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HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS (9th - 12th Grade)
Classroom-Based programs:
Supplements:
After-School programs:
Capstone programs:
$AVE USA Materials:
JA Banks in Action™ teaches high school students the principles of the banking industry and familiarizes them with the challenges of successfully operating a bank in a competitive environment. Eight required sessions.
Concepts—Banking, Banking careers,
Central bank, Human capital, Interest rates, Liquidity, Long-term deposit
products, Long-term loan products, Marketing, Products, Profits, Research and
development, Reserve, Reserve requirement, Rule of 72, Services, Short-term
deposit products, Short-term loan products, Spread.
Program OVERVIEW
TEACHERS: Fill out a CLASSROOM REQUEST FORM to get this program in your classroom.
JA Be Entrepreneurial® focuses on challenging students, through interactive classroom activities, to start their own entrepreneurial venture while still in high school. Program OVERVIEW
TEACHERS: Fill out a CLASSROOM REQUEST FORM to get this program in your classroom.
JA Business Ethics™ fosters students’ ethical decision-making as they prepare to enter the workforce and take part in the global marketplace. Seven required, five supplemental sessions. Concepts—Beliefs, Code of ethics, Employee ethics, Ethical decision-making, Ethical dilemmas, Ethics rationale, Ethics vs. rules, Fallacies, Gatekeeper, Goal assistants, Goal obstructions, Hero, mentor and role model, Interdependence, Marketing, Multinational corporation, Organizational ethics, Personal ethics, Profit, Propaganda, Social responsibility theories, Stakeholders, Stockholders, Values. Skills—Analyzing information, Categorizing data, Decision-making, Oral and written communication, Public speaking, Reading for understanding, Understanding the need for mutual respect, Working in groups.
Program OVERVIEW
TEACHERS: Fill out a CLASSROOM REQUEST FORM to get this program in your classroom.
JA Careers with a Purpose™ introduces students to the importance of seeking careers that help them realize their life potential and noble purpose. Seven required sessions. Concepts—Career, Career choices, Job, Life roles, Maxim, Noble purpose, World of work. Skills—Analyzing information, Building self-confidence, Categorizing data, Oral and written communication, Public speaking, Working in groups.
Program OVERVIEW
TEACHERS: Fill out a CLASSROOM REQUEST FORM to get this program in your classroom.
JA Economics™ examines the fundamental concepts of micro-, macro-, and international economics. Seven required sessions. Concepts—Advantage, Demand, Economic systems, Exchange rates, Fiscal policy, Government, Gross domestic product, Income distribution, Inflation, Investment, Labor, Markets, Opportunity costs, Productivity, Scarcity, Supply, Trade. Skills—Applying information, Classifying, Critical thinking, Decision-making, Giving reports, Graphing, Interpreting data, Math computation, Reading, Research, Taking notes, Writing.
Program OVERVIEW
TEACHERS: Fill out a CLASSROOM REQUEST FORM to get this program in your classroom.
JA Exploring Economics™ fosters lifelong skills and knowledge about how an economy works, including micro-, macro-, personal and international economics. Seven required sessions. Concepts—Banks as borrowers and lenders, Command economy, Consumer Price Index (CPI), Consumer purchasing power, Demand, Distribution, Economics, Economic isolationism, Economic systems, Federal Reserve System, Free-rider problem, Inflation, Inflation rate, International trade, Investing options, Market economy, Market-clearing price, Nonrivalry, Percentage change, Private property, Production, Public vs. private goods, Public vs. private sector, Regional trade, Risk vs. reward, Saving options, Simple interest, Supply, Supply and demand, Tariff, Taxes, Trade restrictions, Utility, United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), World trade. Skills—Analysizing information, Categorizing data, Charting, Decision-making, Evaluating alternatives, Evaluating information, Graphing, Listening for understanding, Oral and written communication, Negotiating, Public speaking, Reading for understanding, Solving algebraic equations, Working in pairs and groups.
Program OVERVIEW
TEACHERS: Fill out a CLASSROOM REQUEST FORM to get this program in your classroom.
