JA Finance Park Virtual

During this hands-on, computer-based simulation, students are asked to manage a fictitious life situation. The details of their assigned life scenario include marital status, number of children, education background, employment, and income.

Given their career and family situation, students use banking services; pay for housing, transportation, utilities, groceries, and health care; contribute to charities; and budget for education expenses. They work to create and balance a personal family budget.

Junior Achievement Finance Park equips students with the skills to make smart, lifelong financial decisions related to income, expenses, savings, and credit. The program includes 13 in-class lessons taught by teachers, culminating in an interactive budgeting simulation available virtually. Each lesson offers additional extension activities and is tailored for middle and high school students. Middle-grade lessons follow a traditional classroom format, while high school students engage in a Project-Based Learning (PBL) model, allowing educators to choose the most suitable approach. (Grades 7–12)

In the JA Finance Park simulation, students take on the role of an adult with a randomized life scenario, including a career, salary, family, and credit score. Guided by volunteers and JA staff, they create and manage a monthly budget based on their assigned persona.

JA Finance Park Advancedoffers a deeper financial literacy experience specifically designed for high school students.

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