Bring JA to your classroom! Junior Achievement’s K-12 curriculum is intentionally designed to connect classroom learning with real-world experiences at every stage of a student’s journey. Each program is selected for its proven effectiveness, engagement, and adaptability to various learning needs, while building critical skills in financial literacy, career readiness, and entrepreneurial thinking.
Note: High school curriculum is delivered digitally, making it easy to integrate into your classroom.
Cost:
Digital Materials: $10 per class, per teacher
Career Fair: $10 per class, per teacher
Interested in JA programs but don’t know where to start? Contact us and we’ll help you determine the best option for your students.
Welcome! We appreciate the important work you do for your students and are glad you’re here. Review our available classroom programs and curriculum resources below, then complete the Request Form to let us know how we can support your classroom.
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JA Be Entrepreneurial teaches students about the mindset and the skills needed by aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators. It includes 3 modules that can be implemented individually or combined together. They include Think Like an Entrepreneur, Creative Problem Solving, and Rapid Business Planning.
JA Career Success introduces students to the workplace. As interns, students participate in realistic work experiences in multiple departments of a fictional company, teaching soft skills and business best practices in the context of scenarios and assignments.
JA Company Program Pop-Up teaches teens and young adults the practical skills required to plan, launch, and operate their own business venture within a structured, experiential experience. All profits generated benefit the school or designated community organization.
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JA Business Communications focuses on communication skills necessary to succeed in business, including communicating up, down, and across organizations; talking about job performance; and writing in a business setting.
JA Business & Technology 1 introduces high school students to the basic skills necessary to succeed in business. Themes include personal skills like teamwork, innovation, decision making, and ethics.
JA Business & Technology 2 introduces high school students to the basic skills necessary to succeed in business. Themes include personal skills like innovation, management functions, and accounting.
JA Financial Literacy equips high school students with foundational personal finance skills. These skills include how to earn and save money; manage money by being a wise consumer and creating and using a budget; manage bank accounts, investments, and credit; assess risks and use insurance; and address financial problems like identity theft and debt.
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JA Career Exploration Fair is an event where participants learn about a range of career options across multiple career clusters. Volunteers share information about their businesses and/or jobs, and participants ask questions as the speakers or participants rotate from station to station. Activities and implementation design will vary based on participants’ grade level.
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