Brighton, N.Y. — Students from Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women partnered with Rochester Institute of Technology, Honeywell and Junior Achievement on Friday to teach financial literacy to Rochester elementary school students.
The initiative brought 41 Mercy students in grades 9-12 into classrooms at Dr. Iris J. Banister School No. 33, where they worked alongside RIT students in Honeywell’s cooperative education program to deliver hands-on lessons to children in kindergarten through fifth grade.
“I really want to be a part of the fundamental learning of finance and classes,” Mercy senior Rachel Lynck said. “I think this is a great opportunity for high school students and volunteers in the community to come and give back to the younger generation.”…