Volunteering Opportunities
JA Ourselves
JA Ourselves is the first introduction for students into the economics of life – work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy. JA volunteers lead sessions with engaging stories and dynamic activities that help instill the values of earning, saving, sharing and works ethically.
The goals of Ourselves are to:
- Increase the students’ understanding of personal economics
- Help students discover that individuals make choices
- Introduce students to money, with an emphasis on earning and saving money
- Make the students aware of the importance of education for their future
JA Our Families
Children tend to think everything they want is something they need. Learning to recognize the difference between the two is one of the first crucial lessons in financial literacy. By focusing on the roles of people play in their local economy, students understand the importance of work, and the tools and skills to get – or earn – what they want.
The goals of JA Our Families are:
- Increase the students’ knowledge of how jobs provide for a family’s needs and wants.
- Help students become more aware of the types of jobs family members hold.
- Heighten the students’ awareness of how each person contributes to the well-being of the family
- Help the students learn the importance of working to pay for needs and wants
JA Our Community
Understanding life outside of home and school begins with students taking a look at how things work in their communities. This programme puts community life into perspective for students as they explore matters of business, citizenship, economics, and the interdependent roles of people working in a community.
The goals of JA Our Community are:
JA More than Money
“What good is earning money if people aren’t taught how to save, spend and share it? This programme instills these essential skills in students, and shows them how entrepreneurial thinking and financial savvy can transform an idea into a business that can generate jobs and wealth for themselves and their communities.
Students will be able to:
JA It's My Business
If entrepreneurship is behind a country’s economic success, then what is behind entrepreneurship itself? Can one learn to think and act like an entrepreneur? Most definitely. This program teaches students the four key characteristics of successful entrepreneurs: believing in themselves; filling a need; knowing their customer and product; and being creative and innovative.
JA It’s My Business will provide an engaging, academically enriching, and experiential learning sessions in entrepreneurship. The students will be able to:
JA Economics for Success
What is personal finance? How do skills, interests, values and education affect career options? This programme provides an opportunity for students to begin asking life questions and exploring how their academic, economic and ethical choices affect their lives.
The following key points will be discussed:
• Choices and Self-Knowledge
• Decision-Making
• Education and Career Options
• Budgeting
• Credit
• Financial Risk
Following participation in the program, students will be able to:
• Continue to explore their skills, interests, and values, and the world of work to make informed education, career, and life decisions
• Apply their knowledge of personal finance to comprehend needs and wants resulting in strong financial management regardless of income
JA Be Entrepreneurial
JA Be Entrepreneurial focuses on challenging students, through interactive classroom activities, to start their own entrepreneurial venture while still in school.
Students are introduced to the elements of successful business start-ups, myths and facts about entrepreneurship, and early product development. They develop their product or service idea by analyzing various sources of successful entrepreneurial ventures, culminating in their selection of a product or service as the basis of their business plan.
Students will be able to:
JA Career Success
JA Career Success equips students with the knowledge required to get and keep a job in high-growth industries. Students will explore the crucial workplace skills employers seek but often find lacking in young employees. Students also will learn about valuable tools to find that perfect job, including resumes cover letters and interviewing techniques.
The following key topics will be discussed:
• 4Cs: critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity.
• Strong soft skills.
• Work priorities.
• STEM and other high-growth industries.
• Personal-brand and job-hunting tools – resumes, cover letters, interviews, and digital profiles.
JA Personal Finance
This program introduces students to the importance of planning for their financial future. The program demonstrates the roles that budgeting, investing, credit, and insurance play in securing financial
stability. Students develop a portfolio of skills to make financial decisions and set financial goals throughout their lives.
JA Ourselves is the first introduction for students into the economics of life – work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy. JA volunteers lead sessions with engaging stories and dynamic activities that help instill the values of earning, saving, sharing and works ethically.
The goals of Ourselves are to:
- Increase the students’ understanding of personal economics
- Help students discover that individuals make choices
- Introduce students to money, with an emphasis on earning and saving money
- Make the students aware of the importance of education for their future
JA Our Families
Children tend to think everything they want is something they need. Learning to recognize the difference between the two is one of the first crucial lessons in financial literacy. By focusing on the roles of people play in their local economy, students understand the importance of work, and the tools and skills to get – or earn – what they want.
The goals of JA Our Families are:
- Increase the students’ knowledge of how jobs provide for a family’s needs and wants.
