Learning Experiences
JA BizTown®
JA BizTown® combines in-class learning with a day-long visit to a simulated town. This popular learning experience allows elementary school students to operate banks, manage restaurants, write checks, and vote for mayor. Students are able to connect the dots between what they learn in school and the real world. (Grades 4-6)
Education Level:
Elementary School, Middle School
Delivery:
Classroom Based, Capstone
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy
Moderate Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship
Moderate Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness
High Work Readiness
JA Business Communications®
JA Business Communications® is a one-semester teacher-led course that equips high school students to focus on communication skills necessary to succeed in business. (Grades 9-12)
This course has received California A-G approval from High School Articulation, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, University of California.
Education Level:
High School
Delivery:
Classroom Based, Virtual
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy
Minimal Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship
Moderate Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness
High Work Readiness
JA Company Program®
JA Company Program® 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
JA Economics®
JA Economics® is a one-semester course that connects high school students to the economic principles that influence their daily lives as well as their futures. (Grades 11-12)
This course has received California A-G approval from High School Articulation, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, University of California.
Education Level:
High School
Delivery:
Classroom Based, Virtual
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy
High Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship
Minimal Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness
Minimal Work Readiness
JA Entrepreneurial Mindset®
JA Entrepreneurial Mindset® is a one-semester teacher-led course that introduces high school students to the basics of starting a business. (Grades 9-12)
This course has received California A-G approval from High School Articulation, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, University of California.
Education Level:
High School
Delivery:
Classroom Based, Virtual
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy
Minimal Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship
High Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness
Moderate Work Readiness
JA Financial Capability® 2
JA Financial Capability® 2 is a one-semester teacher-led course in which high school students examine financial capabilities from a business perspective, focusing on employee benefits, ethics, business investment, and international business operations. (Grades 9-12)
This course has received California A-G approval from High School Articulation, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, University of California.
Education Level:
High School
Delivery:
Classroom Based, Virtual
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy
High Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship
Moderate Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness
Moderate Work Readiness
JA Financial Literacy®
JA Financial Literacy® is a one-semester teacher-led course that equips high school students with foundational personal finance skills.(Grades 9-12)
This course has received California A-G approval from High School Articulation, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, University of California.
Education Level:
High School
Delivery:
Classroom Based, Virtual
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy
High Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship
Minimal Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness
Moderate Work Readiness
JA High School Heroes®
JA High School Heroes® 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
JA Introduction to Business and Technology® 1
JA Introduction to Business and Technology® 1 is a one-semester teacher-led course that introduces high school students to the basic skills necessary to succeed in business. Themes include teamwork, innovation, decision making, and ethics. (Grades 9-12)
This course has received California A-G approval from High School Articulation, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, University of California.
Education Level:
High School
Delivery:
Classroom Based, Virtual
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy
Minimal Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship
Moderate Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness
High Work Readiness
JA Introduction to Business and Technology® 2
JA Introduction to Business and Technology® 2 is a one-semester teacher-led course that introduces high school students to the basic skills necessary to succeed in business. Themes include personal skills like innovation, management functions, and accounting. (Grades 9-12)
This course has received California A-G approval from High School Articulation, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, University of California.
Education Level:
High School
Delivery:
Classroom Based, Virtual
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy
Minimal Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship
Moderate Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness
High Work Readiness
JA It's My Business!®
Through engaging activities, JA It's My Business! Blended Model provides middle school students an opportunity to experience the initial steps necessary to start a business. New program content provides an authentic entrepreneurial experience for students, with each session building up to a product-pitch competition. (Grades 6-8) The program includes six 45-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout.
Education Level:
Middle School
Delivery:
Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy
Minimal Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship
High Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness
Moderate Work Readiness
JA It's My Future®
JA It’s My Future® offers middle school students practical information to help prepare them for the working world. Students explore career resources to develop the job-hunting skills needed to earn a job. (Grades 6-8) The program includes six 45-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout.
Education Level:
Middle School
Delivery:
Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy
Minimal Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship
Moderate Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness
High Work Readiness
JA It's My Job® (Soft Skills)
JA It's My Job® (Soft Skills) will help students understand the value of professional communication and soft skills, making them more employable to future employers across multiple career clusters. (Grades 6-12) The program includes six 45-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout.
Education Level:
Middle School, High School
Delivery:
Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy
Minimal Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship
Minimal Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness
High Work Readiness
JA Launch Lesson®
JA Launch Lesson® is a point-of-entry program delivered by community entrepreneurs. Students gain firsthand knowledge about starting a business and the entrepreneurial journey. (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
Minimal Work Readiness
JA Marketing Principles® 2
In JA Marketing Principles® 2, a one-semester teacher-led course, high school students learn about marketing in the world around them and potential careers in the field. (Grades 9-12)
This course has received California A-G approval from High School Articulation, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, University of California.
Education Level:
High School
Delivery:
Classroom Based, Virtual
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy
Minimal Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship
Moderate Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness
High Work Readiness
JA Our City®
JA Our City® introduces third grade students to the essential concepts of community, collaboration, and the economy through hands-on, engaging activities. It includes five 45-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities. (Grade 3)
Education Level:
Elementary School
Delivery:
Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy
High Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship
Moderate Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness
Moderate Work Readiness
JA Our Region®
JA Our Region® helps students explore how regional differences shape job opportunities, resource use, trade, and consumer choices. It shows students how their choices can contribute to their local and regional economies. (Grade 4)
JA Our Region offers flexible implementation options to meet the needs of students and teachers in a variety of use cases. It includes five 45-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout.
Education Level:
Elementary School
Delivery:
Classroom Based
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy
High Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship
Moderate Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness
High Work Readiness
JA Titan®
JA Titan® 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
