by DataSavvy Finance
Raise a child who thinks before they decide.
The course: Smart Money & Big Decisions
Through money, mathematics and real-world challenges, your child learns to solve problems, evaluate choices and make confident decisions.
Led by two PhD-level educators, including a formally trained math teacher, using the DataSavvy Method. Designed to develop confident thinkers through mathematics, data and real-world decisions.
We show it first. Then run the numbers.
Illustrative only. It assumes steady growth over time and is not a prediction or investment advice. We teach kids how to run this math themselves.
Children make hundreds of decisions every week: what to buy, what to save, how to compare choices, whether to follow the crowd or think for themselves. We teach them to reason through those choices using real money and data, because money is the most measurable, consequential decision a young person actually makes. A savings goal is either reached or it is not, and that honest feedback is what turns thinking into a skill.
Four habits they build over eight weeks.
Every session ends with something your child can actually do. Money is the practice field. Clear thinking is the goal.
Breaks big goals into achievable steps
Takes something they want, sets a real goal, and works out the steps and the timeline to reach it using simple math they can see on a chart.
Compares options and weighs trade-offs
Looks past the price tag to compare cost, quality and value, and can explain why the cheapest choice is not always the best one.
Thinks independently instead of following the crowd
Recognizes how ads, branding and social media are built to steer decisions, and learns to pause and reason before reacting.
Communicates ideas with confidence
Finishes the course by presenting their own plan: their goal, their reasoning and what they decided. Families are welcome to watch.
Great decision-makers aren’t born. They’re trained.
We teach children to think clearly before they act, then give them real money and data to practice on. Money is chosen on purpose: it is measurable, it carries consequences a child understands, and it produces data they can chart, compare and reason about. Three pillars carry the course, and each one is practiced in that arena.
Think Critically
Ask questions.
Gather information.
Notice patterns.
Practiced on real prices, deals and everyday money choices.
Solve with Mathematics
Visualize.
Estimate.
Calculate.
Compare.
Practiced with real numbers, savings goals and simple data.
Decide with Confidence
Explain.
Defend.
Improve.
Reflect.
Practiced by defending a choice with the numbers behind it.
A structured journey, not a stack of lessons.
Eight one-hour Sundays from October 18 to December 6, 2026, built as a single progression. Kids move from noticing a decision, to reasoning through it with numbers, to deciding and defending a plan of their own. All materials included.
Notice & question
Kids learn to slow down and see a decision clearly: what is really being asked, what a choice actually costs, and what the numbers behind it are saying. The foundation everything else is built on.
Reason & compare
They put the thinking to work: weighing trade-offs, noticing when they are being influenced, and using simple math and data to compare options and build a decision they can explain.
Decide & present
Working in teams and then on their own, kids apply every skill to a real challenge and present a plan of their own, with the reasoning and the numbers to back it up.
A detailed session-by-session outline is available through Douglas Park Community Centre at registration.
Here’s everything you need to sign up.
Registration is handled directly by Douglas Park Community Centre.
How to register
Two ways to sign up through the community centre. Spots are limited to 12, so early registration is recommended.
Course number 634356
Runs Sundays, Oct 18 to Dec 6, 2026, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. Online registration opens Aug 11 at 7:00 pm. Open to children ages 9 up to 12 (not yet 13).
Before you sign up.
Does my child need to be good at math?
No. This is not a tutoring program. We use mathematics as a tool for solving real-world problems, not drills or worksheets. Curious kids at every ability level do well here.
Is this a money course or a thinking course?
Both, and thinking comes first. Money is the practical example we use to teach critical thinking, problem solving and confident decision-making. Those skills carry into everything else.
Do I need to stay during class?
No. It is a drop-off program. You are welcome to attend the final presentation in week 8, but the sessions themselves are for the kids.
What does my child need to bring?
Nothing. All printed materials, worksheets and take-home activities are provided and included in the price.
Who teaches the course?
Two PhD-level educators, including a formally trained math teacher, using the DataSavvy Method.
How do we register?
Through Douglas Park Community Centre: online starting Aug 11 at 7:00 pm, or by phone Wednesday Aug 12 at 8:00 am. Class size is capped at 12.