These pages show how Junior Achievement programs are correlated to the Connecticut Curriculum Framework for Social Studies, Language Arts, and Mathematics for grades K-12.

This list is not meant to be exhaustive or intended to suggest that a JA program will completely address any given standard, but is designed to show how it can enhance or complement efforts to do so. The flexibility of the programs and supplementary materials allow specific content or skills to be addressed in depth by the teacher and/or business volunteer as needed.

Junior Achievement programs offer a multidisciplinary approach – connecting information across social studies disciplines such as economics, geography, history, government, and civics while incorporating mathematical concepts and reasoning and language arts skills.

Elementary Programs Correlations

Middle Grades Correlations

High School Programs Correlations

Elementary School Programs
Junior Achievement’s Elementary School Program is designed to show students how the market system works, its relationship to democratic values, and their responsibilities in this system. Students learn how and why people assume roles as citizens, consumers, workers, and employers.

Ourselves » (PDF) introduces the economic role of individuals.

Our Families » (PDF) discusses the role of families in the local economy.

Our Community »   (PDF) examines the responsibilities and opportunities available to those within a community.

Our City » (PDF) considers economic development, local businesses, and career opportunities.

Our Region » (PDF) features economic and business resources in state and regional economies.

Our Nation » (PDF) studies business operations and economic issues in the United States.

JA Dollars and $ense » (PDF) is most suitable for grades three through five in an after-school setting, but can be implemented as an in-school program. Key concepts addressed include the role of money in society; earning, sharing, saving, and spending; becoming a smart consumer; and earning income by starting a business.

Middle Grades Programs
With the exception of Our World, which is designed mainly for sixth grade, Junior Achievement’s Middle Grades Programs can be placed in the grade that the school or district deems most appropriate.

JA Global Marketplace » (PDF) provides practical information on international trade: how it functions, its importance in the world today, and how it influences students' daily lives. The focus is on key aspects of the global economy, such as international markets and international law, international cultural exchange, and the international flow of human resources, information, and capital.

JA Economics for Success » (PDF) provides practical information about personal finance and the importance of identifying education and career goals based on a student’s skills, interests, and values. Key topics addressed are choices, self-knowledge, decision-making, education and career options, budgeting, credit, and financial risk.

High School Programs
The high school programs consist of JA Success Skills, JA Economics, JA Titan, JA Personal Finance, JA Company Program, and JA Job Shadow. The programs and their components are described below.

JA Success Skills » (PDF) focuses on developing students’ interpersonal effectiveness and workplace readiness. Students:
• learn about the workplace environment
• use interpersonal skills to build rapport and influence others
• develop questioning and listening skills
• learn teamwork competencies
• assess their own workplace effectiveness using video
• develop a personal skills portfolio, including resume and formal job application

JA Economics » (PDF) is a one-semester course, consisting of the following components:

Text – A 16 chapter book explaining microeconomic, macroeconomic, and international economic principles. It is illustrated with graphs and charts and features biographies of major economic philosophers, stories by innovative entrepreneurs, and enrichment readings.

Study Guide – A student workbook with readings and exercises that reinforce concepts and foster critical-thinking skills. Study Guide chapters correlate with corresponding Text chapters.

JA Company Program » (PDF) provides an opportunity for students to organize and operate an actual business enterprise in school, learn how businesses function, and learn about the economic system. The program can serve as a model for extracurricular clubs and organizations in school. It can be used as a stand-alone program or as a supplement to JA Economics. Students:
• sell stock to raise capital
• elect officers
• develop a business plan
• manage daily company operations
• pay a dividend to stockholders
• liquidate their company
• develop leadership skills they can apply as business people and citizens in their community

JA Titan » (PDF) In this computer-based microeconomic simulation in which student teams operate companies competing in an emerging high-tech industry. Over several weeks their companies make pricing, production, marketing, capital investment, and research and development decisions. It can be used as a stand-alone program or as a supplement to JA Economics.

JA Personal Finance » (PDF) is a web-based program that teaches students how to make informed decisions to reach personal financial goals. It targets five major themes: income, money management, spending and credit, savings and investing, and risk management.

JA Job Shadow » (PDF) helps students apply job-related skills and develop workplace competencies. It is comprised of two components: a one-day job-shadowing event presented in collaboration with a national coalition, and an extended internship program.