JA BizTown | Junior Achievement of Central Iowa

REGISTER FOR SUMMER CAMP

JA BizTown Summer Camp, presented by Sammons Financial Group, is an academic camp designed to educate and enhance the camper's financial literacy learning while infusing entrepreneurship, work readiness, team work, marketing, philanthropy, and public speaking. Ages 10-13 or grades 4-6. Camp hours are 9:00am-3:00pm.

Camp fee is $220/camper. If registering more than one child, sibling discount applied

Session 1: June 10-13
~~Session 2: June 24-27~~ SOLD OUT!
Sessoin 3: July 8-11

Limited scholarships are avilable. Please contact Shannon Gerard or call 515.279.9602 ext 218 for more information.

Innovative | Bold | Relevant

JA BizTown^® is all that, and more. This financial literacy laboratory exists to inspire and prepare youth to succeed. There is no question about it: Financial literacy and sound money management skills are essential to success. Today more than ever, young adults need a strong foundation for making intelligent, lifelong, personal financial decisions.

To improve the financial literacy of our future business leaders and employees, Junior Achievement has created an exciting reality-based learning environment for elementary students.

JA BizTown students to see, touch, and live the experience of personal finance in a real-life setting of stores, shops, and financial institutions, by basically becoming "an adult for the day."

JA BizTown Educators

How You Can Participate

Volunteers are needed to mentor small groups of students throughout their day at JA BizTown. No special expertise or preparation is necessary and thorough training is provided for all volunteers!

If you would like more information about how you can become a JA BizTown volunteer please contact Shannon Gerard or call 515.279.9602 ext 218.

JA BizTown Volunteer Training

Sponsorship Opportunities

For sponsorship and naming opportunities please contact Ryan Osborn or call 515.279.9602 ext. 220.

Watch How a JA BizTown Works!

Thank you to our JA BizTown Storefront sponsors:

Thank you to our other supporting JA BizTown sponsors:

Bank of America

Central Bank

City of West Des Moines

Patty & Jim Cownie Family Foundation

Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino

State Farm

Variety The Children's Charity Iowa

"Junior Achievement has given me a sense of what adults go through with budget issues."

-Junior Achievement Student
"One of the best field experiences in my 13 years of teaching!"

-Junior Achievement Teacher
"I thought the experience was amazing. The presentation was unlike anything I've seen."

-Junior Achievement Student
"I liked how the Junior Achievement volunteer explained his job to us."

-Junior Achievement Student

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