{"id":8953,"date":"2023-09-21T13:40:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T18:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/?post_type=publications&#038;p=8953"},"modified":"2023-09-21T13:40:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T18:40:50","slug":"launch-of-the-financial-literacy-program-bons-comptes-bons-amis","status":"publish","type":"publications","link":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/publications\/launch-of-the-financial-literacy-program-bons-comptes-bons-amis\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch of the Financial Literacy Program : Bons comptes, bons amis!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Winnipeg, September 2023 \u2013<\/strong> Today, the <em>Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities<\/em>\u00a0(CDEM)\u00a0, Apprentissage Illimit\u00e9, Caisse Groupe Financier and the Division scolaire franco-manitobaine (DSFM) are proud to announce the launch of the Literacy Program <strong><em>Bons comptes, bons amis!<\/em><\/strong> \u00a0Thanks to this collaboration between renowned organizations of Manitoba Francophonie, a <em>Bons comptes, bons amis<\/em>! Kit will be given to each school of the Division scolaire franco-manitobaine (DSFM).<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8966\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/BCBA2-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BCBA2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BCBA2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BCBA2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BCBA2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BCBA2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong><em>Bons comptes, bons amis!<\/em><\/strong> Program is a collection of books and teaching guides for students aged 9 to 12 that address financial literacy and citizenship education to foster personal and community success while creating a more sustainable world. This initiative will enable schools, teachers, and parents to provide young people with the tools to understand financial concepts in a fun and educational way, helping to forge informed and responsible citizens.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/BCBA3-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BCBA3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BCBA3-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BCBA3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BCBA3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BCBA3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Financial literacy is integral to young people&#8217;s success and a golden opportunity to develop critical thinking. We are delighted to collaborate with CDEM, Caisse Financial Group and DSFM to facilitate the implementation of the <em>Bons comptes, bons amis<\/em> program in Manitoba&#8217;s French-language schools,&#8221; said Carole Freynet-Gagn\u00e9, CEO and Director of Development at Apprentissage illimit\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the <em>Bons comptes, bons amis<\/em>! Program or to purchase your kit now, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/apprentissage.ca\/collections\/bons-comptes-bons-amis\">Apprentissage Illimit\u00e9 web site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Irina Ivanov Bissonnette, Marketing and Communications Director<br \/>\nEconomic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities\u00a0(CDEM)<br \/>\n(204) 797-7121<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:iivanov@cdem.com\">iivanov@cdem.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8962,"template":"","type-de-publication":[68,72],"class_list":["post-8953","publications","type-publications","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","type-de-publication-news","type-de-publication-youth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publications\/8953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publications"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/publications"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"type-de-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type-de-publication?post=8953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}