Have you ever dreamed about being a police officer? Or perhaps an IRS agent? Maybe even a fitness consultant? Students participating in the Junior Achievement (JA) Biz Town program have the chance to experience one of more than 50 different careers for a day. Not only do they role play a career of interest to them, they also get paid twice during the experience and must learn to open a bank account, pay bills, and make purchases.
Curriculum taught prior to the Biz Town visit focuses on free enterprise, work skills, basic business practices, and money management skills. After their day at Biz Town in Maplewood, the participants debrief on what they have learned and how they can implement their new skills into their current life and future careers.
Through the generosity of the St. Cloud Area Junior Achievement Board of Directors and the many volunteers and partners they recruit, many upper elementary students in our community have been given this opportunity. Last year students in over 200 K – 12 St. Cloud Area classrooms participated in one of the many JA programs. For more information, go to www.jaum.org or contact Ileana Merten at ileana@jaum.org.
Please enjoy the JA video below.
