Bring Junior Achievement To Your Classroom!
Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania brings quality volunteers from the community into your classroom to deliver proven, hands-on, standards aligned programming on financial literacy, workforce development, and entrepreneurship that inspires students to understand the opportunities provided by education.
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Importance of Staying in School
JA reinforces the value of an education. Evaluations conducted by an independent research firm showed that an average of 8 out of 10 high school students reported that JA programs helped reinforce the importance of staying in school. In longitudinal studies, JA students were significantly more likely than their peers to believe that they would graduate from high school, pursue post-secondary education and graduate from college.
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Preparation for the Real World
Ninety-five percent of teachers report that students who participate in JA have a better understanding of how the real world operates, and 9 out of 10 teachers and volunteers agree that JA programs connect what is learned in the classroom to the outside world.
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Educator-Respected and Recommended
Ninety-six percent of teachers agreed or strongly agreed that they would recommend JA to a colleague or friend.
How it Works
Contact Us!
We make it easy! Just give us a call or email us, and one of our helpful JA Program Managers will reach out to you to answer any questions you may have. They can also visit with you personally, if you prefer!
Choose YOur Schedule
Your JA Program Manager will coordinate schedules with you and an amazing JA volunteer. Your JA experience can be in your classroom either for a whole day, or typically, about an hour a day for one week.
During the Visit
Your JA Volunteer can take it from here! It is always appreciated having you in the classroom during the visit to help provide assistance with handouts or other needs from the students.
Congratulations!
By the end of the first visit, you will see how the JA experience motivated your students and kept them engaged! They also now have a better understanding of why school is important for their future!
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Parents! Would you like to have Junior Achievement in your child's classroom?
Just contact us or reach out to your school's PTO!
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Try These Engaging JA Tools with your Students!
JA My Way
JA My Way provides tips and tools to put students' careers on the express track. They'll take a Personality Quiz then visit My Career to find job matches. They'll explore buying a car and saving for college in My Money, create pro resumes at My Resume, and get tips to start a business at My Business!
JA Influencer
Americans owe more than $1.2 trillion in student loan debt. This paper, Understanding the Student Loan Explosion, and discussion guide can help your students better understand the issues surrounding student debt and make better informed decisions about paying for higher education.
JA Build YOur Future
Created to help teens, parents, and teachers break down the cost of achieving teen's career goals into easy-to-understand numbers. JA Build Your Future explores potential future incomes from a desired career and evaluates the cost of education to help them make informed decisions.
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JA is a thought leader in the industry! Take a look at a few critical issues papers JA has developed.
Frequently Asked Questions
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