CCAT participates in manufacturing-themed Reality Store event at Hartford Boys & Girls Club

CCAT participates in manufacturing-themed Reality Store event at Hartford Boys & Girls Club

CCAT participates in manufacturing-themed Reality Store event at Hartford Boys & Girls Club

Nearly 20 middle and high school students attended a manufacturing-themed, interactive, financial literacy event at the Boys & Girls Club in Hartford called The Reality Store on Tuesday, October 29.  Working with the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT), students were assigned different manufacturing occupations and had to make certain financial choices based on their salary. These choices pertained to managing expenses and income while also saving and investing their money. Students walked around the gym and visited the different stations, some of which included Child Care, Furniture, Medical, Dental, and Optical, Banking, Legal, Housing, clothing, etc