FEE Economics Club
Curated clubs for curious students
Advisor Applications ClosedFEE-sponsored advisor positions are limited. Club curriculum is freely available to all at Students.FEE.org
For the students unsatisfied
with introductions
When your student finishes their worksheet in four minutes, asks granular questions about the history of the minimum wage, or argues with their classmates about rent control past the ringing bell — what do you do with them?
Bring them to FEE’s Economics Club.
FEE is curating 14 Economics Club sessions for curious students to deepen their understanding of crucial economic questions, such as:
- Why are certain countries wealthy and others poor?
- Which policies actually help the poor? Which ones don’t?
- What motivates people to participate in an economy?
- How does a city of 8 million strangers cooperate without exhausting their resources?
Each session awakens students through community and critical thinking. They leave with a thorough understanding of the most essential economic ideas.
How it works
FEE creates the content, all you need to do is find the students and host the meetings.
Clubs run from September through April, occur every other week, and can be implemented in 60 minutes.
Each session guide will be provided to you one week in advance via email and through FEE’s online learning platform: Teachers.FEE.org. The full prep will only take you 20 minutes to read.
FEE runs four virtual workshops a year with economists and faculty, which are recorded. That means a scheduling conflict won’t cost you a session.
If competition excites your students, you may register for the Economics Olympiad school-round, and the prep is built into the sequence. Any club may choose to register or skip.
FEE will provide the curriculum, stipend processing, material support, and incentives to drive student participation.
Join the founding cohort
This is the first year of FEE’s Economics Club, and we’re assembling a small, passionate group of 15 teacher-advisors to pilot the program. As an advisor, you’ll give us direct feedback as the year unfolds — helping us shape the program and make sure it delivers real value to you and your students.
As an advisor, we offer you a $200 monthly stipend, plus a separate budget for club prizes and snacks to keep students engaged and coming back. Here’s what to expect:
- 14 meetings, September–April
- Meet on a schedule that works for you
- Develop student leaders with minimal prep
- Access to the Economics Olympiad, with monthly contests to motivate and reward student participation
The application takes about five minutes. Share your name, school, subject, and a sentence on the students you have in mind — and start building something your students will remember.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
No. Social studies, government, history, and business teachers run these well. You are facilitating a discussion, and the guide gives you the background for each topic.
We provide a one-page program overview covering the session list, the meeting cadence, and what students practice in each meeting. Most advisors forward that alongside the club calendar so their administrator can see exactly what the year looks like before it starts.
Five to eight regular attendees is plenty. Groups that size argue more freely and give every student room to talk, and there is no upper limit if your club grows.
Nothing breaks. Each session stands on its own, so a testing week, a snow day, or a school holiday just moves the sequence forward. Pick up at the next guide whenever your calendar clears.
No. Sessions focus on economic reasoning — trade-offs, incentives, prices, and unintended consequences — rather than parties or candidates. Students are asked to weigh arguments and evidence, not to adopt a position.
The Foundation for Economic Education has taught the principles of a free society since 1946. FEE produces curriculum, seminars, competitions, and online courses used by students and teachers across the country, all free to access.