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| Last updated on August 6, 2008 |
Junior Achievement (JA) was founded in Massachusetts in 1919, and our mission is to educate and inspire young people to value free enterprise and to understand how business and economics can improve the quality of their lives.
Description:
JA is a nonprofit education organization that offers nationally-tested, fun, hands-on, age-appropriate lessons designed to prepare students for key economic and workforce issues they will face in the future. JA's programs teach basic economics, business, civic responsibility, problem-solving skills, and the value of staying in school to children in local public schools.
The curriculum is delivered by trained volunteers who are paired up with teachers in schools that have requested the JA program for grades K-12 in local school districts such as Auburn, Fitchburg, Leominster, Wachusett, and Worcester.
JA encourages business professionals, educators, college students, homemakers, and retired persons to become a volunteer. Once volunteers are trained by the JA staff and assigned to their particular class, they receive a grade-specific curriculum kit, which contains all the lessons and activities they will need to complete the program. The JA class is then scheduled at a mutually convenient time for both teacher and volunteer.
Throughout the course of delivering the program, volunteers are encouraged to personalize the lessons by drawing upon their own success stories and relevant experience. In this way, volunteers also serve as role models and mentors to the students.
The volunteer commitment for an elementary class (K-5) is only five classes (approximately five hours), in addition to time for training and transportation to the school. The commitment for middle grades (6-8) is six classes, and at the high school level (9-12), seven classes.
History:
JA was founded in Massachusetts in 1919 and is the world's largest and fastest growing nonprofit, economic education organization. With office affiliates in every state, and abroad, JA represents a unique and cost-efficient partnership between a nonprofit agency, local public schools, and the business and education community.
Contact people:
Office fax number: (508) 756-6695
Address:
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484 Main Street Suite 400
Worcester, MA 01608
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Web Site: http://centralmass.ja.org
Directions:
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The Junior Achievement office is located in the Denholm Building on Main Street in downtown Worcester, opposite City Hall. Volunteers, however, fulfill their commitment in the classroom of the school where they are assigned. JA makes every effort to match. . . (more)
Nearest Bus Stop: City Hall |
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