Classroom Resources
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Planning on talking to middle school, high school, or college students—or even CPA Exam candidates? We have all the materials to help make your engagement opportunities a success.
High School Student Engagement
The following customizable PowerPoints are designed to raise awareness of accounting career opportunities among high school students. Use these for any opportunities you have to engage with high school students, including events aligned with Accounting Opportunities Experience.
Discover Your Future – Use this high school PowerPoint presentation for those with little to no experience with accounting (i.e., high school freshmen and sophomores). Customize it with your profile. Includes presenter's notes and optional classroom activities to enrich your presentation
Let’s Talk Business – Use this high school PowerPoint presentation for high school students who already have a baseline understanding of what accounting is. If you have used the previous Accounting Opportunities Experience PowerPoint, this is simply an updated version. Customize it with your profile. Includes presenter's notes.
Classroom Activities
- Budget Boss (10 minutes)
Engage high school students in a fun, hands-on budgeting challenge that shows how accountants help businesses make smart money decisions. - You're the Accountant Activity - LuxeThreads (25 minutes)
Students see how accountants handle multiple products, variable costs, and fixed costs to figure out if a company is profitable—and what decisions they should make.. - You're the Accountant Activity (20 minutes)
Show students how accountants track money, make financial decisions, and influence success in industries they care about (music, sports, film).
Additional Volunteer Resources
College School Student Engagement
Use this PowerPoint if the goal of your presentation is to introduce or familiarize students with the profession in general. It describes what accountants do, details the benefits of becoming one, and explains the difference between accountants and CPAs.
Potential, Prestige & Purpose: An introduction to the Accounting Profession
What is a CPA? This PowerPoint takes the discussion a step further, introducing students to the CPA credential, including eligibility requirements, benefits of becoming a CPA, and the CPA Exam.
ThisWaytoCPA Presentation
This guide exists to help students piece together an exciting and rewarding career path and contains accounting-specific information for those on the path to becoming a certified public accountant (CPA).
Any questions?
Contact Ann Lupo for more information or for suggestions for your next presentation. LCPA has items to share with students of all ages. Simply let us know the date of your presentation, the students' grades and ages, and the quantity needed. If requesting handout materials, please allow 7-10 business days for delivery of your LCPA outreach packet.