High school.

JA Be Entrepreneurial (Grades 9-12)

JA Be Entrepreneurial is a modular learning experience that teaches participants about the mindset and the skills needed for success by aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators who add value to any organization. Participants completing all three modules use Design Thinking, a problem-solving approach, to create business ideas. Participants also learn to transform their ideas into concise, effective, and actionable one-page business plans.

JA Be Entrepreneurial Overview

JA Career Speaker Series (Grades 9-12)

In JA Career Speaker Series, a volunteer guest speaker visits the classroom and shares information about his or her career, work, and education experience. The speaker may bring props, work samples, or other visuals to help engage students. Key Concepts: Durable skills – Resume building tips – Interview skills – Workplace communications skills – Career opportunities

JA Career Speaker Series Overview 

JA Company Pop-Up (Grades 6-8)

JA Company Program® Pop-Up guides students through planning, launching, and operating their own pop-up business venture. Across seven sessions plus a sales period, students collaborate on business decisions, build entrepreneurial skills, and experience the full business lifecycle — from setting goals to executing the Four P’s of Marketing.

JA Company Program Pop-Up Overview

JA Finance Park – Advanced (Grades 9 – 12)

JA Finance Park is Junior Achievement’s capstone program for personal financial planning and career exploration. The JA Finance Park experience begins with teacher-led curriculum, culminating in a visit to JA Finance Park, where students participate in a reality-based decision-making simulation addressing aspects of individual and family budgeting, including housing, transportation, food, utilities, healthcare, philanthropy, and banking. Learning Objectives: Future Planning, Income, Taxes, Careers, Saving, Investment, Risk Management, Benefits, Opportunity Cost, Risk, Interest, Banking, Credit and Debit, Credit Score and Reports, Debt, Loans, Payment Methods, Identity Theft, Budgeting, Needs and Wants

JA Finance Park – Advanced Overview

JA Financial Literacy – (Grades 9 – 12)

JA Financial Literacy equips high school students with the knowledge and skills to make informed financial decisions throughout their lives. Through a one-semester, teacher-led course, students explore essential personal finance topics including budgeting, saving, investing, credit, and responsible financial decision-making. Real-world projects, scenarios, and case studies help students apply these concepts while considering how financial choices connect to their future education, careers, and life goals. JA provides educators with a comprehensive curriculum and classroom resources to support engaging, relevant financial education.

JA Financial Literacy Overview

JA Future Ready Leaders (Grades 9-12)

JA Future Ready Leaders (formerly High School Heroes) empowers high school students to build leadership and career skills while serving as role models in their community. With training and materials provided by JA, students deliver JA’s K–5 lessons to elementary school classrooms in their district. The program requires collaboration between participating high schools and elementary schools and is an ideal fit for student organizations such as FBLA, DECA, Future Educators, JROTC, Key Club, business classes, or service-learning groups.

JA Future Ready Leaders Overview 

JA Job Shadow (Grades 9-12)

JA Job Shadow connects high school students with local employers to explore careers and gain firsthand exposure to the workplace. Students begin with classroom lessons focused on career exploration, personal strengths, professional communication, and workplace readiness before participating in a half- or full-day Job Shadow experience. During the workplace visit, students tour facilities, interact with professionals, develop workplace skills, and explore career opportunities within a specific industry. JA works with educators and host organizations to create meaningful experiences that connect classroom learning to real-world careers and help prepare students for what’s next.

JA Job Shadow Overview 

JA Marketing Principles 1 (Grades 9-12)

JA Marketing Principles® 1 is a one-semester, teacher-led course that introduces high school students to foundational marketing concepts and how they are applied in the world around them. Through teacher-led instruction, self-guided content, and real-world applications, students explore key marketing strategies while building an understanding of how businesses connect with consumers and create value.

JA Marketing Principles 1 Overview

JA Marketing Principles 2 (Grades 9-12)

JA Marketing Principles® 2 is a one-semester, teacher-led course that helps high school students explore how marketing shapes the world around them while discovering potential careers in the field. Through case studies, project-based learning, and real-world applications, students develop an understanding of key marketing concepts and how they are used in today’s businesses and industries.

JA Marketing Principles 2 Overview

JA Take Stock in Your Future + Stock Market Challenge (Grades 9-12)

JA Take Stock in Your Future® + Stock Market Challenge introduces students to the foundational concepts of the stock market across five sessions, from how it works to the risks and rewards of long-term investing. Students who complete the program can put their knowledge into practice by competing in the JA Stock Market Challenge, an optional online or site-based competition.

JA Take Stock In Your Future Overview

JA Titan (Grades 9-12)

JA Titan is a simulation-based program that puts high school students in the role of business CEOs in the phone industry. Participants experience firsthand how organizations evaluate alternatives, make decisions, analyze outcomes, and strategize next steps in a competitive marketplace. The blended model includes 11 sessions—ranging from tutorials and strategy development to competition and deep-dive explorations—with students completing a minimum of 5 sessions in any order. Top performers have the opportunity to advance to the JA Titan finals.

JA Titan Overview

JA Women’s Future Leadership Forum
(Grades 9-12)

Women’s Future Leadership Forum (WFLF) gives students the opportunity to connect with women mentors from a variety of New Jersey businesses and industries. Through interactive activities and small-group work sessions, students build confidence, strengthen career skills, and gain valuable insights from accomplished professionals. The program is available for school groups only, with schools responsible for providing their own transportation. Dates and locations are announced annually.

2026-2027 Women’s Future Leadership Forum Dates

Wednesday, March 10, 2027: Montclair State University

Friday, March 19, 2027: Rutgers Business School

Wednesday, April 7, 2027: Rowan College of South Jersey – Gloucester Campus

(Additional dates may be added throughout the year. Please check back for new opportunities.)