Boston School Children Log Onto FleetKids Website and Become Eligible to Earn Technology-Based Prizes for Schools.BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 1998-- Fleet Bank and Friends Celebrate Launch of New, Safe, Free Web Site at Boston's Computer Museum Children in grades K-6 now have a new, safe and free place to play and learn thanks to Fleet Financial Group, which launched a new educational web site this Monday, October 26, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Computer Museum in Boston. The Web site, FleetKids (www.fleetkids.com), features five games to teach kids about financial management and leadership. Approximately 75 fourth and fifth grade students from William E. Endicott Elementary School elementary school: see school. celebrated the FleetKids launch at Boston's Computer Museum by participating in a "live" game show version of FleetKids Web site games. Kids were then led into computer galleries where they logged on to FleetKids and began to earn points for their school as part of the "Learn and Earn With Fleet" challenge. Schools who enroll in the program can earn valuable points each time a student logs on. Top-scoring schools will qualify to redeem accrued points for technology-based teaching tools, including computers and software. In the first four days of the "Learn and Earn With Fleet" challenge, over one hundred schools across the country have already enrolled. Children were cheered on by the star of the Web site, "Alex," a FleetKid himself. Government officials, representatives from the Massachusetts Department of Education and the Massachusetts Board of Education 'The Massachusetts Board of Education' (BOE) is responsible for interpreting and implementing laws relevant to public education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Public education in the Commonwealth is organized according to the regulations adopted by the BOE, which are good , area superintendents, principals, teachers, and Fleet Bank and Headbone Interactive representatives joined Alex and the FleetKids Crew as they welcomed FleetKids' arrival in Cyberspace. "As a leading financial institution, Fleet recognizes the value and importance of community involvement, especially when it comes to a child's education," said Blaise Heltai, Director of Fleet Online Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . "Activities on the FleetKids site reflect real-world experiences that all children should be prepared to handle. The site is designed not only to make it easier for children to grasp some complex principles, but also to foster the use of problem-solving in their daily lives." FleetKids, which went live for the first time on October 15, was created by Fleet Financial Group through a partnership with Headbone Interactive, a leading creator of on-line children's programming. The five site games and activities include The Windfall, Chunka Change, Frontyard Fortunes, MoneyMatic and Kindness Coupons. Through the games, children are challenged to investigate various mathematical, financial and social concepts. These include setting goals, saving and budgeting, balancing "needs" and "wants," learning to work in teams, and developing solutions. The site is free and not linked to any marketing and sales programs. Children sign on and play FleetKids games anonymously, identifying themselves only by indicating the enrolled school they attend. Alex and the FleetKids Crew are making appearances and demonstrating the FleetKids games at community events, hospitals, parades and schools throughout New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. this fall and winter. Fleet Financial Group, headquartered in Boston and listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :FLT FLT Fault FLT Flight FLT Flat FLT Filter FLT Fleet FLT Fermat's Last Theorem FLT Fairlight (software cracking group) FLT Float/Floating FLT Fairfield Language Technologies FLT Fork Lift Truck FLT First Lieutenant ), is a diversified financial The diversified financial services segment includes a range of consumer and commercially-oriented companies offering a wide variety of products and services, including various lending products (such as home equity loans and credit cards), insurance, and securities and investment services company with $100.7 billion in assets and more than $80 billion in assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing. . Fleet is the nation's sixth largest commercial lender and New England's leading small business lender. Fleet's products and services include consumer banking, government banking, mortgage banking, corporate finance, commercial real estate lending, credit cards, insurance services, cash management, capital markets, equipment leasing and asset-based lending Asset-Based Lending A business loan secured by collateral (assets). The loan, or line of credit, is secured by inventory, accounts receivable and/or other balance-sheet assets. Also known as "commercial finance" or "asset-based financing". . Fleet also provides a wide array of investment management services for both individuals and institutional clients and operates the nation's third largest discount brokerage firm discount brokerage firm A brokerage firm that discounts commissions for individuals to trade securities. Most discount brokerage firms offer limited advice but reduce their fees by 50% or more compared with full-service brokerage firms. through its Quick & Reilly, Inc. subsidiary. With 1,200 branches and more than 2,400 ATMs, Fleet also provides 24-hour telephone banking as well as online banking services through the Internet and through its PC Banking software for individuals and businesses. For more information on the FleetKids site, "Learn and Earn with Fleet" or for information about where to see Alex and the FleetKids Crew, please contact (703) 318-3252. |
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