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NEW ORLEANS - LouisEagle -- With Louisiana's Class of 2027 just 18 months away from becoming the first students required to pass a financial literacy course to graduate, The Couvent Collective has launched Financial Power for Life™, the state's first comprehensive curriculum built specifically for Louisiana students, families, and communities.
The 300+ page student workbook and complete teacher edition, spanning 7 modules, 26 lessons, and 18 weeks of instruction, is the only high school financial literacy curriculum created from the ground up to reflect Louisiana's unique cultural heritage, economic realities, and educational landscape.
Kim M. Braud, founder of The Couvent Collective, emphasizes the tailored approach of the curriculum, saying, "Every lesson, from TOPS scholarship planning to hurricane financial preparedness to understanding Louisiana's parish tax structures, was written for our students, by a Louisiana native who understands their lives."
Louisiana House Bill 52, signed into law in 2023, requires all high school students to complete a one-unit financial literacy course to graduate, beginning with the Class of 2027. The mandate affects approximately 58,000 graduating seniors annually across Louisiana's 64 parishes.
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Financial Power for Life™ addresses all 14 topics required by Louisiana Revised Statute 17:270, including banking, credit management, taxes, insurance, investing, and consumer protection, while going beyond compliance to include culturally responsive content that honors Louisiana's Creole, Cajun, African American, Vietnamese, and Indigenous communities.
The curriculum culminates in a capstone project where student groups design and deliver 30-minute financial literacy workshops to real community audiences, including elementary students, middle schoolers, parents, and senior citizens. This service-learning component transforms students from learners into community educators.
Unlike generic national curricula, Financial Power for Life™ includes:
TOPS Scholarship Planning: Complete guidance on Opportunity, Performance, Honors, and Tech award levels, plus FAFSA completion support
Hurricane Financial Preparedness: Emergency fund calculations including evacuation costs, insurance coverage, and recovery planning
Parish-Level Economic Data: Cost-of-living comparisons for New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, and communities across the state
Cultural Financial Traditions: Exploration of community lending circles, mutual aid societies, and wealth-building practices from Louisiana's diverse communities
Predatory Lending Protection: Consumer education addressing Louisiana's high concentration of payday lenders and title loan companies
Financial Power for Life™ is available for adoption now, with full implementation support for the 2025-2026 school year and beyond. Schools interested in pilot programs or early adoption can schedule consultations immediately.
http://www.financialpowerforlife.com
COMING MID-2026: FINANCIAL POWER FOR LIFE™ ATHLETE EDITION
Building on the success of the high school curriculum, Financial Power for Life™ will launch Financial Power for Life™ Athlete Edition in mid-2026, a comprehensive financial literacy program designed specifically for NIL-eligible high school and college athletes, as well as professionals in the NBA, NFL, MLB, and MLS.
The 300+ page student workbook and complete teacher edition, spanning 7 modules, 26 lessons, and 18 weeks of instruction, is the only high school financial literacy curriculum created from the ground up to reflect Louisiana's unique cultural heritage, economic realities, and educational landscape.
Kim M. Braud, founder of The Couvent Collective, emphasizes the tailored approach of the curriculum, saying, "Every lesson, from TOPS scholarship planning to hurricane financial preparedness to understanding Louisiana's parish tax structures, was written for our students, by a Louisiana native who understands their lives."
Louisiana House Bill 52, signed into law in 2023, requires all high school students to complete a one-unit financial literacy course to graduate, beginning with the Class of 2027. The mandate affects approximately 58,000 graduating seniors annually across Louisiana's 64 parishes.
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Financial Power for Life™ addresses all 14 topics required by Louisiana Revised Statute 17:270, including banking, credit management, taxes, insurance, investing, and consumer protection, while going beyond compliance to include culturally responsive content that honors Louisiana's Creole, Cajun, African American, Vietnamese, and Indigenous communities.
The curriculum culminates in a capstone project where student groups design and deliver 30-minute financial literacy workshops to real community audiences, including elementary students, middle schoolers, parents, and senior citizens. This service-learning component transforms students from learners into community educators.
Unlike generic national curricula, Financial Power for Life™ includes:
TOPS Scholarship Planning: Complete guidance on Opportunity, Performance, Honors, and Tech award levels, plus FAFSA completion support
Hurricane Financial Preparedness: Emergency fund calculations including evacuation costs, insurance coverage, and recovery planning
Parish-Level Economic Data: Cost-of-living comparisons for New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, and communities across the state
Cultural Financial Traditions: Exploration of community lending circles, mutual aid societies, and wealth-building practices from Louisiana's diverse communities
Predatory Lending Protection: Consumer education addressing Louisiana's high concentration of payday lenders and title loan companies
Financial Power for Life™ is available for adoption now, with full implementation support for the 2025-2026 school year and beyond. Schools interested in pilot programs or early adoption can schedule consultations immediately.
http://www.financialpowerforlife.com
COMING MID-2026: FINANCIAL POWER FOR LIFE™ ATHLETE EDITION
Building on the success of the high school curriculum, Financial Power for Life™ will launch Financial Power for Life™ Athlete Edition in mid-2026, a comprehensive financial literacy program designed specifically for NIL-eligible high school and college athletes, as well as professionals in the NBA, NFL, MLB, and MLS.
Source: The Couvent Collective PBC
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