Teacher & Community Education

Get free financial education resources for your classroom.

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Teacher Testimonial

Hear from Lakeville Century Middle School teacher, Christy Vosika, about why she invites Wings Financial to talk to her classroom about financial literacy.

Classes for Every Topic at Every Age

We offer a variety of courses for different age ranges.

Pre-K through 6th Grade Classes

What is Money? (Pre-K)
Money Uses: Spend, Share, Save (Pre-K)
Careers in Banking (K-6)
The Story of Money (K-6)
Earning Money (K-6)
Money Uses: Spend, Share, Save (K-6)
Needs vs. Wants (K-6)
Savings and Checking Accounts (4-6)
Financial Vocabulary You Need to Know (4-6)
Math in Banking (4-6)

Teen Classes

Basic Vocabulary
What Financial Products/Services Are Right for You?
Savings and Checking Accounts
Credit Cards: To Have or Not to Have?
College Planning & Financing
Renting Your First Place
Buying Your First Home
Types of Insurance
Raising a Child
Needs vs. Wants
10-Steps to Budgeting
Budgeting Tips and Helpful Financial Tools
Understanding Your Paycheck
Buying Your First Car
Identity Theft: How to Protect Yourself
Investing Basics: Now and Later
Careers in Banking
Paychecks and Taxes

Adult Classes

Basic Financial Vocabulary
What Financial Products/Services Are Right for You?
Savings and Checking Accounts
Your Credit Score
Understanding Your Paycheck
Auto Purchase 101
Planning for your Child’s College Journey
Renting Your First Place
Credit: What You Need to Know
Credit Cards: To Have or Not to Have?
Needs vs. Wants: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
10-Steps to Budgeting
Budgeting Tips and Helpful Financial Tools
Buying Your First Home
Types of Insurance
Identity Theft: How to Protect Yourself
Investing Basics: Now and Later
Money Merger: Tips for Couples Uniting Finances
Psychology of Spending
Women and Money

Meet our Education Team

Trysh Olson is currently the Education and Youth Programs Manager with Wings Financial Credit Union. She has been in the credit union industry for the past 23 years, 15 of which has been spent with Wings. Prior to accepting the Education and Youth Programs Manager position, she specialized in the Collection industry, helping members re-establish their personal finances to achieve financial independence.

In her current position, Trysh works with several schools throughout the Twin Cities Metro Area as well as with various community outreach programs and business partners of Wings. She focuses on financial topics such as credit, basic investment information, budgeting and college preparation, to name a few. She is very passionate about helping others and uses her past experience to help them succeed financially.

Contact us if you are interested in one of our free education classes or to learn more.

Trysh Olson

Education & Youth Programs Manager

Phone: (952) 997-8210

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Jodi Slais

Education Specialist

Phone: (952) 997-8308

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Programs We Support

We’ve partnered with some outstanding companies to provide excellent financial literacy resources to students.

Banzai

This interactive online financial literacy program helps students to simulate the experience of spending their own money in real life.

Junior Achievement

Junior Achievement teaches students in grades K-12 about entrepreneurship, money management and how to be responsible consumers, workers and citizens. It provides them with the skills needed to succeed in school and beyond.