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What
is Junior
Achievement?
JA
Worldwide™
(Junior Achievement)
is the world’s
largest organization
dedicated
to educating
young people
about business,
economics,
and free enterprise.
JA programs
are taught
by volunteers
in class and
after school
at locations
throughout
the United
States of
America and
in 96 countries.
What
is Junior
Achievement's
Mission?
To
inspire and
prepare young
people to
succeed in
a global economy.
Tell
me about JA's
programs.
JA
programs span
grades K-12,
and focus
on seven key
content areas:
business,
citizenship,
economics,
entrepreneurship,
ethics/character,
financial
literacy,
and career
development.
Through 495
offices around
the world,
JA reaches
approximately
seven million
students per
year in inner
cities, suburbs,
and rural
areas.Each
year teachers
in more than
287,500 classrooms
around the
world welcome
JA programs.
What
does JA teach?
The
JA curriculum
is aimed at
preparing
students to
be successful,
focusing on
personal finance,
careers and
workforce
readiness,
business,
economics,
entrepreneurism,
character
building and
civics.
How
does JA teach
it?
The
JA curriculum
is delivered
as part of
regular classes
during the
school day
by volunteers
recruited
from local
businesses
and the community,
in partnership
with the classroom
teachers.
The curriculum
consists of
hands-on activities
that allow
the students
to learn by
doing.
Where
does JA get
volunteers?
JA’s
nearly 214,000
classroom
volunteers
around the
world come
from all walks
of life and
include business
people, college
students,
parents, and
retirees.
These dedicated
individuals
are the backbone
of the organization.
How
do JA programs
correlate
to CT state
standards?
The
JA curriculum
correlates
to CT state
standards
for: Mathematics,
Language Arts,
Social Studies,
Business and
Finance Technology
Education,
Marketing
Education,
Family and
Consumer Sciences
Education
and Cooperative
Work Education.
How
do you know
that JA works?
JA
is one of
a few global
non-profits
to use independent,
third-party
evaluators
to gauge the
impact of
its programs.
Since 1993,
independent
evaluators
have conducted
studies on
JA’s
effectiveness.
Findings prove
that JA has
a positive
impact in
a number of
critical areas.
These results
are available,
for free,
upon request.
Summaries
of the findings
also are published
in the JA
Programs section
of www.ja.org.
How
long do the
programs take
to complete?
Programs
range from
5 classroom
periods for
elementary
school programs
to as many
as 8 to 16
classroom
periods for
high school
programs.
Traditionally,
JA volunteers
visit the
class once
a week. Some
elementary
schools opt
to provide
their students
with the entire
five-session
curriculum
on "JA in a Day".
How
does JA train
its volunteers?
JA
trains all
volunteers
before they
go into a
classroom
and provides
each volunteer
with a comprehensive
guide for
each program
that includes
detailed lesson
plans, scripts
and helpful
tips on teaching
techniques.
Each participating
teacher also
receives a
copy of the
guide.
How
much do JA
programs cost?
JA
programs are
free to the
schools.
Where
does JA get
funding?
A
Worldwide™
Headquarters
operates on
a $24.5 million
annual budget;
more than
$234 million
is raised
around the
world from
individual
contributors
and hundreds
of corporations
and foundations.
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