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The Waterworks of Money

Ready-to-use workshops for teaching (with) The Waterworks of Money

The Waterworks of Money (Carlijn Kingma, 2023), reveals the hidden ways in which the monetary and financial system creates and perpetuates societal inequalities. Since its publication, teachers and lecturers around the world have requested teaching materials for this exciting project and at FlickThink, we are proud to have created these.

Working for The Hague University of Applied Science's research group "New Finance," Nanna Freeman developed, trialed and refined all workshops that are shared here.

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Waterworks of Money

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Centering financial inequality and Bank of Dave

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A complete workshop with lesson plan, handouts and Powerpoint which will allow teachers to explore the concept of inequality in the context of the monetary system through means of The Waterworks of Money and the movie "Bank of Dave" (2023). Ideal for tertiary level students, but may also work for upper secondary.
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Money creation

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In this hands-on lesson, students take on the role of a commercial bank, deciding who gets a loan—and why. Through discussion, video, and reflection, they explore how money is created, what banks value, and how these choices shape our society. A critical, creative dive into the real power behind money.
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