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JA Middle Grade
Learning Experiences
Junior Achievement’s unique delivery system provides the training, materials, and support necessary to bolster the chances for student success. The impact is measurable, too. Students who participate in Junior Achievement programs demonstrate a significant understanding of economics and business concepts. We invite you to take a closer look at our Middle Grade learning experiences!
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A DONATIONTransform lives
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A VOLUNTEERPositively change the future
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IMPACTCheck out the alumni report
Middle Grade Learning Experiences
Junior Achievement has several highly effective learning experiences for middle school students that reinforce the value of workforce readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy. Students are introduced to many economic concepts and useful facts about the working world.
These learning experiences build on concepts the students learned in Junior Achievement’s elementary school learning experiences and help teens make difficult decisions about how to best prepare for their educational and professional futures. The learning experiences supplement standard social studies curricula and develop communication skills that are essential to success in the business world.
JA Career Speaker Series®
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 Program Brief
JA Career Speaker Series Program Overview
JA Economics for Success®
JA Economics for Success provides practical information about personal finance and the importance of identifying education and career goals based on a student’s skills, interests, and values. (Grades 6-8)
- Implementation: Classroom Based
- Entrepreneurship: Minimal
- Financial Literacy: High
- Work Readiness: High
JA Economics for Success Program Brief
JA Economics for Success Program Overview
JA Excellence through Ethics®
JA Excellence through Ethics introduces the importance of ethics and ethical decision-making and how ethical and unethical choices affect everyone in a community. (Grades 6-12)
- Implementation: Classroom Based
- Entrepreneurship: Minimal
- Financial Literacy: Minimal
- Work Readiness: High
JA Excellence through Ethics Program Brief
JA Excellence through Ethics Program Overview
JA Finance Park®
JA Finance Park culminates with a visit to JA World, a realistic onsite facility or virtually in the classroom, where students engage with volunteers and put into practice what they’ve learned by developing a personal budget. Students select their career and define their future lifestyle and financial goals. (Grades 7 & 8)
- Implementation: JA Capstone
- Entrepreneurship: Moderate
- Financial Literacy: High
- Work Readiness: High
JA Global Marketplace®
JA Global Marketplace introduces students to the global marketplace and the ways in which countries buy and sell from each other. Students gain an understanding of producers and consumers in the interconnected global market. (Grades 6-8)
- Implementation: Classroom Based
- Entrepreneurship: Minimal
- Financial Literacy: High
- Work Readiness: Moderate
JA Global Marketplace Program Brief
JA Global Marketplace Program Overview
JA It's My Business!®
JA It’s My Business! encourages middle school students to turn their ideas into a business. The learning experience introduces design thinking as a problem-solving process and provides students an authentic entrepreneurial experience that builds toward a pitch competition. (Grades 6-8)
- Implementation: Classroom Based
- Entrepreneurship: High
- Financial Literacy: Minimal
- Work Readiness: High
JA It’s My Business Program Brief
JA It’s My Business Program Overview
JA It's My Future®
JA It’s My Future offers practical information to help prepare students for the working world. Students will develop the personal-branding and job-hunting skills needed to earn a job. (Grades 6-8)
- Implementation: Classroom Based
- Entrepreneurship: High
- Financial Literacy: Minimal
- Work Readiness: High
JA It’s My Future Program Brief
JA It’s My Future Program Overview
JA It's My Job (Soft Skills)®
JA It’s My Job (Soft Skills) helps students understand the value of professional communication and soft skills, making them more employable to future employers across multiple career clusters. (Grades 6-12)
- Implementation: Classroom Based
- Entrepreneurship: Minimal
- Financial Literacy: Minimal
- Work Readiness: High
Middle Grade Learning Experiences
Junior Achievement has several highly effective programs for middle school students that reinforce the value of workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy. Students are introduced to many economic concepts and useful facts about the working world.
These learning experiences build on concepts the students learned in Junior Achievement’s elementary school programs and help teens make difficult decisions about how to best prepare for their educational and professional futures. The programs supplement standard social studies curricula and develop communication skills that are essential to success in the business world.
