Student caisse: a cooperative for high school students

Objectives
Services provided
Advantages
Who does what?

A student caisse is a mini Desjardins caisse in a high school. It is managed and administered uniquely by volunteer students: a great student/school initiative! The caisse services are intended exclusively for the students and their associations. A student caisse operates under the authority and supervision of a local Desjardins caisse.

Objectives for student caisse members:

• promote the habit of saving and provide them with appropriate complementary services;
• introduce them to the principles of sound financial management;
• kindle individual and collective entrepreneurial spirit;
• promote overall cooperation.

The student is the sole account owner and is in charge of the account. No adult authorization is required for a student to enrol in the student caisse and carry out transactions.

• Qualifying share; essential for becoming a member, it represents the access key to all the services!
• Deposits
• Chequing account (with or without Desjardins Access Card)
• Term savings
• Regular savings
• Cashing and issuing of cheques
• Withdrawals
• Transfers

For the high school

• Enhance the students' experience in terms of learning about cooperation, economics, finance and administration.
• Enrich their student life through a group project.
• Offer financial services tailored to the students.

For the students

• Enhance their knowledge and enable them to gain hands-on experience in terms of learning about cooperation, economics, finance and administration.
• Provide them with the experience of a group project for which they are responsible.
• Provide them with financial services at very attractive rates.
• Elected employees and managers of the student caisse obtain credits from the Ministère de l'Éducation du Québec¹.

1. Available only in Quebec