Explorer Hop
{{Short description|Toronto-based financial education company}}
{{Orphan|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Explorer Hop
| industry = Education
| founder = Hasina Lookman
| hq_location = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| website = https://explorerhop.com/
}}
Explorer Hop is a Toronto-based company that teaches children and teens financial literacy, money management, and entrepreneurship.
History
Explorer Hop was founded in Toronto by Hasina Lookman, a former special consultant on trade and finance for the United Nations. The company was established after she observed that even graduates from top-tier institutions often lacked essential financial literacy skills.{{Cite news |last=Hay |first=Susan |date=2020-07-23 |title=Toronto-based company focuses on empowering kids through financial literacy, entrepreneurship |url=https://globalnews.ca/video/7212143/toronto-based-company-focuses-on-empowering-kids-through-financial-literacy-entrepreneurship/ |work=Global News}}
Products
Explorer Hop provides financial literacy and entrepreneurship programs for children. Its "money camp" covers the fundamentals of the stock market.{{Cite news |last=Treleaven |first=Sarah |date=2019-08-27 |title=The camp that makes future millionaires |url=https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20190827-the-camp-that-makes-future-millionaires |work=BBC}}{{Cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Rachel |date=2020-04-15 |title='Letting the kids be': Advice for parents on managing at-home learning expectations |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/letting-the-kids-be-advice-for-parents-on-managing-at-home-learning-expectations-1.4897536 |work=CTV News}}{{Cite news |last=Braun |first=Liz |date=2020-02-09 |title=BRAUN: Teaching kids financial literacy at money camp |url=https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/braun-teaching-kids-financial-literacy-at-money-camp |work=Toronto Sun}}
= Educational impact =
In 2021, Explorer Hop launched the Global Investment Challenge for kids. Veronika Kolarska, winner of the first challenge, increased her virtual portfolio from $30,000 to $99 million.{{Cite news |date=2021-03-17 |title=Investment challenge for kids teaches financial literacy {{!}} Watch News Videos Online |url=https://globalnews.ca/video/7703427/investment-challenge-for-kids-teaches-financial-literacy/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}