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Biz Kids
StarringKaelon Horst,
Maia Lee,
Lauren Dupree,
Amanda Powers,
Miriam Schwartz,
Austin Siedentopf,
Devon Stark,
Elizabeth Wright,
Catherine Thompson
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersJeannine Glista,
Erren Gottlieb,
Jamie Hammond,
James McKenna
Running time26 minutes
Original release
NetworkPBS
ReleaseJanuary 8, 2008

Biz Kid$ is an educational television show that teaches financial education and entrepreneurship to a preteen audience. It uses sketch comedy and young actors to explain basic economic concepts.[1] Its motto is "Where kids teach kids about business "

Production

Biz Kids was created by the producers of Bill Nye the Science Guy, the Emmy Award winning science show from the 1990s. It is produced by WXXI-TV of Rochester, New York and is filmed in Seattle, Washington.

Many of the Biz Kids team were involved in the Bill Nye series, including writer John Keister, Executive Producer Jamie Hammond, Erren Gottlieb and James McKenna.

The first season of Biz Kids, comprising 26 episodes, was filmed in 2007. The second season, comprising 13 episodes, began filming in April 2008. The crew travelled to various locations in the United States to film young entrepreneurs. Some local Seattle businesses such as BECU, Kitsap CU and MountainCrest CU have also been used as filming locations.

Cast

The Biz Kids cast is made up largely of teenage actors from the Seattle area. However, writer John Keister also has small recurring roles, often as a strange, bumbling adult. Voice actor Catherine Thompson, who does minor roles on shows such as the Majic Schoolbus, Codename Kids Next Door, the Life and Times of Juniper Lee, and the Farely Aud Parents does voices on the show, and hosts the "Biz kids biz quiz". She even provides singing for the show.


The Season One cast members were:

  • Kaelon Horst
  • Maia Lee
  • Lauren Dupree
  • Amanda Powers
  • Miriam Schwartz
  • Austin Siedentopf
  • Devon Stark
  • Elizabeth Wright

Episodes

Season Episodes Title
1 1 What Is a Biz Kid?
2 What Is Money?
3 How Do You Get Money?
4 What Can You Do With Money?
5 Money Moves
6 Taking Charge of Your Financial Future
7 A Biz: What Is It?
8 How to Succeed in Biz-Ness by Really Trying
9 Cash and Credit
10 How to Achieve Your Financial Goals
11 Don’t Blow Your Dough
12 Introducing Entrepreneurs
13 The Biz Kids Challenge
14 How to Be a Smart Consumer
15 Using Your Credit—Crazy or Compelling?
16 Budgeting Basics
17 Understanding Business Ethics
18 Saving and Investing for Your Future
19 A Closer Look at Careers
20 The Global Economy
21 Bulls, Bears, and Financial Markets
22 Sell, Sell, Sell (The Science of Sales)
23 Understanding Income and Expenses
24 Building and Growing a Business
25 Understanding Your Paycheck
26 Social Entrepreneurs
2 1 Have a Plan, Stan!
2 Money Math – Who Needs It?
3 Building Your Business Online
4 Financial Institutions – All The Same?
5 How Credit Affects Your Life
6 The Art of Negotiation
7 The World Is a Risky Place
8 Economic Cycles (What Goes Up Must Come Down)
9 The Green Economy & You
10 Secrets to Success
11 The Marketing Mix
12 Hidden Careers
13 Learning From Failure

[1][2]

Broadcasting

Biz Kids is distributed by American Public Television in the United States, and started airing in the United States on January 8, 2008. By June 2008, the show was on 311 of the nation's 343 PBS stations in 49 states.[3] By the launch of Season Two, Biz Kids was airing in all 50 states and was available to over 287 million people. Many stations that had not broadcast the show's first season during 2008, began showing it in 2009. [4]

The show also airs internationally, in the United Kingdom.

Curriculum

A free curriculum is available for download for use by teachers and parents to use in classrooms, afterschool programs and at home.[5] Each episode has a specially designed curriculum with activities, reviews and tests, all of which comply with the National Endowment of Financial Education standards. Five core Biz Kids lesson plans will be available in Spanish.

Funding

Funding for Biz Kids is provided by America's Credit Unions, a coalition of credit unions, trade associations, and foundations.

