The purpose of economic education in the schools is not to generate junior economists. Rather, the purpose of economic education is to provide students with a solid understanding of basic economic concepts. In doing so we enable them to make mature, effective decisions both in the marketplace and in the voting booth. To support this concept the USF Stavros Center provides educators with the following teaching resources:

• Free Loan Library

  The USF Stavros Center is proud of its library facility. Housed at the USF Stavros Center, first floor, the library contains texts, trade books, children's books, magazines, journals, and newspapers to support and enrich K-12 economic lessons. All materials in our library are available for checkout to teachers in the USF Stavros Center service area. Library hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

• Economic Education Projects

  USF Center staff work closely with teachers and schools in our service area to develop and implement projects that involve students in economic decision-making, free enterprise, banking, small business development, and career exploration. Many of these projects are submitted for county, state, and national competitions. In the past years, projects from our Center's service area have won more awards at these competitions than any other service area! Resources to develop these projects are available at the Stavros Center.

• Workshops

  Stavros Center faculty conduct workshops and teacher training for educators from the ten school districts of the USF service area. Topics such as the success requirements of a global marketplace, environmental economics, combining social studies with Tampa Bay area entrepreneurism, and writing award-winning projects have been recent workshop offerings.