Help guide high school students running their own Business!
ORGANIZATION: Junior Achievement of Southeastern Pennsylvania
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Junior Achievement of Southeastern Pennsylvania is a non profit committed to empower young people to their own economic success. We provide programming on Financial Literacy, Entrepreneurship, and Work Readiness.
Junior Achievement is partnering with Building 21 High School to run JA Company Program, Junior Achievement's signature program, this spring. Students in the JA Company Program start and run their own business, including such tasks as raising capital, coming up with and ordering a product, and selling that product. As students wrap up the program, they liquidate their company, make an annual report, and pay dividends on their stock offering. The program will run in class, meeting around 20 times.
JA and Building 21 HS are looking for a finance or business professional, preferably someone with a entrepreneurial background, to volunteer. The volunteer needs to attend at least 7 sessions, providing mentoring and guidance to students as they tackle the challenges of entrepreneurship. The times you visit the class are flexible and will be worked out with the teacher. Junior Achievement will provide training and materials to make sure you are prepared as possible. If you are interested, please respond to this listing; JA will then contact you to further discuss this incredible opportunity.
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About Junior Achievement of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Location:
994 Old Eagle School Road, Suite 1014, Wayne, PA 19087, US
Mission Statement
Junior Achievement is the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy. Junior Achievement programs help to prepare young people for the real world by using experiential, hands-on learning.
Description
Our programs help prepare young people for the real world by showing them how to generate wealth and effectively manage it, how to create jobs which make their communities more robust, and how to apply entrepreneurial thinking to the workplace. Students in Kindergarten through Grade 12 put these lessons into action and learn the value of contributing to their communities. Junior Achievement matches volunteer or volunteer groups with programs and schools that fit their interests. Experiences include one-day opportunities or weekly experiences for individuals (typically 7 visits). In all cases, volunteers are paired with a teacher and classroom and will deliver scripted, age-appropriate workshops to involve students in their own learning. Volunteers are provided with training and all workshop materials. 85% of First-Time JA Volunteers would volunteer again and 99% of Junior Achievement volunteers would recommend JA to a colleague or friend!
Our programs impact more than 26,000 students in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Berks, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties. Get involved today to help students in Southeastern Pennsylvania own their economic success!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Building 21 High School6501 Limekiln PikePhiladelphia, PA 19138
DATE POSTED
March 12, 2018
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Financial Literacy
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training
- at least 7 one hour sessions