every lesson has its own colour.

Start at Lesson 1 and work down the list. Each one is short, has one big idea, and ends with a game. The last lesson is homework you do with a grown-up.

๐Ÿ๏ธ Why money?

Because knowing about money helps you your whole life. Kids who learn to save, to tell a need from a want, and to make a simple plan grow into grown-ups who worry about money a whole lot less. And the light-bill homework helps your real family, right now, in a heatwave.

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ง For grown-ups

This course teaches financial literacy (needs versus wants, budgeting, saving) and a gentle first look at prediction (averages, trends, and AI), all through play. Nothing is timed or graded. Lesson 5 encourages using AI chatbots together, with copy-and-paste prompts made for a parent and child. Lesson 6 is a light-bill forecasting activity: it asks for a first name and an email so your child's prediction can be sent to you, and it includes energy-saving tips for the heatwave. Please do this lesson alongside your child.