Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast

Results: We will inspire and prepare our ONE MILLIONTH student this coming school year through our educational materials which are used in all grade levels and are available for free to all public schools, due to the community’s support. Per our Strategic Plan, our goal for this year is to serve 40% of Palm Beach County's student population, 25% of Martin's, 10% of St. Lucie's, 10% of Indian River's, and 5% of Hendry's. Overall we strive for 85% of students to show educational attainment between the pre- and post-tests.

Target demographics: inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy through classroom programs and simulations that focus on financial literacy, workforce readiness, and entrepreneurship.

Direct beneficiaries per year: 146,542 children (77+% of which were eligible for free/reduced priced lunches). Our 10-member staff (6 program staff) worked with 131 local schools and non-profit organizations; utilized 862 volunteers; and provided almost 400,000 student contact hours.

Geographic areas served: Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Hendry Counties

Programs: Ja biztown mobile - enables junior achievement of the palm beaches & treasure coast, inc. To deliver the ja biztown program simulation directly to fifth grade students in their school. The town is transported and setup; transforming a variety of venues into ja biztown. Instead of the students coming to us, we take ja biztown mobile to them. Elementary school students are not old enough to drive, work, vote, or be the boss. But that doesn't stop them from operating banks, managing restaurants, writing checks, and voting for mayor at ja biztown! The program combines in-class learning with a day-long visit to this fully-interactive simulated town. The program helps students connect the dots between what they learn in school and the real world. Through daily lessons, hands-on activities, and active participation in this simulated community designed to support differentiated learning styles, students develop a strong understanding of the relationship between what they learn in school and their successful participation in a worldwide economy. Ja bizcamp follows the same model as ja biztown but is conducted as a week long summer camp program. Ja bizcamp runs for 3 weeks during the summer, and serves youth ages 7 through 12.

junior achievement's elementary school programs demonstrate how economics impact people's lives as workers, consumers, and citizens. Students grasp and build on these important concepts as they progress in school. The curriculum is updated annually and completely revised every three years to ensure quality and up-to-date information for students. Junior achievement's elementary school programs (ages 6-11) 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. Junior achievement's after school program utilizes ja more than money in third through fifth grades. This program teaches students about earning, spending, sharing, and saving money, and businesses they can start or jobs they can perform to earn money. There are six required afterschool, volunteer-led sessions.

junior achievement's middle school programs build on concepts the students learned in ja's elementary school program and help teens make difficult decisions about how to best prepare for their educational and professional future. The programs supplement standard social studies curricula and develop communication skills that are essential to success in the business world. Each program contains six required, volunteer-led activities. Junior achievement's high school programs help students to begin to position themselves for their future. The curriculum supports students to make informed intelligent decisions about their future and foster skills that will be highly useful in the business world. Each program contains seven to twelve required, volunteer-led activities. Ja finance park virtual to put into practice what they've learned about economic options and the principles of budgeting. Assisted by their teachers and a staff of trained volunteers, they have the opportunity to actually develop and commit to a personal budget. Ja finance park virtual to put into practice what they've learned about economic options and the principles of budgeting. Assisted by their teachers and a staff of trained volunteers, they have the opportunity to actually develop and commit to a personal budget. Ja job shadow - this program introduces students to careers through one-day, on-site orientations or through more extensive internships. Either way, it's an authentic work-world experience for the students; enhanced with classroom preparatory and follow-up activities. Ja job shadow takes student into the workplace to learn about careers.

