Bloomberg & Beyond: Ethics in Our Economy

Economics is the engine that drives our world. This dynamic summer course positions economics as more than just theory—it's the driving force behind every major decision in business, policy, and technology.

Students will gain hands-on experience using Bloomberg Terminals, unlocking real-time data to decode market trends and evaluate trade-offs like a Wall Street analyst. Through interactive case studies, talks with industry professionals, and a field trip to the financial district in New York City, students will uncover how economics shapes everything from sustainability to social equity.

The course will culminate in a capstone research project where students will leverage cutting-edge Bloomberg analytics to investigate a company's environmental, political, and ethical footprint.

Facilitators

Alicia Rodriguez, Economics & Financial Literacy Coordinator
Karen Rezach, Director of The Ethics Institute

Alicia Rodriguez, Economics & Financial Literacy Coordinator

Alicia Rodriguez joined Kent Place in 2017 after a 12-year career at Summit High School. Ms. Rodriguez served as 8th grade team leader for three years and has volunteered to be a member of the admission committee and economic and financial literacy task force. Ms. Rodriguez also helped to develop the curriculum for the new mathematics pathways program. In 2022, Ms. Rodriguez was honored at Princeton University as one of four recipients of the Distinguished Secondary Educators Award.

Karen Rezach, Director of The Ethics Institute

Dr. Karen Rezach joined the Kent Place community in 2000, and is the Founding Director of The Ethics Institute. She has a Master’s in Divinity from Yale University, an EdD from Seton Hall University and is an ordained Episcopal priest. Her doctoral research, Spiritual Leadership as a Model of Effective Leadership in Independent School, explores the ways in which educators can bring values and moral awareness in non-religious ways into a variety of school settings, and was the catalyst for the founding of the Ethics Institute. Dr. Rezach has over 25 years of experience as an independent school administrator, including Director of the Middle School at Kent Place and Assistant Head of School at St. Philip’s Academy in Newark, NJ. She has been teaching and facilitating workshops on ethics for more than a decade.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

DATES: July 20-24, 2026

TIME: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Kent Place School: Bloomberg Lab & Ethics Classroom

WHO: The program is open to rising 9th–12th grade students, both KPS and non-KPS students. This program is coed.

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