Grades 2-3

Through “Needs, Jobs & Tools”, students explore how their needs and wants are met through various jobs in the community, as well as learning about important tools used in various occupations. A hands-on exploration of the money circle links how jobs and tools meet our needs.

Grades 3-4

Explains the impact technology and Canadian inventors have on businesses and societies around the world. Explores industrial changes due to technology and what might be in store for the future. Technology and Innovation engages elementary students in activities to define new ideas for business and society by learning about our technological past and present.

Grades 5-6

Students are often taught that success means “getting a good job” after graduation. Many are not aware that launching a business is a viable career option that can bring them amazing opportunities.

However, starting a business is not a career option that most children are encouraged to consider. In JA’s Our Business World program, elementary students explore how businesses are created and what makes them thrive. Using games and multimedia, students learn about innovation, start-ups and self-employment.

Grades 6

Entrepreneurs drive the Canadian economy, strengthen communities and create jobs. However, children are often not encouraged to become entrepreneurs.

In JA’s newly updated A Business of Our Own program, students put on entrepreneurial hats and run their own retail business. Students learn how to start a business, produce and promote their products, track their finances and manage a team. Volunteers from the local business community use experiential blended learning and game-based technology to engage students and ignite their passion for business. In addition to in-class lessons, budding entrepreneurs are now able to continue learning at home through JA’s online business simulation.

Grade 7-8

Students get the vital tools they need to make smart financial decisions, live debt-free and become savvy investors. Students learn personal money management skills that they can apply to their lives … beginning now.

Grades 8 – 12

What are the success skills it take to be prosperous in today’s rapidly changing work environment? This question is answered through peer learning and examines what different skill sets are required to be successful in the workforce.

 Grades 8 – 12

World of Choices brings students together with career mentors working in desired fields, industries, and professions. In small sessions, students learn first-hand what it takes to be successful. Each student can participate in interactive sessions that will open up a world of choices for Canadian youth.

Grades 9 – 12

The cornerstone of Junior Achievement, the JA Company Program sees groups of students work together to operate their own business venture. The Company Program may run in-school or as an after-school activity.

Grades 8 – 12

JA’s Investment Strategies program (ISP) teaches students how to save and invest for the future. The program includes both interactive classroom lessons and an online stock market simulation, Invest JA, where students manage their own simulated stock portfolio. The simulation is linked to live data from North American stock markets and is an exciting, risk-free way for students to apply the investing principles they learn in the program.

Grades 10-12

Personal Finance is a deep dive into financial literacy. Students will learn important money management skills, including key elements of  finance such as: spending wisely, budgeting, saving, investing, and using credit.

Grades 9 – 12

The cornerstone of Junior Achievement, the JA Company Program sees groups of students work together to operate their own business venture. The Company Program may run in-school or as an after-school activity.

Grades 10-12

World of Choices brings students together with career mentors working in desired fields, industries, and professions. In small sessions, students learn first-hand what it takes to be successful. Each student can participate in interactive sessions that will open up a world of choices for Canadian youth.