Programs - High School Programs
| Grade | Programs | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 10 and up | JA 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. http://www.ja.org/programs/programs_high_succskils.shtml |
| 11, 12 | JA TITAN (Internet based) Sponsored by Oracle | JA Titan introduces critical economics and management decisions through an interactive Web-based simulation. http://www.ja.org/programs/programs_high_titan.shtml |
| 9 and up | JA Company Program™ | JA Company Program analyzes and explores personal opportunities and responsibilities within a student-led enterprise. http://www.ja.org/programs/programs_high_coprgrm.shtml |
| 10 and up | JA Economics™ Sponsored by the MetLife Foundation | JA Economics examines the fundamental concepts of micro-, macro-, and international economics. http://www.ja.org/programs/programs_high_econ.shtml |
| 9 and up | JA Exploring Economics™ Sponsored by the MetLife Foundation | Through hands-on classroom activities, JA Exploring Economics fosters lifelong skills and knowledge about how an economy works, including micro-, macro-, personal, and international economics. http://www.ja.org/programs/programs_high_explor_econ.shtml |
| 9 and up | JA Banks in Action™ Sponsored by the Citi Foundation | JA Banks in Action™ teaches high school students the principles of the banking industry and exposes them to the challenges of successfully operating a bank in a competitive environment. Eight required volunteer-led activities. http://www.ja.org/programs/programs_high_intl_bia.shtml |
| 9 and up | JA Business Ethics™ Sponsored by Deloitte | Through hands-on classroom activities, JA Business Ethics™ fosters students’ ethical decision-making as they prepare to enter the workforce and take part in the global marketplace. Students will recognize and analyze theory, terminology, and concepts; apply skills; and evaluate ethical decision-making. Seven required, five supplemental, volunteer-led sessions. http://www.ja.org/programs/programs_high_business_ethics.shtml |
| 9 and up | JA Careers with a Purpose™ Sponsored by HCA & John Templeton Foundation | JA Careers with a Purpose™ introduces students to the importance of seeking careers that help them realize their life potential and noble purpose. The program demonstrates the importance of positive values, life maxims, and ethical decision-making within the context of career and life decisions. http://www.ja.org/programs/programs_high_careers_purpose.shtml |
| 9 and up | JA Personal Finance | JA Personal Finance 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. http://www.ja.org/programs/programs_high_nefe.shtml |
| 9 and up | HS Heroes Program | Students teaching students. This program helps HS students develop their public speaking and presentation skills while serving as role models to children in their community. JA High School Heroes |
| 3-12 | JA Job Shadow ™ | JA Job Shadow takes students into the work place to learn about careers. http://www.ja.org/programs/programs_job_shadow.shtml |
| 9 and up | JA Be Entrepreneurial | JA Be Entrepreneurial, a new high school program, focuses on challenging students, through interactive classroom activities, to start their own entrepreneurial venture while still in high school. One of ten JA programs designed with the specific needs of upper grade students in mind, JA Be Entrepreneurial provides useful, practical content to assist students to transition into becoming productive, contributing members of society.
http://www.ja.org/programs/programs_high_be_entre.shtml |