"I put my JA experience on an application for a bank teller position. The bank called me in for an interview, but as a loan analyst. It turns out that the bank president was a classroom volunteer and knew first-hand what JA had taught me!"
Elementary School Programs
Kindergarten through sixth-grade students learn how economics impacts their lives as workers, consumers, and citizens. As students grasp and build on important economic concepts they enhance their understanding of the world around them and discover how they can positively affect their own future.
Middle School Programs
Seventh and eighth grade students learn the economics of business, personal finance and career exploration. In addition, they learn the value of an education and the future economic benefits of staying in school.
High School Programs
Tenth through twelfth-grade students can participate in JA Economics, an accredited one semester course in which students relate economic concepts and business principles to real-life situations. JA Success Skills focuses on developing students' interpersonal effectiveness in the workplace.
