The Academy began with a simple idea: children are far more likely to remember something they have experienced through a great story than something they have simply been told to memorise.

The programme therefore combines adventure fiction with practical financial education. The novels follow a group of young characters as they travel across some of the world's great cities, encounter different currencies and cultures, and face challenges that introduce them naturally to important financial concepts.

Alongside each novel is a dedicated Student Workbook, allowing children to take the ideas they encounter in the story and turn them into practical learning.

The result is a programme that sits somewhere between a great adventure story and a financial-education curriculum.

The Academy is being developed as a structured learning programme rather than simply a collection of children's books.

The novels form the heart of the Academy. Each book takes the characters to a new destination and introduces a different area of financial education.

Book 1 — The Asia Currency Challenge
Different countries. Different currencies. One mystery that connects them all.

The adventure begins with currencies, exchange rates, spending and the fascinating world of international money.

Book 2 — The Asia Saving Challenge
Small today. Strong tomorrow. The power of saving.

The characters discover the importance of saving, delayed gratification, budgeting and making thoughtful choices with money.

Book 3 — The Asia Investment Challenge
Take risks. Learn wisely. Watch your future grow.

The story introduces young readers to investing, risk, growth, diversification and the idea that money can potentially work for you over time.

Book 4 — The Entrepreneur Challenge
Ideas. Action. Impact. Build something that matters.

The characters discover entrepreneurship, ideas, business, value creation and what it takes to turn an idea into something real.

Book 5 — The Leadership & Legacy Challenge
Lead with purpose. Leave a legacy that lasts.

The final adventure expands the conversation beyond money, exploring leadership, responsibility, decision-making and the impact we can have on the world around us.

The novels tell the story. The workbooks turn the story into learning.

Each Student Workbook is designed to complement its corresponding novel, taking the financial concepts introduced in the adventure and transforming them into activities, challenges, questions and practical exercises.

Children can test what they have learned, think about their own decisions and begin applying financial concepts to their everyday lives.

The aim is not simply to teach children financial terminology. It is to help them think differently about money.

The International Money Academy has been developed specifically with the international-school environment in mind.

We work closely with families and the international-school community throughout Southeast Asia, where children from many different countries and cultural backgrounds learn together.

This creates a unique opportunity.

A classroom may contain children who have different home currencies, different financial traditions and different experiences of money. Rather than treating those differences as a problem, the Academy uses them as part of the learning experience.

The programme encourages children to understand that money can look different around the world, while the principles behind making good financial decisions are remarkably universal.

Our long-term vision is to build the International Money Academy into a complete financial-literacy programme for international-school students.

The Academy is being developed around four interconnected areas:

Adventure Novels
Stories that make financial concepts engaging and memorable.

Student Workbooks
Practical activities that reinforce the lessons from each adventure.

Teacher Resources
Materials designed to help schools incorporate financial education into the classroom.

Parent Resources
Guidance to help families continue conversations about money at home.

Together, these elements are designed to create a consistent journey from understanding money to making better decisions with it.

Children will eventually earn money, spend money, save money, borrow money and make investment decisions.

The question is not whether they will have to make those decisions. The question is whether they will be prepared when they do.

Financial literacy is not simply about knowing what a bank account or stock market is. It is about developing the ability to make informed decisions, understand consequences, recognise opportunity and think about the future.

We believe those skills can begin developing much earlier than most people realise. And they can begin with a story.

We are currently developing relationships with international schools across Southeast Asia and are looking to work with schools that share our belief that financial education should be an important part of a child's education.

Schools can become involved in a number of ways, from introducing the novels and workbooks to students, to exploring the wider Academy programme and potential classroom integration.

We are particularly interested in working with schools that want to give their students practical skills that extend beyond traditional academic subjects.

If your school would like to learn more about the International Money Academy, discuss becoming a participating school or explore a potential pilot programme, we would love to hear from you.

Get in touch with Mitchell International Wealth to discuss how your school can become part of the International Money Academy.

The Asia Currency Challenge — Book 1

The Asia Saving Challenge — Book 2

The Asia Investment Challenge — Book 3

The Entrepreneur Challenge — Book 4

The Leadership & Legacy Challenge — Book 5

The Asia Currency Challenge — Student Workbook

The Asia Saving Challenge — Student Workbook

The Asia Investment Challenge — Student Workbook

The Entrepreneur Challenge — Student Workbook

The Leadership & Legacy Challenge — Student Workbook