JA (Junior Achievement) is the worlds largest organization dedicated to educating students in grades K-12 about work readiness, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship, through experiential, hands-on programs.
JA's 1,200 classroom volunteers and the 1,000 JA BizTown volunteers include business professionals, college students, parents, and retirees. These dedicated individuals are the backbone of our organization. Our volunteers impact the lives of students K-12 by teaching preplanned lessons constructed to academic standards.
YES! (Your Economic Success) is a morning program held at the middle school level. It consists of a series of activities intended to help students gain an appreciation for the importance that financial and career decisions will play in their lives as young adults. Each volunteer will work with four different groups of students during the day.
We provide training materials in advance, as well as training the morning of the event. Each session is 30 minutes in length and you will be presenting the same material to four rotating groups of students. While there is some instruction involved, the majority of each session is facilitating an activity.
