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A Note about Grade Levels
All of these programs are written at a 9th-12th
grade level. The above grade level arrangement is based on teacher
input across several parishes, but you are free to use any or a
combination of these programs.
JA NEFE
Financial Planning - 9th Grade
This program introduces students to the
importance of making wise financial choices. Students explore the
role that money plays in achieving personal goals throughout life.
They develop planning, goal setting, and thoughtful decision-making
skills that will help them protect themselves from the unexpected
financial pitfalls that plague so many adults. Thanks to our
partnership with the National Endowment for Financial Education,
teachers receive extensive additional programming and each student
receives an extremely useful financial planning workbook.
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JA Careers with a Purpose - 10th Grade
How can ethical positive values, life maxims, and decision-making
skills help people make career and life decisions? Can people make
career choices in terms of their individual noble purpose? How?
Through hands-on classroom activities and local, regional, and
global essay competitions, JA Careers with a Purpose introduces
students to the importance of seeking careers that help them realize
their life potential and noble purpose.
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JA Exploring Economics - 11th Grade
Students learn about supply and demand, inflation, and the effect of
government in micro- and macro-economics. Students learn the impact
they have on the economy as consumers and taxpayers and learn
important personal financial lessons about spending, saving, and
investing.
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JA Success Skills - 12th Grade
“What do I need to know to find, get, and keep a job?” The answer?
JA’s Success Skills. Students participate in challenging exercises
to help them develop personal strategies to achieve lifelong
learning pursuits and career opportunities. Team-building exercises
test their problem-solving and critical thinking skills, as well as
their ability to communicate, negotiate, and lead. Through engaging
activities, they appreciate the importance of personal appearance,
professional demeanor, punctuality, and written and oral
communication.
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.JA’s
High School "Field Trips"
JA JobShadow
Would you rather tell students about the
workplace or show them? We introduce students to careers through
one-day, on-site orientations in which students meet the boss,
shadow employees and even learn and participate in job activities
when applicable. It’s an authentic work-world experience for the
students … enhanced with two classroom preparatory sessions and one
session for follow-up activities.
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JA Connecting to
Success: A High School Conference
The conference not
only gives high school students the tools they need to form and
realize career goals, it also connects the local business community
to its future growth engine. The conference fully utilizes the
natural bonds between business and education by creating a forum for
student interaction with exemplary representatives from numerous
career fields. These representatives come from over 30
different area businesses and together form a clearinghouse for
career planning expertise and inspiration. The conference is
held annually at Delgado Community College, City Park Campus.
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JA’s More Specialized High School
Programs
JA Economics
This program reinforces concepts of
micro- and macro-economics by having students explore the basic
characteristics of the U.S. economic system, and how economic
principles influence business decisions. It also introduces students
to career opportunities, consumer issues, and helps reinforce
academic and leadership skills, including: research and data
analysis, problem-solving and critical-thinking. This is a
semester-long teacher-driven course with occasional volunteer-led
activities.
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JA Company Program
Students
start their own businesses, sell stock, elect officers, produce and
sell a real good or service and steer their business to success.
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JA Titan
Students
learn how to run a business through a computer simulation.
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JA Banks in Action
Students learn about banking
processes and careers.
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JA Business Ethics
Students explore ethics through real-life scenarios.
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