ja girl$ vision is to inspire girls and young women to open their minds to new opportunities, understand the power of their choices, and reach high to achieve their full economic potential. Ja girl$ mission is to prepare girls and young women for economic success by providing hands-on experiential programming and educational opportunities that honor, value and celebrate the female perspective, experiences and unique development. Ja girl$ goal is to increase knowledge and build skills in economic literacy, career preparation and entrepreneurship. Through the hands on curriculum as well as ja girl$ talk: presentations by women who are leaders in the community; entrepreneurs, motivational speakers, educators, etc. , will enhance each girl's experience. Ja girl$ talks will be held on a monthly basis, at local businesses, community centers and local college campuses throughout the school year. This will lead to ja girl$ talk: day of the girl will be held on march 28, 2018 featuring guest speakers, workshops and amazing giveaways. Ja high school heroes program provides high school students, the opportunity to become role models by teaching and inspiring elementary students. An elementary school teacher is matched with a team of ja high school heroes who spend an entire day with the same class. As the teacher for the day, high school students teach a series of five fun and interactive lessons. Ja high school heroes are required to attend training provided by ja staff at their school. During the training, students will receive their teaching materials, learn how to prepare the lessons and gain effective classroom management skills. Training takes approximately 90 minutes. Students are role models and learn leadership and teamwork skills. Earn community service hours for graduation. Build public speaking and presentation skills. Get exposure to the teaching profession and gain work-related experience. Great resume builder and project to highlight on college applications. Ja entrepreneurship week is a one-hour educational experience built around the theme of entrepreneurship. It will be delivered locally by entrepreneurs in classrooms, after-school facilities, and other student venues around the united states during global entrepreneurship week, scheduled in november. The local event will create a point-of-entry experience for students, volunteers, and educators. Global entrepreneurship week is the world's largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare. During one week each november, gew inspires people everywhere through local, national and global activities designed to help them take the next step in their entrepreneurial journey. These activities, from large-scale competitions and events to intimate networking gatherings, connect participants to potential collaborators, mentors and even investors--introducing them to new possibilities and exciting opportunities. Ja pivot & pitch is a new program in which middle and high school students will learn about business creation and improvement through rigorous, unique, one-of-a-kind, hands-on experiences. This entrepreneurial immersion provides knowledge and tools for teams to launch businesses during the school year. The 2-year launch goes from pilot to full implementation serving up to 875 youth with an emphasis on those socio-economically at-risk. Special mid-term think tank-ja pivot, and year-end ja pitch events will engage the community and add excitement and rigor. Students become engaged through their schools and teachers who approve placement of the ja company program in their classrooms. The program becomes part of the school day with additional meeting and activities planned for after-school. They go through real business activities such as capitalizing their product, electing officers, maintaining online manufacturing, finance and hr records; they personally experience the gamut of business activities. During the first year (pilot) there will be up to five companies to be formed with 125 students. Year two will double to 250 and year three will double again to over 500. The ja pivot & pitch entrepreneurship education initiative offers a solution to the absence of entrepreneurship education in many mainstream schools. Ja pitch & pivot seeks to prepare youth to be responsible, enterprising individuals who become entrepreneurs or entrepreneurial thinkers by immersing them in real-life learning experiences where they can take risks, manage the results, and learn from the outcomes. Ja spark youth entrepreneur development is a program for middle and high school students who have a passion for business and entrepreneurship. Students will participate in ja spark during their winter, spring and summer school breaks; times in which they are typically not engaged in meaningful activities and are at more risk. Students will have the opportunity to work with their peers and participate in hands-on interactive and relevant activities. Ja will purposefully work with a high-percentage of "federal free or reduced lunch" schools and students ("title 1") as they correspond to the highest levels of those in need. During the week long program, students will participate in both the ja be entrepreneurial and ja company programs. The curriculum challenges students, through interactive activities, to start their own entrepreneurial venture while still in school. The program provides useful and practical content to assist teens in the transition from being students to productive, contributing members of society. Ja programming is designed to unlock the innate ability in students to solve a problem or fill a need in their community through an entrepreneurial spirit. Students are introduced to key elements involving organizing and operating a business; while empowering them to address local needs. Throughout ja spark youth entrepreneur development students will be visited by community leaders, business partners and entrepreneurs who will provide ja launch lessons- a 1 hour long interactive presentation revealing their career journeys. The ja launch lesson is designed to engage students in an inspirational experience that explores entrepreneurship and the business world; highlighting opportunities, experiences and challenges. Ja launch lesson helps students learn about various career clusters by taking them "behind the scenes" from a first-hand perspective; often providing their first real look at jobs in the 21st century.