JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTH

Capstone programs bring learning to life for students. These programs are centered on a learning laboratory experience that provides a tangible way for students to apply what they have learned in the classroom while onsite in the junior achievement learning labs. Capstone programs include ja biztown and ja finance park.ja biztown - elementary and middle school students are not old enough to drive, work, vote or be a ceo. But that doesn't stop them from operating banks, managing restaurants, writing checks, and voting for mayor at ja biztown. The program combines in-class learning with a day-long visit to this fully interactive simulated lab. Ja biztown helps students connect the dots between what they learn in school and the real world. Through daily lessons, interactive activities, and participation in this simulated community designed to support differentiated learning styles, students develop a strong understanding of the relationship between what they learn in school and their successful participation in an economy and community.ja finance park - students practice planning for a successful future during this learning simulation that covers critical personal finance concepts and career exploration. Ja finance park is designed to be taught to middle school and high school students by classroom teachers. At the culmination of this program, students visit ja finance park in a virtual simulation or an on-site day to put into practice what they have learned about economic options and the principles of budgeting. Assisted by their teachers and a staff of trained volunteers, students explore budgeting and how educational and financial decisions can impact their future.we meet students where they're at. The virtual innovations we started developing in 2020 will remain part of our ongoing programming so we can continue to reach a broader group of students within the region. We have leveraged virtual content to meet the continual needs of remote learning opportunities, which means students who couldn't before receive classroom programming or make it to our learning labs now have access to those experiences, including virtual volunteer videos, ja biztown online adventures, and ja finance park virtual.