S3QUOYAH · for Schools
The market doesn’t have emotions.
The student learning to navigate it does. S3QUOYAH for Schools is an 18-week high school personal finance curriculum that teaches the judgment — built so students choose it, not just sit through it.
For district leaders
Three things to know before you read further.
Accountability
Targets published before data exists.
Our outcome targets are public, and the live dashboard your board will read results on is already built. No retrospective case studies — a forward-facing instrument you can scrutinize today.
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A 501(c)(3) nonprofit, one author.
Delivered by Angel-Lena Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit; curriculum authored by Anatocismus Global LLC. One vision — not a vendor committee product — with a named founder accountable for outcomes.
Readiness
Classroom-ready on day one.
A finished curriculum — lessons, assessments, teacher guides, and family extensions — ships complete, not as a roadmap. A launch workshop and direct author access mean your teachers start the year prepared, not piloting a beta.
We pilot before we price.
S3QUOYAH for Schools is a finished curriculum that hasn't yet been classroom-tested. Pricing before outcome data exists is how schools overpay and publishers overpromise.
So the pilot year costs your school $0 — full curriculum, launch workshop, and direct author access. In exchange, you run the pre/post assessments and share anonymized results.
After the pilot, you take data to your board, not a sales pitch.
Why the name
The throughline
The historical Sequoyah put literacy in ordinary people’s hands. S3QUOYAH for Schools does the same with the language of money — before someone else profits from a student not knowing it.
THE MARK
The seed, the book, the tree.
Our mark is the theory of the course drawn as a picture. The book is knowledge. The roots rise out of its pages — a seed planted in good ground. And the tree grows full, illuminated by what it's rooted in, ready to spread what was planted.
The "A" in the trunk stands for Anatocismus — Latin for compound interest. Say those words and people think of money: banks, markets, balances. But compounding is older than any of those institutions. It began with actions. Every action has a reaction — a compound effect. Pass along something useful, and the person who applies it passes it to someone they care about. Treat someone harshly in a hard season, and that compounds too, without anyone intending it.
That principle is built into the curriculum's design. It's why the capstone question is "can you teach this to someone else?" — and why our dashboard measures family reach: how far the learning travels beyond the classroom. Compound interest is more than money. It's a life principle.
The 3 in S3QUOYAH
Three commitments the name carries.
1 · Mind
Challenge the Mind
Fostering academic rigor, deep critical thinking, and intellectual curiosity.
2 · Heart
Nurture the Heart
Prioritizing emotional intelligence, mental health, empathy, and a strong sense of belonging.
3 · Dignity
Celebrate Human Dignity
Championing diversity, equity, inclusion, and mutual respect within the school community.
What it is
A serious course, designed to be chosen.
18 weeks · 6 units
One semester, two schedules
A complete one-semester course: 5 sessions a week, 50 minutes each, architected to pair into 90-minute blocks. One curriculum serves daily-period and block-schedule districts.
Built for engagement
A mandate fills seats. We earn attention.
Every session opens with a hook and teaches through games, simulations, and debate before lecture. A mandate can fill the seats — it can’t make a 16-year-old care. This course is built so they do.
Evidence from day one
Targets first. Results next.
We publish our targets before we have data, and hand your board the live instrument it will read results on.
State mandates
Where the deadlines already exist.
California · AB 2927
California
AB 2927 requires a standalone one-semester personal finance course offered by 2027–28 and makes it a graduation requirement for the class of 2030–31. S3QUOYAH for Schools is mapped session-by-session to the requirement.
Kentucky · KRS 158.1411
Kentucky
KRS 158.1411, as amended by HB 342, sets a one-credit financial literacy graduation requirement beginning with students entering grade 9 on or after July 1, 2025. The Kentucky edition is mapped to the Kentucky Academic Standards for Financial Literacy.
Not in California or Kentucky?
The course is available to public, private, and parochial schools in all 50 states. See how S3QUOYAH for Schools aligns to your state’s standards, mandate timeline, and graduation requirements.
Who delivers it
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit, with curriculum from a single author.
S3QUOYAH for Schools is delivered by Angel-Lena Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, with curriculum authored by Anatocismus Global LLC. Founder Weller B. was raised in Louisville (duPont Manual/YPAS, Kentucky State University) and lives in the Glendale, California area — the two communities this work serves first.