Grade Level: Middle School

JA BizTown® 

JA BizTown® combines in-class learning with a day-long visit to a simulated town. This popular learning experience allows elementary school students to operate banks, manage restaurants, write checks, and vote for mayor. Students are able to connect the dots between what they learn in school and the real world.

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JA Tools for Success™

JA Tools for Success™ introduces students to work and career readiness skills and other concepts and thought processes needed to prepare for the digital economy. Students learn work-ready skills needed to interact, build relationships, and exhibit self-awareness through the lens of their own values, skills, and interests. Highlights: Following participation in…

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JA It’s My Job (Soft Skills)®

JA It’s My Job (Soft Skills)® helps students understand the value of professional communication and soft skills, making them more employable to future employers across multiple career clusters. Lessons focus on social and soft skill competencies that relate real-life experiences to job skills and prepare students for their future careers….

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JA It’s My Future®

JA It’s My Future® offers students practical information to help prepare them for the working world. Students develop the personal-branding and job-hunting skills needed to earn a job. Following participation in the program, students will be able to: JA It’s My Future® is part of the JA Work and Career Readiness Pathway…

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JA Inspire® Entry

JA Inspire® Entry is more than a career fair: It brings together the business community and local schools and is designed to help launch middle school students into their future—high school, college, and careers beyond. The program consists of three segments: (1) pre-event career-oriented sessions; (2) the JA Inspire® event, and (3) a…

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JA Excellence through Ethics®

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….

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JA Economics for Success®

JA Economics for Success® introduces middle school students (ages 11-14) to initial work and career readiness and personal finance concepts. Students explore career interests and opportunities and learn about financial roles and responsibilities. They learn about planning for a career, including the importance of self-awareness to guide choices, relevant post-high school…

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JA Company Program® Pop Up

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…

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JA Career Speakers Series®

In JA Career Speaker Series®, a volunteer guest speaker visits the classroom and shares information about his or her career, work, and education experience. The speaker may bring props, work samples, or other visuals to help engage students. Following participation in the learning experience, students will be able to: JA…

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While working at #1 Cochran, the team will be running the car dealership. Employees will work together to find car deals, schedule service repairs, and sell an item during the shopping period.

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