We caught up with Jonathan Ly, 6th grader in Mr. Steve Kraft’s class at Eagle Ridge Middle School, and one of our winning students from the Fall Session of SMG to get a student perspective on playing The Stock Market Game! What was your favorite part about playing The Stock Market Game (SMG)? I enjoy […]
BestPrep’s partnership with Allianz for the past 30 years has been a cornerstone in our ability to provide engaging financial literacy and business learning programs to high school students in Minnesota. Over the years, Allianz has provided BestPrep with program volunteers, funding, and board leadership. Some of the programs Allianz has volunteered for are The […]
Minnesota Business Venture (MBV) aims to equip students in grades 9-12 with information about careers, entrepreneurship, and the skillsets they’ll need in their futures. We’re connecting with past MBV campers to learn more about how camp has impacted them, and where they are today. Vardaan Gupta is a current freshman at the University of Washington […]
The key to BestPrep’s success has been the long-term consistent involvement of the corporate community. One company that has stood the test of time has been Thrivent. CEOs such as Bob Gandrud, Bruce Nicholson, and most recently Terry Rasmussen (pictured below at our virtual Annual Luncheon event) have been personally involved with BestPrep, setting a […]
October’s featured educator is Jim Ruid, pictured below on the right. Mr. Ruid is a teacher for the Secondary Technical Education Program, also known as STEP. Mr. Ruid has taught at STEP for two years, teaching classes within the Center for Advanced Professional program to grades 10-12. He has a Business and Career and Technical […]
BestPrep’s new board chair, Marc Olson, VP Policy & Producer Administration for Allianz Life of North America, could not be more qualified to lead the 48-year-old nonprofit. Marc‘s introduction to BestPrep came in 1997 when BestPrep staff asked him to speak at Hopkins High School. Upon learning more about BestPrep, he volunteered to be a […]
Minnesota Students Receive Awards for Outstanding Performance in Investing Simulation Brooklyn Park, MN – Students across Minnesota recently received recognition for their outstanding performance in the Spring and Year LongSession of The Stock Market Game™ (SMG). Winning students came from the schools below: Year Long Session High School Division: Apple Valley Senior High, Minnetonka Senior […]
BestPrep is proud to announce that Donaldson Company is this month’s Featured Partner! For more than 40 years, Donaldson Company has been a key partner, providing financial and volunteer support. The company is passionate about engaging their employees with the community. BestPrep has been fortunate to have hundreds of Donaldson’s employees volunteer including senior level […]