Season One funders include [6]:

  • Affinity Plus CU
  • Alaska USA FCU
  • Allegiance CU
  • Alta Vista FCU
  • American Airlines
  • American First CU
  • America’s CU
  • Arizona Credit Union Foundation
  • Arsenal CU
  • Baxter CU
  • BECU
  • Bellco CU
  • C.R.C. FCU
  • California Center CU
  • California Coast CU
  • California CU
  • California State & Federal ECU
  • Capitol City FCU
  • Carolinas Credit Union Foundation
  • Catholic CU
  • Central Corporate
  • Clarke American
  • Clearpath FCU
  • Community Healthcare FCU
  • Consumers Cooperative Society of Santa Monica
  • Co-op Financial Services
  • Corporate Credit Union Systems
  • Credit Union Chapter of Southeastern Washington
  • Credit Union Direct Lending
  • Credit Union Executive Society (CUES)
  • CUNA Mutual Group
  • El Cajon FCU
  • Episcopal Community FCU
  • FAA First FCU
  • Fairwinds CU
  • Fibre FCU
  • Financial Services Center Cooperative
  • First City CU
  • First Community CU
  • First Tech CU
  • Florida Credit Union Foundation
  • Fresno Credit Union Foundation
  • Fuze Digital Solutions
  • GaPac Employees FCU
  • Gesa CU
  • GTE FCU
  • Harborstone CU
  • Health Associates FCU
  • Horizon CU
  • Illinois Community CU
  • Illinois Credit Union Foundation
  • Illinois Credit Union League
  • Industrial CU
  • Iowa Credit Union Foundation
  • iQ CU
  • Kinecta FCU
  • Kitsap Community CU
  • Lassen County FCU
  • LoneStar CU
  • Lower Valley CU
  • Lutheran CU of America
  • Mattel FCU
  • Member Access Pacific
  • Member credit unions of WesCorp Federal Credit Union
  • Merced Schools EFCU
  • Michigan Credit Union League
  • Mississippi Credit Union Association
  • Mississippi Credit Union Foundation
  • Missouri Credit Union Foundation
  • Mountain America FCU
  • National Credit Union Foundation
  • National Federation of Community Dev. Cus
  • Navy FCU
  • NC State Employees CU
  • New Mexico Educators FCU
  • New York State Credit Union Foundation
  • North Coast CU
  • North Dakota Family Involvement Team
  • Northwest Baptist FCU
  • Northwest Corporate FCU Endowment
  • Norton Community CU
  • Numerica CU
  • National Youth Involvement Board
  • Ohio Credit Union Foundation
  • Oklahoma CU
  • Olympia CU
  • Orange County CU
  • Oregon Credit Union Foundation
  • Pacific Service CU
  • Pahranagat Valley FCU
  • Palo Alto Community FCU
  • Partners FCU
  • Patelco CU
  • Pennsylvania Credit Union Foundation
  • Precision Direct
  • PSCU Financial Services
  • Purdue EFCU
  • Richard Myles Johnson Foundation
  • San Francisco Fire CU
  • Schools First FCU
  • Seattle Metropolitan CU
  • Security Service FCU
  • Silver State Teachers FCU
  • SnoCope FCU
  • Sound CU
  • South Division CU
  • Southern California Postal CU
  • Southwest Corporate FCU
  • Spokane Media FCU
  • Sparks City EFCU
  • Spokane Teachers CU
  • State Employees CU
  • Suncoast Schools FCU
  • TAPCO CU
  • Telesis Community FCU
  • Texans CU
  • Texas Credit Union Foundation
  • Texas Credit Union League
  • The Golden 1 CU
  • The Tennessee CU
  • Travis CU
  • Tulsa Federal ECU
  • TwinStar CU
  • U. S. Employees CU
  • United CU
  • Verity CU
  • Washington Credit Union Foundation
  • Waterfront CU
  • Wescom Central
  • WestStar CU
  • Western Healthcare FCU
  • White River CU
  • Woodstone CU
  • World Council of Credit Unions
  • Xerox FCU
  • Yakima Valley CU

References

  1. ^ Davila, Florangela. PBS series features local business whiz kids. The Seattle Times. 17 Feb. 2008.
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