Programs - Finance Park

This school year, Capital One/Junior Achievement Finance Park™ will be located at:

JA Finance Park® is a hands-on program which includes in-school, teacher-led activities culminating in an “off-site” visit to Capital One/JA Finance Park™, where volunteers mentor students as they make real life financial decisions.
Capital One/Junior Achievement Finance Park™ helps middle grades students build a foundation of intelligent, personal financial decision-making skills through an experiential, real life simulation. The program was created in 2006 through the cooperation and support of Capital One, JA Worldwide®, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.


Capital One/Junior Achievement Finance Park™ made its debut in Newark, NJ in February 2009. During the 2011 program, JANJ reached over 3,000 students in northern New Jersey, a 280% increase from the first year.

JA Finance Park on Classroom Close-up, NJ

Watch more of the action at Finance Park

JA Finance Park® Virtual Launches

This school year, Junior Achievement Finance Park Virtual will engage Central and South New Jersey students. Interested students or educators in these areas, please inquire about how to bring this program to your classroom.

Check out more on JA Finance Park® Virtual here.

For more information about JA Finance Park, please contact Stacy Halk at shalk@ja.org.

Teacher and Volunteer Information

“I learned that anything you want in life is going to have to be earned. Bills are a great responsibility and you need to spend your money wisely. Also, if you are able to get what you want, it will be more fulfilling because you must have worked hard to get it.” - JA Student, Truth Middle School, East Orange