Developing Financial Literacy and Investment Awareness to Promote Healthy Financial Behavior among High School Students

This activity was carried out at SMA Muhammadiyah Mlati on May 14, 2025, aiming to improve students' financial literacy through a participatory and interactive approach in each class. The materials presented include basic financial management, investment concepts, types of investment instruments, and investment strategies that are tailored to the student's context. Each session in this activity is designed comprehensively, consisting of material presentation by a team of speakers, a question and answer discussion session that allows students to clarify their understanding directly, and an educational game 'Guess the Word' as an interactive media to strengthen and re-test the understanding of the concepts that have been presented. The evaluation results showed an increase in student understanding with an active level of participation. The gamification approach and contextual learning have proven effective. This program is recommended to be replicated and developed in order to foster healthy financial habits from school age.