For a small time commitment, you can serve as positive role models to kids, by sharing what you know about working with money, your career journey, and easy-to-understand information about how a business runs. You might be surprised, but a small amount of your time can be life-changing for students.
The time commitment can be as little as 45 minutes a week for five weeks. Junior Achievement will provide an orientation, simple-to-understand materials, and support necessary to help you get started.
To learn more, contact Dawn Camlin at 309-277-3905 or dawn.camlin@ja.org.
These classes need to be filled soon, so no children will miss out on the JA experience.
SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL
4th Grade–Carla Cruse, Amber Hayen, Nicol Wescott
JA Our Region® introduces students to entrepreneurship and how entrepreneurs use resources to produce goods and services in a region.
Students operate a hypothetical hot dog stand to understand the fundamental tasks performed by a business owner.
They learn how money comes into, and goes out of, a business.
3rd Grade–Heather Waninger
JA Our City® introduces students to the characteristics of cities and how they are shaped by zoning.
Students also learn about the importance of money to a city; how financial institutions help businesses and city residents; how the media is an integral part of a city’s life.
They learn the role of an entrepreneur by exploring what it takes to open a restaurant.
NORTHSIDE SCHOOL
2nd Grade–Melissa Christensen
JA Our Community® uses posters and games to offer practical information about businesses and the many jobs those businesses offer in a community.
Students explore production methods through a simulation game.
They learn about taxes, decision making, and how money flows in an economy.