Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee
Programs
Budget
$653,530.00
Description
JA Finance Park presented by the Truist Foundation is JA's capstone program for personal financial planning and career exploration. This program, comprising a curriculum and a simulation, helps students build a foundation on which they can make intelligent financial decisions that last a lifetime, including decisions related to income, expenses, savings, and credit.
This educator-led classroom curriculum culminates with a visit to JA Finance Park, a realistic on-site facility, or virtually in the classroom, where students engage with volunteers and put into practice what they've learned by developing a personal budget.
Category
Education - Student Services
Beneficiaries
Adolescents
Children
Program Areas Served
Middle Tennessee
$653,530.00
Description
JA Finance Park presented by the Truist Foundation is JA's capstone program for personal financial planning and career exploration. This program, comprising a curriculum and a simulation, helps students build a foundation on which they can make intelligent financial decisions that last a lifetime, including decisions related to income, expenses, savings, and credit.
This educator-led classroom curriculum culminates with a visit to JA Finance Park, a realistic on-site facility, or virtually in the classroom, where students engage with volunteers and put into practice what they've learned by developing a personal budget.
Category
Education - Student Services
Beneficiaries
Adolescents
Children
Program Areas Served
Middle Tennessee
Budget
$498,096.00
Description
JA Biz Town is an experiential learning program where 5th grade students explore what it is like to have a job and be a productive citizen. Students complete several weeks of JA curriculum encompassing career exploration, resume building and interview skills that leads up to an all-day learning simulation. During the JA BizTown on-site experience, students are assigned jobs at one of the thirteen on-site businesses and get to 'run' the town. Students learn what it takes to operate a business, manage a budget, advertise and sell products, supervise employees, hold elected office, as well as personally earn and manage their money.
Program Areas Served
Middle Tennessee
$498,096.00
Description
JA Biz Town is an experiential learning program where 5th grade students explore what it is like to have a job and be a productive citizen. Students complete several weeks of JA curriculum encompassing career exploration, resume building and interview skills that leads up to an all-day learning simulation. During the JA BizTown on-site experience, students are assigned jobs at one of the thirteen on-site businesses and get to 'run' the town. Students learn what it takes to operate a business, manage a budget, advertise and sell products, supervise employees, hold elected office, as well as personally earn and manage their money.
Program Areas Served
Middle Tennessee
Budget
$840,000.00
Description
Junior Achievement's K-12 classroom-based programs teach students about personal financial responsibility, business and economic fundamentals, career exploration, and workplace competencies. Curriculum is engaging, interactive, and age-appropriate. 5-7 lessons are taught by community volunteers who provide a real-world perspective and connect the dots between what students learn in school and the real-world. Volunteers also serve as positive role models and mentors.
Beneficiaries
Adolescents
Children
Program Areas Served
Middle Tennessee
$840,000.00
Description
Junior Achievement's K-12 classroom-based programs teach students about personal financial responsibility, business and economic fundamentals, career exploration, and workplace competencies. Curriculum is engaging, interactive, and age-appropriate. 5-7 lessons are taught by community volunteers who provide a real-world perspective and connect the dots between what students learn in school and the real-world. Volunteers also serve as positive role models and mentors.
Beneficiaries
Adolescents
Children
Program Areas Served
Middle Tennessee
CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments
| During the 2018-2019 school year, nearly 36,000 Middle Tennessee students benefited from JA programs. Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee seeks to make a difference in the lives of elementary, middle and high school children through our in-class programs, Job Shadow opportunities, the JA Company Program, the JA STEM Summit and JA Biz Town. The goal of these programs is to help students learn skills which will enable them to achieve their goals, be knowledgeable consumers, responsible citizens, and productive members of the workplace. JA curriculum was developed by educators and is reviewed annually by outside evaluators to determine its impact. Studies by the Worldwide Institute for Research and Evaluation (WIRE) have shown that JA students are not only learning and understanding these important economic concepts; they are developing the critical thinking skills needed to apply them to all areas of their lives. In every grade, elementary through high school, students who experience JA programs are learning more about financial literacy and understanding more than their peers who have not participated in JA. JA students have demonstrated a significant understanding of economics and business knowledge, and an enhanced desire to stay in school -particularly those exposed to programs in consecutive grade levels. After participating in JA, high school students added "going to college" to their top group of priorities. The students noted personal changes including the development of teamwork and leadership skills, increased responsibility and self-respect. Over fifty-percent of students believed that JA made an impact on their ability to be successful. |
