Like those sneakers? They’re made in China with rubber from the Brazillian Amazon, cotton from India, color dye from Vietnam, and recycled plastic bottles from Honduras. Practical examples like this one help students gain perspective into how goods flow in the global economy and the effect globalization has on students’ lives.

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JA America Works - 7th Grade

What is behind the United States’ legacy of economic success? Entrepreneurial moxie – lots of it! In this program, students learn about the history of American entrepreneurship and its vital role in business and the nation’s economic development.

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JA Economics for Success - 8th Grade

What is personal finance? How do skills, interests, values, and education affect career options? This program provides an opportunity for students to begin asking life questions and exploring how their academic, economic and ethical choices affect their lives.

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A Note About Grade Levels
All of these programs are written at a 6th-8th 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 Afterschool and Summer Enrichment

JA It’s My Business: Grades 6-8

If entrepreneurship is behind our country’s economic success, then what is behind entrepreneurship itself? Can one learn to think and act like an entrepreneur? Most definitely. This program teaches students the four key characteristics of successful entrepreneurs: believing in themselves, filling a need, knowing their customer and product, and being creative and innovative.

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Additional Afterschool Programs: Grades 6-8

In addition to JA It’s My Business, any of the above programs can be used in an afterschool setting. Multiple programs can be used as well.