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It's Their Future! West Side Leadership Academy!
ORGANIZATION: Junior Achievement of Chicago
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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3 people are interested
Community volunteers are needed to educate the entire student body at West Side Leadership Academy. This one day event will bring JA’s Traditional programs to 9th, 10th and 11th grades with a Career Day for 12th grade students.
JA Day programs are designed to prepare students with a real world perspective. Volunteers share their personal and professional experiences with a classroom of students and demonstrate the skills and concepts they need to succeed in work and life. This is an opportunity to talk to students about careers, business and pathways to success!
JA prepares all Traditional Program volunteers with a one hour orientation session and provides all the activities the tools for success! Students will enjoy the fun hands activities paired with inspiration stories and personal experiences in the world of work. Teachers remain in class for support!
Below is an overview of the programs presented:
JA’s Career Success for the entire 9th Grade- JA Career Success equips students with the tools and skills required to earn and keep a job in high- growth career in- dustries. Students will learn and apply soft skill in work place scenarios, recognize STEM and high-growth industries, identify personal-brand and job- hunting tools-resumes, cover letters, interviews, and digital profiles and more.
JA’s Be Entrepreneurial for the entire 10th Grade-JA Be Entrepreneurial teaches the essential components of starting and running a business. If starting a business seems too out-of-reach for high school students, JA Be Entrepreneurial shows them how realistic an entrepreneurial venture can be.
JA’s Personal Finance for the entire 11th Grade-JA Personal Finance is designed to prepare students with Financial Literacy skills. Topics include: Budgeting, saving and investing, credit options, Identity theft, and more!
JA’s Reverse Job Shadow "Career Day" for the entire 12th Grade-JA’s Reverse Job Shadow Career Day provides students with an introduction to various careers; Healthcare, Trades, STEM, Business, Entrepreneurs, etc. Volunteers will paired with other similar industry presenters to speak about their career.
Come support our West Side kids and help prepare our future generation!
More opportunities with Junior Achievement of Chicago
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About Junior Achievement of Chicago
Location:
651 W. Washington Blvd., #404, Chicago, IL 60661, US
Mission Statement
To inspire and prepare young people to succeed in the global economy.
Description
Junior Achievement is the world's largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. In partnership with businesses and educators, JA brings the real world to students, opening their minds to their potential.
Our corporate and community volunteers deliver relevant, hands-on experiences that give students from kindergarten through high school knowledge and skills in financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship. JA programs empower students to make a connection between what they learn in school and how it can be applied in the real world - enhancing the relevance of their classroom learning and increasing their understanding of the value of staying in school.
Throughout JA's sequential and integrated kindergarten through high school programs, students think critically and solve complex problems. Through our business, financial, and entrepreneurial educational programs, we prepare students to:
- Proactively manage their finances;
- Become entrepreneurs; and
- Develop skills that will be recognized and valued in a global workforce.
During the 2017-2018 school year, JA of Chicago successfully reached 600,222 students of all ages, races, ethnic backgrounds and physical capabilities, including at-risk youth in twelve Chicago-area and northwestern Indiana counties.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
W 9th Ave & Gerry StGary, IN 46406
DATE POSTED
November 24, 2018
SKILLS
- STEM
- Teaching / Instruction
- People Skills
- Public Speaking
- Healthcare
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 4 hours of classroom time plus time preparation
- JA volunteers must have a desire to empower youth. Enthusiam and commitment required.