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JA Be Entrepreneurial® (Creative Problem Solving)

JA Be EntrepreneurialĀ® is a reimagined, modular learning experience that teaches students about the mindset and the skills needed for success by aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators who add value to any organization. In JA Creative Problem Solving, students learn and apply design thinking, an innovative process for problem solving used by entrepreneurs (and intrapreneurs) to brainstorm customer-centric ideas. (Grades 9-12)
Education Level: High School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy Minimal Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship High Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness Moderate Work Readiness
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JA Be Entrepreneurial® (Rapid Business Planning)

JA Be EntrepreneurialĀ® is a reimagined, modular learning experience that teaches students about the mindset and the skills needed for success by aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators who add value to any organization. In JA Rapid Business Planning, students learn about the Lean Model Canvas, the strategic management template for developing business models. (Grades 9-12)
Education Level: High School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy Minimal Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship High Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness Moderate Work Readiness
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JA Be Entrepreneurial® (Think Like an Entrepreneur)

JA Be EntrepreneurialĀ® is a reimagined, modular learning experience that teaches students about the mindset and the skills needed for success by aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators who add value to any organization. In JA Think Like an Entrepreneur, students develop a mindset that enables opportunity identification, innovation, value creation, and problem solving. (Grades 9-12)
Education Level: High School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy Minimal Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship High Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness Moderate Work Readiness
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JA Career Success®

JA Career SuccessĀ® is an engaging and comprehensive learning experience that introduces high school students to the workplace as interns at a fictional company. (Grades 9-12)
Education Level: High School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy Moderate Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship Moderate Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness High Work Readiness
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JA Company Program®

JA Company ProgramĀ® empowers high school students to fill a need or solve a problem in their community and teaches them practical skills required to conceptualize, capitalize, and manage their own business venture. (Grades 9-12)
Education Level: High School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy Moderate Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship High Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness Moderate Work Readiness
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JA Company Program® Pop-Up

JA Company ProgramĀ® Pop-Up teaches students how to plan, launch, and operate their own business venture within a structured, guided experience. Throughout the start-up process, students collaborate, make crucial business decisions, practice communication skills, and develop entrepreneurial knowledge and skills. (Grades 6-12)
Education Level: Middle School, High School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Virtual
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy Moderate Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship High Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness Moderate Work Readiness
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JA Finance Park® Advanced

JA Finance ParkĀ® is Junior Achievement's capstone curriculum for personal financial planning and career exploration. An advanced curriculum and simulation give high school students a more personal focus. Students select their career and define their future lifestyle and financial goals. (Grades 7-12)
Education Level: Middle School, High School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Virtual, Experiential Learning Center
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy High Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship Minimal Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness Moderate Work Readiness
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JA Future Ready Leaders™

JA Future Ready Leadersā„¢ provides leadership development opportunities to high school students who deliver JA learning experiences in elementary schools. (Grades 9-12)
Education Level: High School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy Minimal Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship Minimal Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness High Work Readiness
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JA High School Heroes®

JA High School HeroesĀ® provides leadership development opportunities to high school students who deliver JA learning experiences in elementary schools. (Grades 9-12)
Education Level: High School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy Minimal Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship Minimal Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness High Work Readiness
Learn More About JA High School Heroes®

JA Job Shadow®

JA Job ShadowĀ® is a comprehensive experience that helps students design an individualized career path. Supporting blended as well as self-guided activities, JA Job Shadow provides a design-thinking structure for career exploration. (Grades 9-12) The program includes six 45-minute sessions and two opportunities for site visits with flexible implementation options based on local needs.
Education Level: High School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy Minimal Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship Minimal Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness High Work Readiness
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JA Personal Finance®

JA Personal FinanceĀ® allows students to experience the interrelationship between today's financial decisions and future financial freedom. To achieve financial health and wellness, they learn about money-management strategies, including earning, employment and income, budgeting, savings, credit and debt, consumer protection, smart shopping, risk management, investing, credit card usage, debt management, and net worth. (Grades 9-12) The program consists of eight 45-minute sessions with 3 additional modular sessions.
Education Level: High School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy High Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship Minimal Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness Moderate Work Readiness
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JA Titan®

JA TitanĀ® is a simulation-based program in which high school students compete as business CEOs in the phone industry, experiencing firsthand how an organization evaluates alternatives, makes decisions, analyzes the outcomes of those decisions, and then strategizes what to do next. (Grades 9-12) The blended model comprises 11 sessions that include tutorial sessions, game-play strategy sessions, a competition session, and deep dive sessions. Participants complete a minimum of 5 sessions, in any order. An optional event or in-class competition may be included.
Education Level: High School
Delivery: Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy High Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship Moderate Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness Moderate Work Readiness
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