Description
To introduce kids and teens to the concept of taxes, why they exist, how they work, and how they affect people in real life.
What you'll learn
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Understanding Taxes
- 1. Learn what taxes are and why we pay them (hint: they help fund things like schools and hospitals)
- 2. Explore real-life examples of how taxes improve our communities
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A Short History of Taxes
- 1. Discover how taxes started—from ancient grain payments to today’s systems
- 2. Create fun comics to show how taxes were collected long ago
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How Taxes Work
- 1. Learn about different types of taxes—like income tax and sales tax
- 2. See who pays taxes and how the money is collected
- 3. Try a fun lemonade stand activity to explore sales tax in action
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Where Tax Money Goes
- 1. Understand how governments spend tax money on public services
- 2. Try budgeting yourself—how would you spend Ksh 100 of tax money?
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Paying Taxes in Real Life
- 1. Learn how people pay taxes through their jobs and income
- 2. Read a pretend paycheck and see how take-home pay is calculated
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Taxes For Teens in Kenya
- 1. Explore when teens need to start thinking about taxes (for example if you earn more than Ksh 24,000/month)
- 2. Understand income tracking, KRA PIN registration, and how PAYE and Turnover Tax work
- 3. Try a real-world scenario: track earnings and calculate your own taxes
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Being a Smart Taxpayer
- 1. Know your rights and responsibilities as a taxpayer
- 2. Learn how to stay safe and avoid tax scams
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Taxes Around the World
- 1. Compare tax systems in different countries
- 2. Discover fun facts with a global tax trivia quiz
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Final Project
- 1. Design your own country’s tax system—choose services and decide how to fund them
- 2. Present your ideas creatively to the class or your family!
Requirements
- From age 10 - 19
Course Content
Instructor
Floyd Miles
President of Sales
Back in 2010, I started brainspin with a desire to design compelling and engaging apps. For over 7 years, I have designed many high profile web and iPhone applications. The applications range from 3D medical aided web applications to project management applications for niche industries.
I am also the founder of a large local design organization, Salt Lake Designers, where I and other local influencers help cultivate the talents of up and coming UX designers through workshops and panel discussions.
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Ali Tufan 3 Days ago
The best LMS Design
This course is a very applicable. Professor Ng explains precisely each algorithm and even tries to give an intuition for mathematical and statistic concepts behind each algorithm. Thank you very much.