JA Career Speaker Series™
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 Program Brief
JA Career Speaker Series Program Overview
JA Economics for Success®
JA Economics for Success provides practical information about personal finance and the importance of identifying education and career goals based on a student’s skills, interests, and values. (Grades 6-8)
- Implementation: Classroom Based
- Entrepreneurship: Minimal
- Financial Literacy: High
- Work Readiness: High
JA Economics for Success Program Brief
JA Economics for Success Program Overview
JA Excellence through Ethics®
JA Excellence through Ethics introduces the importance of ethics and ethical decision-making and how ethical and unethical choices affect everyone in a community. (Grades 6-12)
- Implementation: Classroom Based
- Entrepreneurship: Minimal
- Financial Literacy: Minimal
- Work Readiness: High
JA Excellence through Ethics Program Brief
JA Excellence through Ethics Program Overview
JA Finance Park®
JA Finance Park culminates with a visit to JA World, a realistic onsite facility or virtually in the classroom, where students engage with volunteers and put into practice what they’ve learned by developing a personal budget. Students select their career and define their future lifestyle and financial goals. (Grades 7 & 8)
- Implementation: JA Capstone
- Entrepreneurship: Moderate
- Financial Literacy: High
- Work Readiness: High
JA Global Marketplace®
JA Global Marketplace introduces students to the global marketplace and the ways in which countries buy and sell from each other. Students gain an understanding of producers and consumers in the interconnected global market. (Grades 6-8)
- Implementation: Classroom Based
- Entrepreneurship: Minimal
- Financial Literacy: High
- Work Readiness: Moderate
JA Global Marketplace Program Brief
JA Global Marketplace Program Overview
JA It's My Business!®
encourages middle school students to turn their ideas into a business. The learning experience introduces design thinking as a problem-solving process and provides students an authentic entrepreneurial experience that builds toward a pitch competition. (Grades 6-8)
- Implementation: Classroom Based
- Entrepreneurship: High
- Financial Literacy: Minimal
- Work Readiness: High
JA It’s My Business Program Brief
JA It’s My Business Program Overview
JA It's My Future®
JA It’s My Future offers practical information to help prepare students for the working world. Students will develop the personal-branding and job-hunting skills needed to earn a job. (Grades 6-8)
- Implementation: Classroom Based
- Entrepreneurship: High
- Financial Literacy: Minimal
- Work Readiness: High
JA It’s My Future Program Brief
JA It’s My Future Program Overview
JA It's My Job (Soft Skills)®
JA It’s My Job (Soft Skills) helps students understand the value of professional communication and soft skills, making them more employable to future employers across multiple career clusters. (Grades 6-12)
- Implementation: Classroom Based
- Entrepreneurship: Minimal
- Financial Literacy: Minimal
- Work Readiness: High
Abraham Lincoln once said, 'The best way to predict the future is to create it.' This quote really sums up for me, what Junior Achievement is all about. I believe the work we do through JA Programming is a wonderful way to help create a brighter future for our students and our communities.
Dr. Rick ColpittsWestern Dubuque Community School District 
Junior Achievement gives students the tools necessary to participate in and contribute to the economy. Financial literacy, workplace readiness, and entrepreneurship have always been cornerstones of financial success, and Junior Achievement of the Heartland’s programs prepare students to be business leaders, employees, and better citizens in our community.
Ted Olt IIILane & Waterman LLP 
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Abraham Lincoln once said, 'The best way to predict the future is to create it.' This quote really sums up for me, what Junior Achievement is all about. I believe the work we do through JA Programming is a wonderful way to help create a brighter future for our students and our communities.
Junior Achievement gives students the tools necessary to participate in and contribute to the economy. Financial literacy, workplace readiness, and entrepreneurship have always been cornerstones of financial success, and Junior Achievement of the Heartland’s programs prepare students to be business leaders, employees, and better citizens in our community.
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Contact our team to learn more!
Tawnya Hambly
Vice President – Education
tawnya.hambly@ja.org
Stacy Voelliger
Senior Education Manager
stacy.voelliger@ja.org
Nora Shook
Education Manager
nora.shook@ja.org
Melissa Rebro
JA World Program Director
melissa.rebro@ja.org
Monica Telschow
Education Coordinator
monica.telschow@ja.org
Tawnya Hambly
Vice President – Education
tawnya.hambly@ja.org
Stacy Voelliger
Senior Education Manager
stacy.voelliger@ja.org
Nora Shook
Education Manager
nora.shook@ja.org
Melissa Rebro
JA World Program Director
melissa.rebro@ja.org
Monica Telschow
Education Coordinator
monica.telschow@ja.org