- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Elementary Students Learn Business Basics
ORGANIZATION: Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts, Inc.
Please visit the new page to apply.
- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
JA Our Community introduces students to how citizens benefit from and contribute to a community's success.
Following participation in the program, students will be able to:
- Describe a community.
- Identify the variety of careers people have in a community and how each job requires specific skills.
- Identify how business and government jobs help a community.
- Explain how taxation supports government services.
- Recognize voting as a way responsible citizens act.
- Describe the flow of money in a community's economy.
Program Basics
- Volunteer is trained on program activities
- Volunteer leads activities with students
- Materials are packaged in a self-contained kit that includes detailed plans for the volunteer and materials for students
- Students develop a sense of career awareness and how all jobs help a community
- Session-specific, age-appropriate materials increase student interaction and emphasize JA's experiential approach to learning.
More opportunities with Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts, Inc.
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts, Inc.
Location:
1500 Main Street, Suite 217, PO Box 15167, Springfield, MA 01115, US
Mission Statement
Dedicated to providing economic education and financial literacy programs to the youth of western Massachusetts and Vermont.
Description
Junior Achievement offers a wide-range of opportunities for volunteers to share their knowledge and life experiences with the children of our future.
At the heart of Junior Achievement are the volunteers who selflessly donate their time to inspire the children of our future. Junior Achievement's passionate volunteers are given the unique opportunity to educate kids on the economics of life through free enterprise education. Whether you choose to volunteer for a single school day, or help throughout a semester, your efforts to help kids understand what it takes to be successful will last a lifetime. Help spread the message of endless opportunity to a classroom in your community!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Storrs Library693 Longmeadow StLongmeadow, MA 01106
DATE POSTED
March 13, 2019
SKILLS
- General Education
- Financial Literacy
- Youth Services
- Child Development
- People Skills
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 15
- Orientation or Training
- 45 minute training ahead of volunteering, 1 hour 15 mins of volunteering