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: Middle school curriculum is delivered digitally, making it easy to integrate into your classroom.
Cost:
Digital Materials: $10 per class, per teacher
Pitch Competitions and Workshops: $6 per student
JA Finance Park® Workshop: $6 per student
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.
JA Company Program Pop Up teaches students how to plan, launch, and operate their own business. This program is a shortened version of the traditional, JA Company Program. It can also be implemented with students in high school.
JA Economics for Success helps students explore career interests and opportunities and learn about financial roles and responsibilities. Implementation can feature a single pathway, either Work and Career Readiness or Financial Literacy, or a combination of both in this blended class.
JA Finance Park® Entry Level helps students build a foundation on which they can make intelligent financial decisions that last a lifetime, including decisions related to income, expenses, savings, and credit. Then they put it into practice as they participate in an online simulation where they create an avatar and make real life choices.
JA Finance Park® Entry Level Overview
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JA It’s My Future offers middle school students practical information to help prepare them for the working world. Students will develop the personal-branding and job-hunting skills needed to earn a job.
JA BizTown® combines in-class learning with a day-long visit to a simulated town, helping to connect the dots between what students learn in school and the real world.
See our JA BizTown® page to learn more and request registration.
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Pitch Competitions and Workshops are designed to bridge classroom knowledge with practical experience by challenging students to develop and present innovative solutions to real-world problems. These events foster critical thinking, collaboration, and entrepreneurial skills, preparing students for success beyond the academic environment.
Pitch Competition Key Concepts: Standard Idea Pitch, Student Business Start-Up
Workshop Key Concepts: Design Thinking, Presentation Preparation, Rapid Business Planning
JA Finance Park® Workshop is a virtual Real World Learning experience that helps students build a foundation for financial decision-making related to income, expenses, savings, and credit. Participants explore career interests, practice budgeting and financial decision making, and set goals for life after high school.
JA Finance Park® Workshop Overview
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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.
