About Me - John Hallock

Hello! My name is John Hallock and I’m a junior accounting and finance double major from Gaithersburg, MD, where I attended Gaithersburg High School. On campus, I’m actively involved on campus as treasurer of Sigma Chi and a member of the club baseball team.

Within the past year, Chicago Public Schools have been provided the proper resources from the Council of Education and Discover Financial Services to implement a financial literacy framework for K-12 students. I landed on a video from Edutopia's "Schools That Work" series that focuses on Ariel Community Academcy, a K-8 public school located on the south side of Chicago, for its success with financial education. In the video, Edutopia highlights how Ariel's financial curricula helps its students develop decision-making skills that will provide both short-term and long-term guidance. The curricula addresses topics such as personal finance, economics, and financial fluency. Financial literacy initiatives, such as Chicago Public Schools' new framework, shed light on the many issues surrounding urban education systems. 

I'm really looking forward to working with the students and getting to know everyone on our trip!