JA Success Skills® meets the needs of a diverse group of high school students by providing engaging, academically enriching, and experiential-learning sessions in work-readiness education and career perspectives. Seven required sessions. Concepts— Building rapport, Careers, Career Choices, Citizenship, Communication, Cover letters, Effective communication, Interpersonal skills, Interviews, Jobs, Leadership, Lifelong learner, Opportunity costs, Professional image, Resumes, Self-confidence, Teamwork. Skills—Advocating and influencing, Asking questions, Cooperating, Active listening, Observing critically, Public speaking, Research, Resolving conflict and negotiating, Reflecting and evaluating, Role-playing, Solving problems and making decisions, Teamwork, Working in groups, Writing.
Program OVERVIEW
TEACHERS: Fill out a CLASSROOM REQUEST FORM to get this program in your classroom.
JA Titan® introduces critical economics and management decisions through an interactive simulation. Seven required sessions. Concepts—Business, Capital, Capital investment, Cash flow, Competition, eCommerce, Inventory, Management, Marketing, Price, Production, Profit, Research and development, Risk, Supply Skills—Analyzing situations, Applying information, Charting data, Computer, Consensus-building, Critical thinking, Decision-making, Giving reports, Interpreting data, Math computation, Reading, Teamwork.
Program OVERVIEW
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TEACHERS: Fill out a CLASSROOM REQUEST FORM to get this program in your classroom.
(Formerly know as: Junior Achievement Presents: The NEFE High School Financial Planning Program)
JA Personal Finance introduces students to the importance of making wise financial decisions. The program demonstrates the importance of planning, goal-setting, and thoughtful decision-making within the context of personal financial decisions. Concepts—Budgeting, Credit, Financial choices, Fraud, Goal-setting, Identity theft, Insurance, Investment, Pay yourself first, Saving, Spending Skills—Analyzing information, Categorizing data, Decision-making, Financial planning, Oral and written communication, Organization, Public speaking, Reading comprehension, Working in groups.
Program OVERVIEW
TEACHERS: Fill out a CLASSROOM REQUEST FORM to get this program in your classroom.
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 this program in your classroom.
JA Worldwide®, in cooperation with the Social Science Education Consortium, has developed 12 “Economic Investigations” designed to help High School students achieve a deeper understanding of current economic issues. Each investigation: 1. Provides a classroom orientation to explore economic concepts similar to the type of experience students would encounter in a laboratory science course. 2. Reinforces the development of quantitative skills by bringing economic concepts to life through the use of real situations. 3. Focuses on intriguing economics questions designed to spark student and teacher interest.
Program OVERVIEW
TEACHERS: Fill out a CLASSROOM REQUEST FORM to get this program in your classroom.
JA Company Program™ analyzes and explores personal opportunities and responsibilities within a student-led company. Twelve required meetings. Concepts—Business, Choices, Competition, Division of labor, Entrepreneurship, Expenses, Fixed Costs, Goods, Incentive, Income, Liquidation, Management, Marketing, Parliamentary procedure, Price, Productivity, Profit, Production, Research and development, Services, Stock, Variable costs Skills—Assembling products, Consensus-building, Critical thinking, Estimating, Filling out forms, Interpreting data, Math computation, Negotiating, Presenting reports, Problem-solving, Public speaking, Research, Selling, Teamwork.
Program OVERVIEW
TEACHERS: Fill out a CLASSROOM REQUEST FORM to get this program in your classroom.
JA Job Shadow™ meets the needs of a diverse group of high school students by providing engaging, academically enriching, and experiential learning sessions in work-readiness education and career perspectives. Two pre-visit and one post-visit required, teacher-led sessions. The key learning objectives listed beside each session state the skills and knowledge students will gain. Program OVERVIEW
TEACHERS: Fill out a CLASSROOM REQUEST FORM to get this program in your classroom.
NEW!! $ave USA®Parent Lessons - Have you ever wondered how to talk to or teach your kids about money matters? Now, more than ever, it is important that we give our children the guidance and information they need to be financially literate. Junior Achievement $ave, USA parent lessons help you to discuss and learn about money-management issues with your kids. Volunteer/Educator Lessons - Junior Achievement's The Junior Achievement $ave, USA initiative provides curriculum designed to help students develop higher levels of personal financial understanding. Through volunteer-delivered lessons, students in grades 5-12 are introduced to age-appropriate content focusing on saving and sharing money, establishing a budget and learning about credit. Money Management Action Plan - Parents! Download this free Money-Management Action Plan to help you and your kids discuss responsible personal finance. To Learn More
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