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Imagine a city run by fifth graders. Imagine one of these young consumers rushing to the bank to deposit a paycheck after working a shift at a local retail store or another who works at the local newspaper frantically rushing to meet the story deadline before the paper goes to press. Imagine a fifth-grade mayor meeting
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climate. Now, imagine eighth-grade students immersed in the experience of creating and maintaining a budget for themselves and their families based on their salary. Imagine one student struggling with the decision to buy a home, comparing health care providers for the family and determining which auto insurance is needed for a new car.
Creating these experiences for students has been an on-going dream of Junior Achievement. Now, with JA World completed, this dream is finally a reality. JA World opened its doors on November 16, 2004, welcoming fifth-grade students from Fawcett Elementary to a fun, educational, interactive, hands-on
experience of the free enterprise system.
JA World is a new vision of teaching and learning about the American enterprise and entrepreneurial spirit. It is a dynamic, experiential learning practicum that incorporates both a hands-on and classroom curriculum approach that fully engages students in imagining and investigating their futures.
Junior Achievement broadens students’ horizons, shows them possibilities, encourages them to dream big about their futures and helps each student understand the world of “work.” The end result is that each student begins to understand the correlation between education and future goals, and the importance of being an active citizen and good employee. JA BizTown and JA Finance Park are both hands-on and “real” for students. Each program provides that critical connection between hard work and business while meeting the Essential Academic Learning Requirements. |
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