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Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area is pleased to announce the 2010 Junior Achievement Essay Competition, sponsored by David M. Rubenstein. This fall, Junior Achievement will invite students from the Greater Washington Region to compete for $100,000 in scholarships.
The competition will be open to any student in the 9th-12th grade in the Greater Washington Region from August 16 - September 30, 2010, and will ask students to write a 1,000-1,500 word essay on the topic, "What can the Greater Washington business community learn from today's high school students?" Click here to learn more and apply online.
In testimony before the Senate Banking Committee on July 21, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke praised Junior Achievement for working with schools to increase financial literacy across the nation. View the video clip with Chairman Bernanke's comments below, or click here to watch the complete testimony from the day.
Junior Achievement is now hiring for the Program Manager, Montgomery County and Manager, Finance Park positions. Please click here to learn about the positions and apply.
Junior Achievement has just published its July 2010 edition of the Greater Washington Futures e-Newsletter. Click here to learn about recent events at Junior Achievement, including:
- Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke Visits Finance Park
- Youth Entrepreneurs Honored
- Finance Park Construction Nearly Complete
- A Providing Summer Programs for DC
Construction of Junior Achievement Finance Park, the region's first hands-on experiential financial literacy center for youth, is nearly complete! Visit the photos page to view the construction progress of Junior Achievement Finance Park on the Frost-Woodson campus in Fairfax, VA, or watch a video tour of the building below.
Wendy Cai and Kristy Choi, juniors at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, MD, were named Youth Entrepreneurs of the Year for the Greater Washington Region by Ernst & Young and Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area. Wendy and Kristy, who are 16 and 17, respectively, were honored for founding Codi’s Hats, a non-profit organization that creates and provides hats to children staying at hospitals and treatment centers. Click here to learn more.
Junior Achievement has just published its June 2010 edition of the Greater Washington Futures e-Newsletter. Click here to learn about recent events at Junior Achievement, including:
- Finance Park Nears Completion
- JA White Paper Analyzes Federal Deficit
- Companies Vie for Top Bowl Fundraiser
- Stay Connected With JA This Summer
The 2010 Junior Achievement Bowl has raised over $375,000 so far for financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship programs for K-12 students in the Greater Washington Region. Watch the video below to learn what the JA Bowl is all about!
Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area has published its 2010 Spring Newsletter. Please click here to download your copy and learn about recent events, including:
- Finance Park Nears Completion
- Junior Achievement Welcomes Eight New Members to the Board of Directors
- JA Polls Reveal Startling Youth Trends
- 2010 Junior Achievement Essay Competition Announced
- Washington Business Hall of Fame Announces Laureates
- From a JA Educator & From a JA Volunteer
- A Word from Our Sponsor
- From the President's Desk
- Businesses Support Record Number of JA-in-a-Day Events
In response to the current financial climate, Junior Achievement Worldwide has published a series of timely and instructive Critical Issues White Papers. The latest paper, The Skyrocketing Federal Budget Deficit: Worrisome or Not?, is now available for download. This new JA Critical Issue White Paper explains the fundamental economics and politics of the issue and discusses the elements involved in reversing the trend of a steadily increasing deficit.
Five visionary leaders will be inducted into the Washington Business Hall of Fame by co-founding organizations Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area, The Washingtonian, and the Greater Washington Board of Trade, on Tuesday, November 30, 2010. The Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding business and community leadership over a career span of service in Greater Washington. The 22nd annual Washington Business Hall of Fame dinner will be attended by over 1,200 people at the Marriott Wardman Park; proceeds benefit Junior Achievement's mission to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.
