First graders at Granite Quarry Elementary School were treated to an unusual way to learn about financial literacy and change over time by visiting the new State Employees Credit Union.

Lori Cinquemani, the branch manager of the SECU, created this unique opportunity to support the first-grade math and social studies curriculums along with the teachers.

Students not only learned about coins and currency, but the value of saving. They were able to visit Fat Cat, the SECU mascot, and students made decorations for the tree display at the Granite Quarry branch.

During the return trip to school, they stopped by the historic F&M bank and made comparisons between the new bank and one from long ago.