2026 Work Simulation Competition
2026 Work Simulation Competition
Piggy Bank Rebels
Oklahoma Virtual Charter Academy
Midwest City, Oklahoma
Virtual Setting Self-contained Special Education 9-12th
The “Piggy Bank Rebels” project at OVCA High School provides students with a hands-on financial literacy experience through the use of the Bankability platform. This project allowed students to explore money management concepts such as saving for future goals, avoiding debt, and understanding the responsibilities that come with earning a paycheck. Students participate in a workplace simulation where they receive “paychecks,” track their earnings, and practice paying monthly expenses such as rent and groceries. Through these real-world activities, students strengthen budgeting, financial decision-making, and independent living skills in an engaging and supportive environment. The project helps students gain confidence and prepares them for greater independence and future success beyond high school.
About the Digitability Work Simulation Program
Digitability believes that skills are best learned through real-world experience and application. That’s why Digitability created the Work Simulation Program: a complete curriculum that teaches work-ready skills in a hands-on way you won’t find anywhere else.
After choosing their classroom’s Work Simulation project, students are “hired” for jobs and begin practicing workplace behavior, managing tasks, using tech skills for independence, self-advocating, self-regulating and more.
Digitability Work Simulations include Bankability, a virtual banking and workplace behavior program where students earn virtual dollars when they exhibit behaviors that will make them successful in the workplace and increase their independence. Using those dollars earned, students experience a modern banking app while learning the fundamentals of budgeting concepts such as earning, spending, and saving.
For more information about how you can bring Digitability’s award-winning program to your school or organization and join in with a Work Simulation Project of your own, click here.