JA Elementary School Learning Experiences

JA Ourselves introduces the role people play in an economy. Young students learn about individual choices, money, the importance of saving and giving, and the value of work. (Kindergarten)

• Implementation: Classroom Based
• Entrepreneurship: Moderate
• Financial Literacy: High
• Work Readiness: Moderate

JA Ourselves Learning Experience Brief
JA Ourselves Learning Experience Overview

JA Our Families introduces the concepts of families, neighborhoods, money, and needs and wants. Students explore the ways in which businesses provide goods, services, and jobs for families. (Grade 1)

• Implementation: Classroom Based
• Entrepreneurship: High
• Financial Literacy: Moderate
• Work Readiness: Moderate

JA Our Families Learning Experience Brief
JA Our Families Learning Experience Overview

JA Our Community explores production methods through a simulation game. Students learn about taxes, decision making, and how money flows in an economy. (Grade 2)

• Implementation: Classroom Based
• Entrepreneurship: Minimal
• Financial Literacy: Moderate
• Work Readiness: High

JA Our Community Learning Experience Brief
JA Our Community Learning Experience Overview

JA Our City introduces students to financial literacy, including how people manage their money and the importance of economic exchange within a city. (Grade 3)

• Implementation: Classroom Based
• Entrepreneurship: Moderate
• Financial Literacy: High
• Work Readiness: Moderate

JA Our City Learning Experience Brief
JA Our City Learning Experience Overview

JA Our Region introduces students to entrepreneurship and how entrepreneurs use resources to produce goods and services in a community. (Grade 4)

• Implementation: Classroom Based
• Entrepreneurship: High
• Financial Literacy: Moderate
• Work Readiness: Moderate

JA Our Region Learning Experience Brief
JA Our Region Learning Experience Overview

JA Our Nation provides students with practical information about the U.S. free market system and how it serves as an economic engine for businesses and careers. Students examine the need for entrepreneurial and innovative thinking to meet the requirements of high-growth, high-demand careers in a global business economy. (Grade 5)

• Implementation: Classroom Based
• Entrepreneurship: Moderate
• Financial Literacy: Minimal
• Work Readiness: High

JA Our Nation Learning Experience Brief
JA Our Nation Learning Experience Overview

JA More than Money introduces students to financial literacy and entrepreneurship, including money-management skills, goods and services, and global markets. (Grades 3-5)

• Implementation: Classroom Based
• Entrepreneurship: High
• Financial Literacy: High
• Work Readiness: Moderate

JA More than Money Learning Experience Brief
JA More than Money Learning Experience Overview

JA Career Speaker Series provides students with a guest speaker or video sharing information about his/her career, work, and education experience. (Grades K-12)

• Implementation: Classroom Based
• Entrepreneurship: Minimal
• Financial Literacy: Minimal
• Work Readiness: High

JA Career Speaker Series Learning Experience Brief
JA Career Speaker Series Learning Experience Overview

JA BizTown introduces students to economics and business starting with four weeks of teacher-led classroom instruction, followed by a day-long, hands-on experience where students apply the learned concepts in a lifelike community at JA World. Students run various businesses, earn paychecks, open and manage bank accounts, and become full-fledged consumers making purchases at other student-run businesses. JA BizTown vividly illustrates the connection between hard work and tangible success while allowing students to gain firsthand understanding of their roles as citizens, consumers, and workers.

The JA BizTown learning experience can be enhanced using a new virtual extension of the program, JA BizTown Adventures™. (Grades 4-6)

• Implementation: JA Capstone
• Entrepreneurship: High
• Financial Literacy: High
• Work Readiness: High

JA BizTown Learning Experience Brief
JA BizTown Learning Experience Overview