JA Programs
All JA curriculum is listed below. If desired, you can filter by first selecting a grade level, then a pathway.
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Grades 9-12 - JA All About Cars introduces students to the essential costs related to buying and operating a first car, and offers tips on being a smart consumer when purchasing a vehicle.
In JA Career Speakers Series, a volunteer guest speaker visits the classroom and shares information about his or her career, work, and education experience. (Grades K-12)
Through JA Excellence through Ethics, students will learn the importance of ethics and ethical decision-making and how ethical and unethical choices affect everyone in a community. (Grades 6-12) JA Excellence through Ethics is a 60- to 90-minute learning experience with additional optional activities.
JA Finance Park is Junior Achievements capstone program for personal financial planning and career exploration. At the culmination of this teacher-led program, students visit JA Finance Park, a realistic on-site or virtual community, to put into practice what they've learned by developing and committing to a personal budget. (Grades 7-9)
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JA Finance Park Virtual includes a virtual culminating experience for students who have completed the educator-led curriculum. Students put into practice what they've learned by developing and committing to a personal budget. The JA Finance Park Virtual simulation has been fully redeveloped, with a brand-new experience that offers two implementation options: entry level for middle school students and advanced for high school students. (Grades 7-12)
JA Finance Park is Junior Achievements capstone curriculum for personal financial planning and career exploration. An advanced curriculum and simulation give high school students a more personal focus. Students select their career and define their future lifestyle and financial goals. (Grades 9-12)
JA High School Heroes provides leadership development opportunities to high school students who deliver JA programs in elementary schools. (Grades 9-12)
JA Its My Future Blended Model 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. (Grades 6-8) The program includes six 45-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout.
This program is administered by JA of Greater Baton Rouge
JA Leading Ladies is a way to introduce more women to Junior Achievement and to inspire and support JA girls in special mentoring initiatives. We want to build a circle of support for young ladies, helping them prepare for life after high school. The goal is to build their confidence and skills for career, business, and financial empowerment.
This program is administered by JA of Greater Baton Rouge
JA Mentoring Men is a program designed to help introduce more men to Junior Achievement and to inspire and support JA boys in special mentoring initiatives. We want to build a circle of support for young men, helping them prepare for life after high school. The goal is to build their confidence and skills for career, business, and financial empowerment.
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JA Our City introduces third-grade students to financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and grade-level social studies learning objectives, including how people manage their money and the importance of economic exchange within a city. (Grade 3) LEARNING EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS • A flexible model designed to support multiple learning environments • Five 45-minute sessions • Experiential, engaging in-class activities that support learning objectives, including digital and physical board games, mapping activities, and role-plays • School-to-home activities that extend the lessons from the classroom to students’ families and their own communities • Elementary-appropriate content in financial literacy with entrepreneurship woven throughout • A fun sing-along video to get students up and moving in the classroom, while reinforcing financial literacy concepts.
JA Our Community uses posters and games to offer practical information about businesses and the many jobs those businesses offer in a community. Students explore production methods through a simulation game, and they learn about taxes, decision making, and how money flows in an economy. (Grade 2) This volunteer-led, kit-based learning experience is available for classroom-based or remote classroom implementation. It includes five 45-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout.
JA Our Region introduces students to entrepreneurship and how entrepreneurs use resources to produce goods and services in a region. Students operate a hypothetical hot dog stand to understand the fundamental tasks performed by a business owner and to track the revenue and expenses of a business. (Grade 4) This volunteer-led, it-based learning experience is available for classroom-based or remote classroom implementation. It includes five 45-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout.
