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Big GeniusGrades 5 to 8

The seven strands in full for the first time: money, mortgages and credit, jobs, taxes, law, real estate and business, each going deeper every year.

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What each grade learns this year

Grade5
What a tax is and what it pays for, renting versus owning, debit versus credit, rules versus laws.
Grade6
Simple interest, how a credit card really works, what the CRA is, what a lease says.
Grade7
Compound interest, stocks and bonds, how a mortgage works, civil versus criminal law.
Grade8
Credit scores, what a real estate agent does and how commission works, what a contract means, employee rights.

The year, month by month

Each month has a theme. Families can join at the start of any month and pick up the current theme; the December exam and certificate are for students who attend the full year.

  1. January and FebruaryFinancial literacy and money conceptsSaving, budgeting, accounts, interest, stocks and bonds, by grade.
  2. March and AprilMortgages, loans and creditDebit versus credit, how a credit card works, how a mortgage works, credit scores.
  3. May and JuneJobs and workforce preparationJob types, salary versus hourly, workplace skills, employee rights.
  4. July and AugustTaxes and personal financeWhat a tax is, what it pays for, the CRA, filing, tax planning.
  5. SeptemberLegal awarenessRules versus laws, personal rights, civil versus criminal law, what a contract means.
  6. OctoberReal estateRenting versus owning, what a lease says, buying and selling, what an agent does.
  7. November and DecemberEntrepreneurship, review and completion examWhat a business is, market research, a simple plan, then the review and exam.

How the class works

One hour, twice a week. Twenty minutes of teaching, twenty minutes of paper worksheet, twenty minutes of review. Two grades share a classroom, each with a base and an advanced level.

One hour
twice a week, all year
10 or fewer
students in most classes
Paper and pencil
no tablets, no homework
Certified teachers
Ontario Certified Teacher or Registered ECE

Our supervision runs from sign-in at the start of class to the end of class. More on the format and questions parents ask.

Big Genius in Oakville from January 2027

Launch pricing for Founding Families. Four classes. If your child does not want to come back, we refund the month.

$549per month, plus HST

About $69 per class. Initiation fee $499 $0 for a limited time.

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