JA High School Heroes™ provides leadership development opportunities to high school students who deliver JA programs in elementary schools. Following participation in the program, students will be able to: JA High School Heroes™ is part of the JA Work and Career Readiness Pathway and is recommended for high school students (Grades 9-12)….
JA Financial Literacy®, part of the JA High School Experience courses, is a one-semester, teacher-led course that 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…
In JA Financial Capability® 1, part of the JA High School Experience courses, is a one-semester, teacher-led course in which high school students examine financial capabilities from a business perspective, focusing on banking, economics, business planning, and risk management. Volunteers engage with students through a variety of activities that may include subject-matter…
JA Financial Capability® 2, part of the JA High School Experience courses, is a one-semester, teacher-led course in which high school students examine financial capabilities from a business perspective, focusing on employee benefits, ethics, business investment, and international business operations. Volunteers engage with students through a variety of activities that may…
With JA Excellence through Ethics®, students learn the importance of ethics and ethical decision making and how ethical and unethical choices affect everyone in a community. Along with a volunteer business professional, the teacher helps students explore personal values, character development, and ethics while offering the opportunity to discuss related issues….
JA Entrepreneurial Mindset®, part of the JA High School Experience courses, is a one-semester, teacher-led course that introduces high school students to the basics of starting a business, including developing entrepreneurial abilities, identifying business opportunities, creating a business plan, understanding economics, and identifying the stages of business growth. Volunteers engage…
JA Economics® is part of the JA High School Experience courses, is a one-semester course that connects high school students to the economic principles that influence their daily life as well as their future. Through a variety of experiential activities presented by the teacher and volunteer, students better understand the relationship…
JA Company Program® Pop-Up teaches students how to plan, launch, and operate their own business venture within a structured, guided experience. Throughout the start-up process, students collaborate, make crucial business decisions, practice communication skills, and develop entrepreneurial knowledge and skills within a streamlined, teacher-led experience. All profits generated benefit the…
JA Company Program® empowers high school students to fill a need or solve a problem in their community and teaches them practical skills required to conceptualize, capitalize, and manage their own business venture. Community volunteers and mentors provide real-world guidance and experience to the student-led startup. Throughout the process of building…
JA Community Coders™ is a single session that enables early elementary school students to see the importance of digital skills and jobs in the community. This STEM-focused session also allows students to explore and apply the basics of computer programming by participating in a hands-on coding activity. This session was developed…
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