The 2010 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureates are:
Junior Achievement has just published its May 2010 edition of the Greater Washington Futures e-Newsletter. Click here to learn about recent events at Junior Achievement, including:
- Washington Business Hall of Fame Announces Laureates
- Fairfax County Government Recognizes Junior Achievement
- College-Bound Teens Change Education Plans Due to Economy
- Essay Competition Winners Honored at Awards Ceremony
- Junior Achievement Creates Alumni Success
- Junior Achievement Bowl in Full Swing
Junior Achievement has just published its April 2010 edition of the Greater Washington Futures e-Newsletter. Click here to learn about recent events at Junior Achievement, including:
- State Department and FBI Employees Take Their Children To Work
- JA Survey Reveals Teens Are Socially Focused
- Bethesda Students Experience The World of Work
- JA Poll Shows Teens Do Not Budget
- Local Companies Launch April Bowl Season
As economists, elected officials and the American public ponder how to strengthen the U.S. economy by rebalancing the nation’s spending and consumption with savings and investment, an alarming majority of U.S. teens say they lack the knowledge to understand and effectively reconcile the two, according to the eleventh annual "Teens and Personal Finance Survey" conducted by Junior Achievement (JA) and The Allstate Foundation.
Nearly half of the 1,000 U.S. teens surveyed (45 percent) say they are unsure about how to effectively invest their money, and nearly a quarter of teens (22 percent) said they do not budget their money.
Please click here to learn more and download a PDF of the findings.
Junior Achievement has just published its March 2010 edition of the Greater Washington Futures e-Newsletter. Click here to learn about recent events at Junior Achievement, including:
- April is National Financial Literacy Month
- New Money-Management Downloads for Parents and Educators
- Students "Shadow" Federal Government IT Professionals
- Volunteering is Good Business
- Comptroller Franchot Applauds JA Board
- Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Call for Applications
Junior Achievement is pleased to announce the release of new JA $ave, USA lessons, which provide parents and educators with tools for discussing money-management issues with their children and students.
JA $ave, USA is a series of three 45-minute lessons designed specifically to help students develop higher levels of personal financial understanding.
Please click here to learn more and download the lessons for free.
Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area is pleased to announce the 7th Annual Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Competition, sponsored by Ernst & Young, which will recognize young people in the Greater Washington Region who have best embraced the entrepreneurial spirit. The competition is open to any student in the 9th-12th grade who has started and is currently running his or her own business, and will run from February 22 - April 16, 2010.
Please click here to learn more and download an application.
Junior Achievement has just published its February 2010 Finance Park Special Update edition of the Greater Washington Futures e-Newsletter. Click here to learn about recent events at Junior Achievement Finance Park, including:
- The bigger picture
- Unique learning environment
- Cutting-edge curriculum
- Significant impact on youth
- Opening this fall
- Exciting partnership opportunities
According to a new national survey by Junior Achievement and ING, teens entering the workforce today face one of the worst recessions in decades but remain optimistic about their future careers. In fact, 90 percent of teens are confident they will one day have their ideal job.
Additionally, an overwhelming majority - 84 percent - said they'd forego getting that perfect job for the opportunity to make a difference in the world.
Please click here to learn more and download a PDF of the findings.
According to the seventh annual Junior Achievement/Deloitte Teen Ethics Survey, online social networks have become so central to teens' lifestyles that they would consider their ability to access them during working hours when weighing a job offer.
88 percent of the teens surveyed use social networks every day, with 70 percent saying they participate in social networking an hour or more daily. More than half (58 percent) said they would consider their ability to access social networks at work when considering a job offer from a potential employer.
Please click here to learn more and download a PDF of the findings.
Junior Achievement has published its January 2010 edition of the Greater Washington Futures e-Newsletter. Click here to learn about recent events at Junior Achievement, including:
- Washington Business Hall of Fame Raises $1.2 Million for Financial Literacy
- Junior Achievement Essay Competition Winners Announced
- Businesses Pledge Support for Junior Achievement Finance Park
- JA Unveils New Online Student Center for Teens
- Support Financial Education Through the JA Bowl
- Volunteers Needed in Local Schools
Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area has published its 2010 Winter Newsletter. Please click here to download your copy and learn about recent events, including:
- Washington Business Hall of Fame
- Junior Achievement Visits Capitol Hill
- Montgomery County Board of Education Award
- Junior Achievement Finance Park Construction Begins
- Junior Achievement Welcomes Five New Members to the Board of Directors
- JA Serves 500,000th Student
- A Word from Our Sponsor
- From the President's Desk
- Youth Entrepreneur of the Year
Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area has published its 2009 Annual Report, "Focus on the Future." Please click here to download your copy and learn about the impact that Junior Achievement had in Greater Washington in 2009.
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