Welcome Educators!

Testimonial from a JA Teacher: “Junior Achievement helps my students by supplying a real-world perspective that complements my classroom curriculum. By having JA in my class, I feel like I am preparing my students both academically and practically, and giving them all the tools they need to reach their potential.”

JA is proud to be partnered with the following school districts:

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

 

Partnering with JA is Easy!

JA provides curriculum-based programs AT NO COST TO SCHOOLS that are taught by trained business and community volunteers to K-12th grade students in both classroom and after-school settings.

Steps to request a Junior Achievement program & Invite a JA Volunteer into your classroom:

Impact of JA

Importance of Staying in School:
Participation in JA reinforces the value of an education. In recent program evaluations conducted by an independent research firm, an average of 8 out of 10 high school students report that Junior Achievement 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.

Preparation for the Real World:
95% of teachers report that students who participate in Junior Achievement have a better understanding of how the real world operates, and nine out of 10 teachers and volunteers agree or strongly agree that JA programs connect what is learned in the classroom to the outside world.

Educator Respected & Recommended:
96% of teachers agreed or strongly agreed that they would recommend JA to a colleague or friend.

Evidence based research confirms students in Kindergarten through High School are more likely to succeed in life with proper understanding of real world economics. Teachers welcome JA volunteers into their classrooms to share their powerful, primary source message: The American Dream is Alive & Well. It is imperative that we share these fundamental concepts in our classrooms– Now More Than Ever! 

 

JA Programs Correlated to South Carolina K-12 Standards

Junior Achievement Programs are Sequential, Age-Appropriate Lessons Designed for Each K-12 Grade Level, and in Concert with SC’s K-12 Teaching Requirements as outlined in the Education & Economic Development Act of 2005

 

JA Program Summaries with Materials Descriptions

Elementary School Programs
Middle School Programs
High School Programs
Afterschool & Job Shadowing Programs

Elementary School Programs  

Junior Achievement’s Elementary School Programs are the foundation of its K-12 curricula. Six sequential themes, each with five hands-on activities, work to change kids' lives by helping them understand business and economics.

 
Middle Grade Programs

Junior Achievement’s Middle Grade Programs include economics and business curricula for sixth-, seventh-, eighth-, and ninth-grade students. The dynamic interaction between the volunteer and the students promotes active learning and brings theory to life. 

• JA Global Marketplace / Evaluation Summary 
• JA Economics for Success / Evaluation Summary   
• JA America Works / Evaluation Summary   

 High School Programs

Junior Achievement’s High School Programs are economic and business curricula for students in grades 9-12 and include a student-led enterprise. The dynamic interaction between the volunteer and the students promotes active learning and brings theory to life. 

• JA Economics 
• JA Be Entrepreneurial 
• JA Banks in Action / Evaluation Summary 
• JA Success Skills / Evaluation Summary   
• JA TITAN  / JA TITAN Simulation Demo 
• JA Careers with a Purpose / Evaluation Summary   
• JA Company Program / Evaluation Summary   
• JA Business Ethics / Evaluation Summary      
• JA Personal Finance / Evaluation Summary 
  

JA After School Shadowing Programs

Junior Achievement’s after-school efforts utilize a variety of JA’s K-12 grade business and economic programs to create rich, engaging after-school experiences for children in diverse communities across America.

• JA More than Money / Evaluation Summary (Elementary After School) 
• JA It's My Business! / Evaluation Summary   (Middle After School) 
• JA Job Shadowing Experience Materials / Evaluation Summary 

JA Programs Effectiveness 

(843) 745-7050 / coastalsc.programs@ja.org