HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS
As high school students begin to prepare themselves for their futures, they have many unanswered
questions about what lies ahead. Junior Achievement's high school programs help students make
informed, intelligent decisions about their futures, and foster skills that will be highly useful in their lives.
With a range of different programs that run one session a week for 8—10 weeks, Junior Achievement
teaches business, financial, and career concepts related to young people and their futures. From career
options to interviewing skills, the volunteers bring their own experience into the classroom at a time that
represents a critical crossroads for young people.
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS INCLUDE:
- 9th—11th Grade: Personal Economics (PE)
- Students assess their potential skills and interests, explore career options and learn job-hunting skills.
They also learn about budgets, personal and family financial management, and the stock market.
- 9th—12th Grade: JA Personal Finance
- Requires Internet access
This is a comprehensive, web-based financial literacy program. Students develop the ability to make informed financial decisions and reach personal financial goals.
- The NEFE High School Financial Planning Program
- Junior Achievement gratefully acknowledges the National Endowment for Financial Education for its dedication to the development and implementation of Junior Achievement Presents: The NEFE High School Financial Planning Program.
This program introduces students to the importance of making wise financial choices. Students explore the role that money plays in achieving personal goals throughout life. They develop planning, goal setting, and thoughtful decision-making skills that will help them protect themselves from the unexpected financial pitfalls that plague so many adults.
AIG is partnering with Junior Achievement of New York to address the need for ongoing, accessible financial education for low and moderate income New York City high school students. A generous three-year grant from the AIG Financial Literacy Fund will enable more than 26,000 students to participate in the JA-NEFE High School Financial Planning Program and the JANY Summer Youth Employment Financial Literacy Workshop.
JA's NEFE High School Financial Planning program is funded in part by a generous grant from AIG.
- 10th—12th Grade: JA Banks In Action™
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Teaches high school students the principles of the banking industry and introduces them to the challenges of successfully operating a bank in a competitive environment.
The JA Banks in Action™ program is funded by a generous grant from Citi.
- 10th—12th Grade: JA Success Skills (SS)
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Students develop their interpersonal effectiveness. The program helps them to identify careers of interest,
develop a resume, and practice interviewing through an in-depth look at their interpersonal skills.
- 11th & 12th Grade: JA Titan (JAT)
- Requires Internet access
This is a web-based business simulation program that students use in a classroom setting. Students
develop business skills that challenge them to think strategically about a company's goals as they make
decisions regarding the price, production, capital investment, and marketing of a product.
- 11th—12th Grade: JA Company Program
- Students learn to appreciate and better understand the role of business in our society as they organize and operate an actual business enterprise. This 1-2 semester program teaches them first-hand how businesses function within the U.S. marketplace and the challenges and benefits this system provides.
- 12th Grade: JA Economics (Econ)
- May be taught with JA Titan or the JA Company Program
Students examine the U.S. economic system, explore business operations, study the global economy, and
acquire knowledge and skills necessary to function as competent citizens, workers, and consumers.
