This project has not yet launched. Curious Altruism is currently seeking qualified board members who are willing to serve on a Compensation Committee to help establish appropriate compensation structures and support the approval of our organization’s first program budget.

Children deserve more than academic instruction alone. They need the knowledge, skills, and confidence to understand their bodies, make informed financial decisions, and build healthy, empowered lives.

At Curious Altruism, we believe that personal financial literacy and health and athletic literacy are foundational forms of education. When children learn how to manage money, care for their bodies, understand nutrition, and develop a healthy relationship with movement and physical activity, they gain tools that can serve them throughout their lives.

Our goal is to make this knowledge accessible to children, families, and educators—particularly those who may have limited access to these opportunities.

The proposed program will focus on two interconnected areas of literacy:

Personal Financial Literacy

Helping participants understand money and develop the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed financial decisions. This may include budgeting, saving, credit, debt, earning, spending, financial goal-setting, and understanding the systems that influence personal financial well-being.

Health & Athletic Literacy

Helping participants understand how nutrition, physical activity, strength, conditioning, recovery, and healthy habits contribute to lifelong well-being. The program will emphasize knowledge, confidence, and practical skills rather than athletic performance alone.

Together, these areas help participants develop the capacity to care for themselves, make informed decisions, build stability, and pursue greater independence.

The initiative is designed to operate in six-month phases, with each phase building upon the previous one. Participants would complete Phase 1 before advancing to Phase 2, with the potential to participate in up to four phases.

Our approach is informed by educational frameworks such as Pearson and Gallagher’s Gradual Release of Responsibility model, supporting participants as they move from guided learning toward greater confidence, independence, and self-management.

Pending program development, board approval, and available funding, participants may receive access to:

• Personal financial literacy education
• Budgeting, saving, credit, and debt education
• Financial goal-setting and decision-making skills
• Nutrition and healthy-eating education
• Physical activity and exercise education
• Athletic conditioning and training opportunities
• Gym membership assistance, when appropriate
• Instruction focused on strength, mobility, endurance, and overall physical capability
• Opportunities to develop lifelong health and financial habits
• Additional educational resources and support as funding allows

The proposed program is designed to support:

• Children and youth
• Parents and guardians
• Teachers and education majors
• Educational support staff

By reaching not only children, but also the adults who teach, guide, and support them, we hope to create a community where financial capability, health, and physical literacy are modeled—not simply taught.

We envision communities where every child has access to the knowledge and support needed to understand their money, care for their body, and build the capacity to thrive.

This project is the beginning of that vision. We are currently building the leadership, compensation structure, and financial foundation necessary to make it possible.

This project has not yet launched. Curious Altruism is currently seeking qualified board members who are willing to serve on a Compensation Committee to help establish appropriate compensation structures and support the approval of our organization’s first program budget.

Children deserve more than academic instruction alone. They need the knowledge, skills, and confidence to understand their bodies, make informed financial decisions, and build healthy, empowered lives.

At Curious Altruism, we believe that personal financial literacy and health and athletic literacy are foundational forms of education. When children learn how to manage money, care for their bodies, understand nutrition, and develop a healthy relationship with movement and physical activity, they gain tools that can serve them throughout their lives.

Our goal is to make this knowledge accessible to children, families, and educators—particularly those who may have limited access to these opportunities.

The proposed program will focus on two interconnected areas of literacy:

Personal Financial Literacy

Helping participants understand money and develop the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed financial decisions. This may include budgeting, saving, credit, debt, earning, spending, financial goal-setting, and understanding the systems that influence personal financial well-being.

Health & Athletic Literacy

Helping participants understand how nutrition, physical activity, strength, conditioning, recovery, and healthy habits contribute to lifelong well-being. The program will emphasize knowledge, confidence, and practical skills rather than athletic performance alone.

Together, these areas help participants develop the capacity to care for themselves, make informed decisions, build stability, and pursue greater independence.

The initiative is designed to operate in six-month phases, with each phase building upon the previous one. Participants would complete Phase 1 before advancing to Phase 2, with the potential to participate in up to four phases.

Our approach is informed by educational frameworks such as Pearson and Gallagher’s Gradual Release of Responsibility model, supporting participants as they move from guided learning toward greater confidence, independence, and self-management.

Pending program development, board approval, and available funding, participants may receive access to:

• Personal financial literacy education
• Budgeting, saving, credit, and debt education
• Financial goal-setting and decision-making skills
• Nutrition and healthy-eating education
• Physical activity and exercise education
• Athletic conditioning and training opportunities
• Gym membership assistance, when appropriate
• Instruction focused on strength, mobility, endurance, and overall physical capability
• Opportunities to develop lifelong health and financial habits
• Additional educational resources and support as funding allows

The proposed program is designed to support:

• Children and youth
• Parents and guardians
• Teachers and education majors
• Educational support staff

By reaching not only children, but also the adults who teach, guide, and support them, we hope to create a community where financial capability, health, and physical literacy are modeled—not simply taught.

We envision communities where every child has access to the knowledge and support needed to understand their money, care for their body, and build the capacity to thrive.

This project is the beginning of that vision. We are currently building the leadership, compensation structure, and financial foundation necessary to make it possible.