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…
JA Introduction to Business and Technology® 1, part of the JA High School Experience courses, is a one-semester teacher-led course that introduces high school students to the basic skills necessary to succeed in business. Themes include personal skills like teamwork, innovation, decision making, and ethics. Students also learn basic technical skills…
JA Introduction to Business and Technology® 2, part of the JA High School Experience courses, is a one-semester teacher-led course that introduces high school students to the basic skills necessary to succeed in business. Themes include personal skills like innovation, management functions, and accounting. Students also learn basic technical skills like…
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…
JA Inspire® Advanced is more than a career fair: It brings together the business community and local schools and is designed to help launch teens and young adults into their future—postsecondary education and their careers. The program consists of three segments: (1) pre-event career-oriented sessions; (2) the JA Inspire® event, and (3) a…
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….
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