Learning Experiences
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 Career Exploration Fair®
JA Career Exploration Fair® is an event where students learn about a range of career options across multiple career clusters. (Grades K-12)
Education Level:
Elementary School, 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 Career Speakers Series®
In JA Career Speakers Series®, a volunteer guest speaker visits the classroom and shares information about his or her career, work, and education experience. (Grades K-12)
Education Level:
Elementary School, 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 Career Success®
JA Career Success® is an engaging and comprehensive learning experience that introduces high school students to the workplace. As interns, students participate in realistic work experiences in multiple departments of a fictional company, Orbit Boom. The learning experience teaches soft skills and business best practices in the context of scenarios and assignments. The learning experience consists of seven 45-minute sessions and 10 optional sessions. (Grades 9-12)
Education Level:
High School
Delivery:
Classroom Based, Virtual, After School
JA Focus:
Financial Literacy
Moderate Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship
Moderate Entrepreneurship
Work Readiness
High 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 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 Inspire® Advanced
JA Inspire® Advanced is more than a career fair. It brings together the business community and local schools and is designed to help launch teens and young adults into their future - postsecondary education and their careers. The program consists of three segments: (1) pre-event career-oriented sessions; (2) the JA Inspire event, and (3) a post-event reflection. The JA Inspire event (in-person, virtual, or both) provides participants a powerful way to learn about real-world career opportunities and their local economy.
Education Level: High School, Youth 18-25
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 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 Job Shadow®
JA Job Shadow® is a comprehensive experience that helps students design an individualized career path. Supporting blended as well as self-guided activities, JA Job Shadow provides a design-thinking structure for career exploration. (Grades 9-12) The program includes six 45-minute sessions and two opportunities for site visits with flexible implementation options based on local needs.
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 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
