Preparing Students to Thrive
Junior Achievement North prepares young people with the skillset and mindset to build thriving communities. Our programming is critical in addressing the skills, wealth, and opportunity gaps our community is facing. We bring learning to life through dynamic programming and help students make connections between the classroom and the real world. Tomorrow’s leaders need our support today and JA North provides foundational tools and skills that will set students up for success.
Pathways to Boundless Opportunity
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Financial LiteracyTeaching personal finance is often overlooked in traditional educational systems. Young people need to learn these skills to be successful.
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Career ReadinessAddressing the skills gap is critical as many graduating students lack basic skills like communication, problem-solving and critical thinking.
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EntrepreneurshipInspiring our kids to dream big and reach their potential does not happen by chance. Tomorrow's visionaries will fuel the economy and lead our communities.
Featured Programs
Junior Achievement programs are designed to correlate with state academic standards and help educators meet their classroom goals. We're honored to partner with educators to help provide engaging content that helps students excel.
Program Details
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Elementary School
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Middle School, High School
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High School
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High School
JA Job Shadow
Gives students the key skills they need to identify career paths aligned to their own interests. Through informational interviews and a workplace site visit students build their personal career knowledge and experience.
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Elementary School, Middle School, High School
JA Career Speaker Series
A volunteer guest speaker visits the classroom and shares information about their career, work, and education experience.
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High School
JA Personal Finance
Students learn about the interrelationship between today’s financial decisions and future financial freedom. Topics include employment and income, budgeting, savings, credit and debt, smart shopping, investing, credit card usage, and net worth.
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High School
JA Titan
A simulation-based program in which students compete as business CEOs in the phone industry.
Youth get first-hand practice making high-stakes decisions about production, marketing, philanthropy, and workforce management.