Ready, set, finance: Financial Literacy Month challenge

• Schools - US-based high schools and middle schools
• Organizations - non-profits, afterschool programs, homeschool pods
• Independent Learners - individuals 18+

Everyone is welcome to join in on the excitement, but only registered and qualified high schools (grades 9-12) and middle schools (grades 6-8) located in the United States are eligible to win a prize. Organizations that are not high schools or middle schools (i.e., after school programs, clubs, partner organizations, home school pods, independent learners 18+) may participate, but are not eligible to win a prize.

Eligible schools must have at least 50 students enrolled in middle school or high school, and at least 50 players “start the challenge”. A "Player" is any individual student in grades 6 – 12 in a U.S.-based middle or high school who enters their unique school Join Code, creates a character avatar, and enters the gameplay world on Intuit Prosperity Quest. A player “Starts the Challenge” when they enter the join code and start playing the first month within the Game. 

Intuit will not be collecting any personally identifiable information (PII). Students will generate an avatar and a randomized name as their player ID for the purposes of playing the Prosperity Quest game.

Laptops and computers are strongly preferred. Chromebooks can be used. This experience will NOT work on mobile devices. We recommend that you reserve an available laptop cart or your school’s computer lab to run the Intuit Hour of Finance Challenge (“the Challenge”).

You will need a reliable internet connection and devices that meet the following specifications:

The use of a projector or smart board is optional to take students through the challenge warmup curriculum and activities.

Absolutely! Other educators and administrators will be able to register. All educators registered from the same school will receive the same Prosperity Quest join code and dashboard code and all of their scores will count towards the school’s overall score.

Explore Intuit Prosperity Quest: If you want to familiarize yourself with Intuit Prosperity Quest, you can explore the game here. Intuit Prosperity Quest is an interactive web-based game in which students navigate and make choices to earn income, pay bills, take out loans, and manage savings and investments. Students will be presented with a financial goal to increase credit score. Within this game, students will encounter financial literacy concepts of credit, budgeting, banking, investing, savings, and taxes.

Review the Resources: The Educator Lesson Plan and Student Experience Page will outline all of the curriculum and activities included in the Intuit Hour of Finance Challenge and provide you with guidance on how to prepare your students for the Challenge. These resources will be available on the Intuit Hour of Finance website beginning April 1, 2025. And, registrants will receive these resources via email on April 1, 2025.