Junior Achievement Day
A day of fun on January 19, 2018 7:45-2:45
Calling all Parents -- Volunteers Needed!!
Junior Achievement is back, January 19th!! Known as JA in a Day, Junior Achievement utilizes parents and community volunteers to teach students basic business and economic concepts. Junior Achievement's programs—in the core content areas of work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy—ignite the spark in young people to experience and realize the opportunities and realities of work and life in the 21st century.
Volunteering is so much fun!! You get to spend the day with great kids while helping them become global citizens. We offer a volunteer training for all volunteers who have not taught JA in a Day before and you will receive a kit with lesson plans and materials to guide your day. For even more fun, you are welcome to team up with a friend and co-teach a class. To volunteer, please click this link: https://goo.gl/forms/1N50hU2SRQboR4D52.
We have 8 classrooms needing a volunteer!
If you have not had an opportunity to attend JA in a Day volunteer training in a previous year, we will be happy to train you when you pickup your kit. The training will give you an overview of what to expect and introduce you to the lessons/materials that you are provided with for the day.
Please make sure that you have completed your NISD background check for the 2017-18 school year. You can use this link to complete it, if needed: https://nisd.ezcommunicator.net/edu/northwest/ezcomm/VolunteerRegistration.aspx?app=0
Elementary School Programs
JA BizTown combines in-class learning with a day-long visit to a simulated town. This popular program allows elementary school students to operate banks, manage restaurants, write checks, and vote for mayor. The program helps students connect the dots between what they learn in school and the real world. (Grade 5)
JA More than Money introduces students to financial literacy and entrepreneurship, and to social studies learning objectives that include money-management skills, goods and services, and global markets. Through hands-on activities and a JA cast of characters serving as symbols for financial literacy and entrepreneurship concepts, students will learn a practical approach to starting a business and making smart decisions about managing money. (Grades 3-5)
JA Our City introduces students to financial literacy and learning objectives for third–grade social studies, including the characteristics of cities, the importance of economic exchange, and how people and businesses in cities manage their money. Students will apply money-management strategies to personal and business accounts. (Grade 3)
JA Our Community uses posters and games to offer practical information about businesses and the many jobs those businesses offer in a community. Students explore production methods through a simulation game, and they learn about taxes, decision making, and how money flows in an economy. (Grade 2)
JA Our Families explains how family members' jobs and businesses contribute to the well-being of the family and of the community. The program 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)
JA Our Nation provides practical information about the need for employees who can meet the demands of the 21st century job market, particularly high-growth, high-demand jobs. By program's end, students will understand the skills, especially in science, technology, engineering, and math, that will make their futures brighter. (Grade 5)
JA Our Region introduces students to entrepreneurship and how entrepreneurs use resources to produce goods and services in a region. Students operate a hypothetical hot dog stand to understand the fundamental tasks performed by a business owner and to track the revenue and expenses of a business. (Grade 4)
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)