Students Impact

               
 

During the 2006/2007 school year, JA reached over 11,800 students in Greater Reading and Lehigh Valley.

 

 

"Students learn a whole variety of objectives.  They are exposed to different road paths that they can take to become successful.  JA helps students learn about different jobs and broadens their interests.  They gain a sense of workforce readiness and become well-prepared for the fundamentals of everyday life.  It helps them look at the longevity of their interests and careers."

Chad Burkholder,

The Hartford Group

 

School Involvement
Junior Achievement of Greater Reading and Lehigh Valley is currently in the following School Districts and Parochial Schools:

Allentown  Antietam Bethlehem Boyertown Conrad Weiser Daniel Boone Easton Fleetwood Governor Mifflin Hamburg Holy Name Holy Guardian Angels   Kutztown Muhlenberg Nazareth Oley Valley Reading Sacred Heart St. Francis of Assisi St. Ignatius   Tulpehocken Whitehall-Coplay Wilson-West Lawn Wilson Wyomissing Area

Programs

Junior Achievement currently offers the following programs in 

Greater Reading and Lehigh Valley:

Elementary Programs

Ourselves (Kindergarten):

Explains personal economics through a series of short stories read aloud by the volunteer.

Our Families (1st Grade):

Emphasizes the roles people play in the local economy as well as how they work together to make the place they live a good place.

Our Community  (2nd Grade):

Explores the interdependent roles of workers in a community and how communities work.

Our City (3rd Grade):

Studies careers, the skills people need to work in those careers, and how businesses contribute to a city.

Our Region (4th Grade):

Introduces the relationships between resources found in different regions and businesses that produce goods and services for consumers.

Our Nation (5th Grade):

Examines how businesses operate in the United States and explores various economic issues that impact those businesses.

After School:   JA Dollars & $ense

Teaches students about earning, spending, sharing and saving money, and businesses they can start or jobs they can perform to earn money.  Six required, after-school, volunteer-led activities.

Middle Grades Programs

JA Global Marketplace:

Provides practical information about the global economy and its effect on students' lives.

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.

JA America Works:	Provides students with examples of how business and entrepreneurship affected the economic development of the United States during the 19th century.
JA BizKid$	Targeted to students aged 9-14 - it is a half-hour PBS television series about entrepreneurship and financial literacy.
After school: 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.

High School Programs

JA Economics:

Examines the fundamental concepts of micro-,macro- and international economics.

JA Banks in Action:

Through hands-on classroom activities and local, regional and national competitions, JA Banks in Action teaches high school students the principles of the banking industry and introduces them to the challenges of successfully operating a bank in a competitive environment.  JA Banks in Action not only educates young people around the world about the banking industry, but also encourages them to become better citizens and smarter consumers.

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.

JA TITAN:	Introduces critical economics and management decisions through an interactive simulation.
JA Careers with a Purpose:	Introduces students the importance of seeking careers that help them realize their life potential and noble purpose.  The program demonstrates the importance of positive values, life maxims and ethical decision-making within the context of career and life decisions.

JA Business Ethics:

Through hands-on classroom activities, JA Business Ethics fosters students' ethical decision-making as they prepare to enter the workforce and take part in the global marketplace.  Students will recognize and analyze theory, terminology, and concepts; apply skills; and evaluate ethical decision-making.

NEFE High School Financial Planning Program:	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.  Five required, volunteer-led sessions.
JA Company Program:	Encompasses business, entrepreneurship and economics curriculum for students in grades nine through twelve.  The program emphasizes business content, while providing a strong focus on social studies, mathematics, reading and writing skills.  The JA Company Program experience enhances students' classroom curriculum.  Students are encouraged to use innovative thinking to learn business skills that support positive attitudes as they explore and enhance their career aspirations.
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.

 

Microsoft Unlimited Potential 

Technology Curriculum

• Is provided without cost to any JA student, teacher, volunteer, or staff member in the world.

• Is self-taught and self-paced, providing the user with the opportunity to complete any or all of the eight curriculum modules at their own pace. Each UP course begins with basic concepts and builds quickly to more advanced skills and techniques. Practical hands-on tutorials enable the user to build their skills one step at a time. By studying with a task-based approach, users learn more than just the features of the software. The user learns how to accomplish real-world tasks so that they can immediately increase their productivity using technology.

• Provides fundamental level instruction on eight technology related topics. While users require no prior technology experience to successfully complete the eight curriculum modules, they are already computer literate also benefit from the curriculum by expanding their existing skills.

Please visit http://www.ja.org/programs/programs_microsoft.shtml for more information.

 

Scholarships Available Through JA

JA  Greater Reading and Lehigh Valley Scholarships

Dale Carnegie Youth Advantage Course

Through the generous contribution of Dale Carnegie Leaderships Institute Junior Achievement of Greater Reading and Lehigh Valley offers 35 Youth Advantage scholarships to Greater Reading students in grades 9-12 and 32 Youth Advantage scholarships to Lehigh Valley.  The Youth Advantage course is an 8-week program that develops leadership skills for students.  For more information on Youth Advantage scholarships contact the JA office at jab@jaberks.org

JA National Scholarships

For all Scholarships offered through JA visit www.ja.org/programs/programs_schol.shtml for a complete listing of scholarships.

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