The Value Lab — Teens: Gems & Smart Choices

Two gemstones can look near-identical and still sit at wildly different prices, and that gap is the way in. The Value Lab puts real gemstones in teenagers' hands and uses them to talk about money — what to spend, save, protect and grow when there is only so much to go round. Team challenges run through the session, and the question of whether rarity alone makes something a good choice gets a proper airing. No prior knowledge of gemstones or finance is expected of anyone walking in.

It runs 10am to 1.30pm on Wednesday 9 December 2026 — three and a half hours, in person, at The Gem Museum on Perak Road. Tickets are S$51.40–61.87. The whole thing is pitched at teenagers and aimed squarely at practical decision-making rather than theory, so they leave with something they can actually use the next time money is tight.