What if your teen could learn how money works — and stand in front of an audience to explain it?

Financial Voice combines two powerful tracks: real-world financial literacy masterclasses and TED-Ed Student Talks — the official TED-Ed methodology, approved for use by Steps to New Horizons Corp.

Over 8 weeks, teens come together online to learn financial concepts, find their own ideas, and deliver their first TED-Ed Talk.

What your teen will walk away with:

• A solid foundation in personal finance: budgeting, investing, inflation, credit

• A fully written and rehearsed TED-Ed Talk on a financial topic they chose

• Public speaking skills they'll use for life

• A certificate of completion from Steps to New Horizons Corp.

• A recommendation letter from the program director — to include in college and scholarship applications

• Their TED-Ed Talk video — a real portfolio piece

Program details:

• Applications open now — pilot dates to be announced

• Duration: 8 weeks | Online via Zoom

• Ages: 14–18 | Language: English

• Cost: Free (pilot cohort)

  How the 8 weeks work:
  Weeks 1–4 — one TED-Ed Student Talks session + one Financial Masterclass per week
  Weeks 5–7 — writing, editing, and rehearsing your talk
  Week 8 — Final Presentations: each student delivers their TED-Ed Talk live

  Your Instructors:

  Iryna Kirieieva — Financial Masterclasses
  Founder, Steps to New Horizons Corp.

  Iryna brings 20+ years of international banking and financial services experience — from COO and board member of a European bank to former financial advisor in the U.S. She built Financial Voice to give young people the financial knowledge she wished she'd had at 16.

  Svitlana Redko — TED-Ed Student Talks Facilitator, Steps to New Horizons Corp.

  Svitlana combines more than 20 years of experience in leadership development, coaching, training, and human resources with a passion for education and communication. As a facilitator of TED-Ed Student Talks, she helps students explore ideas that matter to them, and develop the confidence to share them with an audience.