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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. (Grades 4-5)
Education Level: Elementary School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Experiential Learning Center
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JA Finance Park (Entry Level)

JA Finance Park® is Junior Achievement's capstone program for personal financial planning and career exploration. At the culmination of this teacher-led program, students visit JA Finance Park, a realistic on-site or virtual community, to put into practice what they've learned by developing and committing to a personal budget. (Grades 7-9)
Education Level: Middle School, High School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Virtual, Experiential Learning Center
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JA Company Program

JA Company Program® empowers high school students to fill a need or solve a problem in their community and teaches them practical skills required to conceptualize, capitalize, and manage their own business venture. (Grades 9-12)
Education Level: High School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
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JA Rising Women

JA Rising Women inspires young women to open their minds to new opportunities and fuel the entrepreneurial spirit. This unique program provides real-world experiences designed to instill leadership skills, as well as build business knowledge and strengthen workplace readiness.
Education Level: High School
Delivery: After School
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JA Rising Women This program is administered by JA of Central Maryland

JA Job Shadow

JA Job Shadow® is a comprehensive experience that helps students design an individualized career path. Supporting blended as well as self-guided activities, JA Job Shadow provides a design-thinking structure for career exploration. (Grades 9-12) The program includes six 45-minute sessions and two opportunities for site visits with flexible implementation options based on local needs.
Education Level: High School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
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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, postsecondary education, and careers beyond. The program consists of three segments: (1) pre-event career-oriented sessions; (2) the JA Inspire event, and (3) a post-event reflection. The JA Inspire event (in-person, virtual, or both) provides students a powerful way to learn about real-world career opportunities and their local economy. Education Level: Middle School
Education Level: Middle School
Delivery: Classroom Based, After School
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JA It's My Job (Soft Skills)

JA It's My Job® (Soft Skills) will help students understand the value of professional communication and soft skills, making them more employable to future employers across multiple career clusters. (Grades 6-12) The program includes six 45-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout.
Education Level: Middle School, High School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
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JA Our Community

JA Our Community® immerses students in the daily life of their community the people who work there, the money decisions they make, the flow of the community's economy, and the importance of being involved and responsible community members. (Grade 2) It includes five 45-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout.
Education Level: Elementary School
Delivery: Classroom Based, After School
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JA Personal Finance 2.0

JA Personal Finance® allows students to experience the interrelationship between today's financial decisions and future financial freedom. To achieve financial health and wellness, they learn about money-management strategies, including earning, employment and income, budgeting, savings, credit and debt, consumer protection, smart shopping, risk management, investing, credit card usage, debt management, and net worth. (Grades 9-12) The program consists of eight 45-minute sessions with 3 additional modular sessions.
Education Level: High School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
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JA BizTown Self Guided (Adventures)

JA BizTown Self Guided (Adventures) is a culminating experience for students that follows the JA BizTown curriculum. Students gain an understanding of various aspects of running a business as they take on the roles of chief executive officer, chief financial officer, marketing director, sales manager, and consumer via five online, self-guided adventures. (Grades 4-6)
Education Level: Elementary School, Middle School
Delivery: Virtual, Experiential Learning Center
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JA It's My Future

JA It’s My Future® offers middle school students practical information to help prepare them for the working world. Students explore career resources to develop the job-hunting skills needed to earn a job. (Grades 6-8) The program includes six 45-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout.
Education Level: Middle School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
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JA Our Nation

JA Our Nation® introduces students to essential aspects of our nation’s economy, skill development, career exploration, and community involvement. Through hands-on games and activities, students will discover how their skills and actions contribute to their own success and to the economy. (Grade 5) JA Our Nation offers flexible implementation options to meet the needs of students and teachers in a variety of use cases. It includes five 45-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout.
Education Level: Elementary School
Delivery: Classroom Based
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JA Ourselves

JA Ourselves® uses storybook characters in read-aloud and hands-on activities to introduce the role people play in an economy. Through engaging, volunteer-led activities, young students learn about individual choices, money, the importance of saving and giving, and the value of work. (Kindergarten) JA Ourselves offers flexible implementation options to meet the needs of students and teachers in a variety of use cases. It includes five 30-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout.
Education Level: Elementary School
Delivery: Classroom Based, After School
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JA Our Region

JA Our Region® helps students explore how regional differences shape job opportunities, resource use, trade, and consumer choices. It shows students how their choices can contribute to their local and regional economies. (Grade 4) JA Our Region offers flexible implementation options to meet the needs of students and teachers in a variety of use cases. It includes five 45-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout.
Education Level: Elementary School
Delivery: Classroom Based
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JA Our Families

JA Our Families® explains how family members' jobs and businesses contribute to the well-being of the family and of the community. The learning experience introduces the concept of needs and wants and explores the ways families plan for and acquire goods and services. Students analyze their own skills to determine ways they can support their families. (Grade 1) The learning experience includes five 30-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout.
Education Level: Elementary School
Delivery: Classroom Based, After School
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JA Finance Park (Virtual)

JA Finance Park® Virtual includes a virtual culminating experience for students who have completed the educator-led curriculum. Students put into practice what they've learned by developing and committing to a personal budget. The JA Finance Park Virtual simulation has been fully redeveloped, with a brand-new experience that offers two implementation options: entry level for middle school students and advanced for high school students. (Grades 7-12)
Education Level: Middle School, High School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Virtual, Experiential Learning Center
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JA Our City

JA Our City® introduces third grade students to the essential concepts of community, collaboration, and the economy through hands-on, engaging activities. It includes five 45-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities. (Grade 3)
Education Level: Elementary School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
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JA Career Speakers Series

In JA Career Speakers Series®, a volunteer guest speaker visits the classroom and shares information about his or her career, work, and education experience. (Grades K-12)
Education Level: Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Virtual, After 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. (Grades 6-12)
Education Level: Middle School, High School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Virtual
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