{"id":9559,"date":"2010-09-28T09:31:22","date_gmt":"2010-09-28T13:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=9559"},"modified":"2020-08-10T09:39:22","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T13:39:22","slug":"capital-markets-lab-high-school-program-set-to-expand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2010\/09\/capital-markets-lab-high-school-program-set-to-expand\/","title":{"rendered":"Capital Markets Lab high school program set to expand."},"content":{"rendered":"

A great program is about to grow.<\/p>\n

For the second year, students from the Christopher Columbus High School in Miami are getting a thorough introduction into finance and business at the Capital Markets Lab<\/a> (CML) in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU). Now other area schools can anticipate taking advantage of the opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeginning with high schools in Miami-Dade County, we will extend an invitation to their students to participate in the program starting next semester,\u201d said CML Director Helen Simon<\/strong>, who developed the idea for the training. \u201cWith an ever-increasing importance placed on financial literacy, this program allows students to advance their knowledge while still in high school.\u201d<\/p>\n

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From top to bottom, Kevin Casamayor, Nick Reyes and Sebastian Sanchez at work in the Capital Markets Lab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cNo matter what field we go into, knowing business and finance fundamentals will be important,\u201d said participant Kevin Casamayor, who attends the every-other-week class with 15 fellow students from Christopher Columbus. \u201cThis program is amazing. I\u2019m very grateful for the opportunity. And the Capital Markets Lab? It blows us away!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Christopher Columbus High School students, back row from left to right: Christopher Guzman, Juan Carlos Vasquez, George Ceballos and Kevin Gregory; front row from left to right: Stefano Balli, Patrick Williams, Jose Cano, Kevin Casamayor, Brandon Fernandez, Sebastian Sanchez and Nick Reyes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Students do enjoy the exciting environment. The CML is a 2,200 square-foot state-of-the-art facility, with 50 high-end, networked workstations with dual-screen monitors. It\u2019s equipped with advanced audio\/visual systems, plasma screens, a ticker tape display with real-time data and television business broadcasts.<\/p>\n

Course work has been developed precisely for high school learners.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cover basics such as investing and financing as well as explore topics such as asset allocation and modern portfolio theory,\u201d said intern Alex Tarhini<\/strong>, the FIU finance major conducting the classes. Other interns involved with the program are Michael Alfaro<\/strong> and Robert Belsky<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, I wish there would have been something like this when I was in high school,\u201d Tarhini said.<\/p>\n

Outcomes are being studied. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have received very positive response from the participants,\u201d Simon said, \u201cbut we want to more precisely judge the success of the program, especially as we expand it.\u201d<\/p>\n

In future sessions, students will take a pre-course test and a post-course test, to determine to what extent levels of learning have increased.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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