Learning Experiences
JA Workforce Coaching
A 12-part, one-on-one coaching program for young adults, culminating in a work experience or educational program. Teaches transferable skills, financial literacy, and all the steps needed to build a career pathway.
Education Level:
High School
Delivery:
After School
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy
High Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship
Moderate Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness
High Work Readiness
JA Be Entrepreneurial® (Creative Problem Solving)
JA Be Entrepreneurial® is a reimagined, modular learning experience that teaches students about the mindset and the skills needed for success by aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators who add value to any organization. In JA Creative Problem Solving, students learn and apply design thinking, an innovative process for problem solving used by entrepreneurs (and intrapreneurs) to brainstorm customer-centric ideas. (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
Moderate Work Readiness
JA Be Entrepreneurial® (Rapid Business Planning)
JA Be Entrepreneurial® is a reimagined, modular learning experience that teaches students about the mindset and the skills needed for success by aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators who add value to any organization. In JA Rapid Business Planning, students learn about the Lean Model Canvas, the strategic management template for developing business models. (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
Moderate Work Readiness
JA Be Entrepreneurial® (Think Like an Entrepreneur)
JA Be Entrepreneurial® is a reimagined, modular learning experience that teaches students about the mindset and the skills needed for success by aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators who add value to any organization. In JA Think Like an Entrepreneur, students develop a mindset that enables opportunity identification, innovation, value creation, and problem solving. (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
Moderate 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 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 Excellence through Ethics®
Through JA Excellence through Ethics®, students will learn the importance of ethics and ethical decision-making and how ethical and unethical choices affect everyone in a community. (Grades 6-12) JA Excellence through Ethics is a 60- to 90-minute learning experience with additional optional activities.
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 Financial Capability® 1
JA Financial Capability® 1 is a one-semester teacher-led course in which high school students examine financial capabilities from a business perspective, focusing on banking, economics, business planning, and risk management. (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 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 Marketing Principles® 1
JA Marketing Principles® 1 is a one-semester teacher-led course that introduces high school students to marketing and some basic marketing techniques. (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 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 Personal Finance®
JA Personal Finance® allows students to experience the interrelationship between today's financial decisions and future financial freedom. To achieve financial health and wellness, they learn about money-management strategies, including earning, employment and income, budgeting, savings, credit and debt, consumer protection, smart shopping, risk management, investing, credit card usage, debt management, and net worth. (Grades 9-12) The program consists of eight 45-minute sessions with 3 additional modular sessions.
Education Level:
High School
Delivery:
Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy
High Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship
Minimal Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness
Moderate Work Readiness
JA Take Stock in Your Future®
Through JA Take Stock in Your Future®, students discover the benefits and challenges of investing in the stock market as part of a broader, long-term investment strategy and the risks and rewards of trading. (grades 9-12) The program includes five 45- minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout, including an optional online or site-based JA Stock Market Challenge competition.
Education Level:
High School
Delivery:
Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy
High Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship
Minimal Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness
Moderate Work Readiness
