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Welcome to Junior Achievement of Brazoria County!Proudly serving the youth of Brazoria County since 1956. |
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MIDDLE GRADE PROGRAMS (6th - 8th Grade)NEW!! 6th-8th Grade program -- SHAPING UP. This program is a 1-lesson program that teaches students to recognize that establishing and following a budget is important for people of all income levels, differentiate between gross income and net income, and develop a monthly budget for a chosen occupation.
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NEW!! Shaping Up™ introduces students to the importance of establishing a budget to help manage their money. Through an in-class activity, they identify the expenses typically included in a monthly budget. Students select an occupation from a list included with the session or conduct a search to find information about another occupation in which they are interested. Based on the salaries earned by a person working in that occupation, they develop a monthly budget. One required session. Concepts–Budgeting, Education/training, Expenses, Income, Occupations. Skills–Active listening, Decision-making, Evaluating options, Following directions, Applying mathematics.
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TEACHERS, PARENTS or VOLUNTEERS: Fill out a CLASSROOM REQUEST FORM to get this program in your classroom or home.
JA AMERICA WORKS®
JA America Works™ provides students with examples of how business and entrepreneurship affected the economic development of the United States during the 19th century. Six required activities. Concepts–Benefit, Boomtown, Capital resources, Communication, Competition, Cost, Cost-benefit analysis, Demand, Emigration, Entrepreneurship, Human resources, Immigration, Industrialization, Innovation, Invention, Modes of transportation, Natural resources, Opportunity cost, Productive resources, Productivity, Pull factor, Push factor, Risk, Scarcity, Supply, Technology, Telegraphy. Skills–Analyzing information, Critical-thinking skills, Decision-making, Decoding messages, Encoding messages, Gathering, interpreting, and organizing information, Math calculations, Oral and written communication, Planning, Reading and interpreting data, Working in groups.
Program OVERVIEW
TEACHERS: Fill out a CLASSROOM REQUEST FORM to get this program in your classroom.
JA ECONOMICS FOR SUCCESS®JA Economics for Success™ explores personal finance and students’ education and career options based on their skills, interests, and values. It also demonstrates the economic benefits of staying in school. Six required activities. Concepts–Credit, Debt, Gross income, Insurance, Interest, Needs and wants, Net income, Opportunity cost, Risk, Self-knowledge, World of work. Skills–Critical thinking, Decision-making, Following directions, Interpreting data, Math calculations, Oral and written communication, Problem-solving, Role-playing, Self-assessment, Working in groups.
Program OVERVIEW
TEACHERS: Fill out a CLASSROOM REQUEST FORM to get this program in your classroom.
JA GLOBAL MARKETPLACE®
JA Global Marketplace™ provides practical information about the global economy and its effect on students’ lives. Six required activities. Concepts–Business practices, Culture, Currency, Domestic trade, Embargo, Emigrate, Entrepreneurship, Exchange rates, Exports, Franchise, Global trade, Human resources, Immigrate, International trade, Market, Productivity, Quota, Standard, Subsidy, Tariff, Technology, Trade, Trade barrier. Skills–Analyzing points of view, Brainstorming, Critical reading, Critical thinking, Gathering and organizing information, Interpreting maps, charts and globes, Math calculations, Oral and written communication, Persuasion, compromise, and bargaining, Working in groups.
Program OVERVIEW
TEACHERS: Fill out a CLASSROOM REQUEST FORM to get this program in your classroom.
Biz Kid$®
BizKid$ is a multi-media, multi-faceted initiative that shows school-aged children how to make and manage money, and teaches them about entrepreneurship. The initiative includes: DVD Series – Biz Kid$ is a 30-minute TV show by the Emmy award-winning creators of “Bill Nye the Science Guy.” The show is fun, fast-paced, and features compelling stories from real-life young entrepreneurs. DVD's of each episode are available through your local JA office. Classroom Activities – JA-created lessons reinforce the content of each television episode and supplement existing JA programs. Website – Includes fun content for students - blogs, games, video clips, opportunities to become part of the Biz Kid$ community and more! Also available on www.jabizkids.com is a complete list of all 26 episodes with the downloadable lessons for classroom volunteers, educators and parents. eNewsletter – The Vault is a monthly eNewsletter which offers ideas on how kids can start their own businesses, hints on earning money and tips on making their money grow.
Program OVERVIEW
TEACHERS: Fill out a CLASSROOM REQUEST FORM to get these supplemental materials in your classroom.
Excellence through Ethics®
With recent corporate scandals giving way to a declining confidence in the business world, it is vital that Junior Achievement rethink what and how children are taught. While Junior Achievement strives to prepare and inspire young people to succeed in a global economy, JA students should also know that their goals must be pursued in an ethical and moral manner. One of the best ways to teach today’s youth that the passionate pursuit of ethics in the business world is more important than ever is through a defined school curriculum. To that end, Deloitte has committed $2 million to Junior Achievement - to develop, test, and implement Excellence through Ethics, a business ethics curriculum that is inter-woven through JA’s existing classroom programs. The curriculum is designed to teach our children that responsible, ethical behavior is essential to a successful future. It is woven into all JA programs that are utilized in grades 4-12.
Program OVERVIEW
TEACHERS: Fill out a CLASSROOM REQUEST FORM to get these supplemental materials in your classroom.
JA IT'S MY BUSINESS!®
JA It’s My Business!™ encompasses entrepreneurship curriculum for students in grades six, seven, and eight. The program emphasizes entrepreneurship while providing a strong focus on social studies, reading, and writing skills. Students are encouraged to use critical thinking to learn entrepreneurial skills that support positive attitudes as they explore and enhance their career aspirations. Six required sessions. Concepts–Advertising, Apprentice, Auction, Auctioneer, Be Creative and Innovative, Believe in Yourself, Bid, Business, Business Plan, Civic Responsibility, Customer, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur Profile, Fill a Need, Know Your customer and product, Market, Marketing, Profit, Self-taught, Social Entrepreneur
Skills–Active-listening,
Analyzing information, Brainstorming, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking,
Decision-making, Deductive Reasoning, Estimating, Following Directions, Group
Work, Interpreting information, Measuring, Money Management, Oral and Written
Communication, Problem-solving, Program OVERVIEW
TEACHERS: Fill out a CLASSROOM REQUEST FORM to get this program in your classroom.
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