MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Junior Achievement has been proven effective for middle school and junior high school students in
reinforcing the value of education and how staying in school can help them succeed in life.
The middle school programs help pre-teens and teens make difficult decisions about how to best prepare
for the rest of their education and life. These programs help students understand how they can apply their
talents and interests to possible careers.
The programs supplement standard social studies curricula and also help students develop
communication skills that are essential to success. Sessions run for 45 minutes once per week, for 6—8
weeks.
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMS INCLUDE:
- 6th—8th Grade: It's My Business®
- JA It's My Business! encompasses entrepreneurship curriculum for students in grades six, seven, and eight. The program emphasizes entrepreneurship while providing a strong focus on social studies, reading, and writing skills. Students are encouraged to use critical thinking to learn entrepreneurial skills that support positive attitudes as they explore and enhance their career aspirations. Six volunteer-led activities are required.
This program has been funded, in part, by a generous grant from JPMorgan Chase Foundation
- 6th—8th Grade: JA America Works®
- JA America Works provides students with examples of how business and entrepreneurship affected the economic development of the United States during the 19th century.
- 6th—8th Grade: JA Finance Park®
- Junior Achievement gratefully acknowledges the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice for its dedication to the development and implementation of JA Finance Park.
- Taking students into the world of business, JA Finance Park is a month-long economics education program that introduces personal financial planning and career exploration. It is designed to be taught to middle grade and high school students by classroom teachers. At the culmination of this program, students visit JA Finance Park to put into practice what they've learned about economic options and the principles of budgeting. Assisted by their teachers and a staff of trained volunteers, they have the opportunity to actually develop and commit to a personal budget.
Capital One/Junior Achievement Finance Park™ is the mobile version of JA Finance Park, taking financial literacy on the road!
- 6th—8th Grade: JANY University
- The JANY University program provides students with the tools to successfully navigate the path from high school to college and beyond. It provides practical life-planning, college readiness, career exploration, and networking opportunities to high school students and exposes them to professional role models.
- 6th—9th Grade: JA Global Marketplace®
- Students learn practical information about what makes international trade work, and how it affects their
daily lives, by analyzing five key economic factors: international markets, cultural exchange, international
law, human resources, and flow of international capital.
- 6th—8th Grade: JA Economics for Success®
- New!
This program helps students to explore personal finance as well as education and career options based on
their skills, interests, and values. Key topics include self-knowledge, decision making, budgeting, credit,
and calculating financial risks.
This program has been funded, in part, by a generous grant from Citi Foundation and NY Life