- Help students become more aware of the types of jobs family members hold.
- Heighten the students’ awareness of how each person contributes to the well-being of the family
- Help the students learn the importance of working to pay for needs and wants
JA Our Community
Understanding life outside of home and school begins with students taking a look at how things work in their communities. This programme puts community life into perspective for students as they explore matters of business, citizenship, economics, and the interdependent roles of people working in a community.
The goals of JA Our Community are:
- Help the students discover a variety of occupations.
- Discover what elements are typically found in a community.
- Develop the students’ awareness of which businesses operate within the community.
- Increase the students’ understanding of how government works to support services for the well-being of its citizens.
- Heighten the students’ awareness of how citizens must take responsibility for the well-being of their community.
JA More than Money
“What good is earning money if people aren’t taught how to save, spend and share it? This programme instills these essential skills in students, and shows them how entrepreneurial thinking and financial savvy can transform an idea into a business that can generate jobs and wealth for themselves and their communities.
Students will be able to:
- Identify the role of money in everyday life.
- Think like entrepreneurs and identify a small business they can start.
- Learn the basic steps of starting a business.
- Consider the advantages and disadvantages of borrowing money.
- Explore the opportunities of global markets.
JA It's My Business
If entrepreneurship is behind a country’s economic success, then what is behind entrepreneurship itself? Can one learn to think and act like an entrepreneur? Most definitely. This program teaches students the four key characteristics of successful entrepreneurs: believing in themselves; filling a need; knowing their customer and product; and being creative and innovative.
JA It’s My Business will provide an engaging, academically enriching, and experiential learning sessions in entrepreneurship. The students will be able to:
- Define entrepreneurship
- Identify four key entrepreneurial characteristics
- Describe how entrepreneurs fill a market need
- Discuss the role of market research in determining market need and competitive advantage
- Recognize how being creative and innovative are necessary entrepreneurial skills for starting a business
- Develop business plans based on a set criteria
JA Economics for Success
What is personal finance? How do skills, interests, values and education affect career options? This programme provides an opportunity for students to begin asking life questions and exploring how their academic, economic and ethical choices affect their lives.
The following key points will be discussed:
• Choices and Self-Knowledge
• Decision-Making
• Education and Career Options
• Budgeting
• Credit
• Financial Risk
Following participation in the program, students will be able to:
• Continue to explore their skills, interests, and values, and the world of work to make informed education, career, and life decisions
• Apply their knowledge of personal finance to comprehend needs and wants resulting in strong financial management regardless of income
JA Be Entrepreneurial
JA Be Entrepreneurial focuses on challenging students, through interactive classroom activities, to start their own entrepreneurial venture while still in school.
Students are introduced to the elements of successful business start-ups, myths and facts about entrepreneurship, and early product development. They develop their product or service idea by analyzing various sources of successful entrepreneurial ventures, culminating in their selection of a product or service as the basis of their business plan.
Students will be able to:
- Recognize the elements of a successful business start-up.
- Evaluate myths and facts about entrepreneurship.
- Consider product-development options.
- Recognize the importance of carefully selecting their product or service before starting their business.
- Apply their passions, talents, and skills to a market-needs assessment to determine the basis of their business plan.
- Recognize the importance of analyzing their market.
- Apply a needs assessment to the market available to a specific product.
- Define competitive advantages and recognize them in other businesses.
- Demonstrate the importance of selecting competitive advantages that give their product and market an edge on the competition.
- Evaluate competitive advantages.
- Select competitive advantages that drive a developing business venture.
- Evaluate short- and long-term consequences in making ethical decisions.
- Express that being ethical can be good for business.
- Compile entrepreneurial elements into a sample business plan
JA Career Success
JA Career Success equips students with the knowledge required to get and keep a job in high-growth industries. Students will explore the crucial workplace skills employers seek but often find lacking in young employees. Students also will learn about valuable tools to find that perfect job, including resumes cover letters and interviewing techniques.
The following key topics will be discussed:
• 4Cs: critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity.
• Strong soft skills.
• Work priorities.
• STEM and other high-growth industries.
• Personal-brand and job-hunting tools – resumes, cover letters, interviews, and digital profiles.
JA Personal Finance
This program introduces students to the importance of planning for their financial future. The program demonstrates the roles that budgeting, investing, credit, and insurance play in securing financial
stability. Students develop a portfolio of skills to make financial decisions and set financial goals throughout their lives.
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