Economic Poster Contest and Calendar

The South Carolina Council on Economic Education, in cooperation with the Charlotte Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, produces an annual calendar showcasing elementary and middle-school students' economic knowledge and artistic creativity. The contest was created as a way for students have fun with economics while reviewing economic concepts and principles in the South Carolina Social Studies Standards.

Students are asked to illustrate one of the following economic concepts in a poster:

•Scarcity
•Opportunity Cost
•Productive Resources
•Goods and Services
•Producers and Consumers
•Specialization and Interdependence

Click here for the Poster Contest entry form.

Click here to see the 2009-2010 winning illustrations.

Click here to see the 2008-2009 winning illustrations.