Junior Achievement motivates students to develop the skills needed to experience the realities and opportunities of the 21st-century global marketplace; developing the confidence to enter the workforce and contribute to economic growth.
Our program curriculum fosters work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy skills, utilizing experiential learning to inspire kids to dream big and reach their potential. This year, over 52,000 students in Greater Washington will participate in Junior Achievement programs.
Junior Achievement Finance Park and JA program director Nomoya Tinch Malcolm were featured in yesterday's Washington Post in an article by columnist Thomas Heath.
In it, Nomoya discusses the importance of learning about economics at a young age, and the role that Junior Achievement is taking in educating today's young people about business.
Junior Achievement of Greater Washington is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Junior Achievement Essay Competition, sponsored by David M. Rubenstein.
Last fall, JA invited high school students from Greater Washington to compete for $110,000 in scholarships by writing an essay on the topic, "How can young entrepreneurs and the local governments of DC, Maryland, and Virginia work together to empower the next generation to improve the quality of life for the citizens of Greater Washington?"
The Washington Post recently covered Junior Achievement's ringing of the NASDAQ opening bell on behalf of The Carlyle Group last week. Please click here to read the article and learn more!
Junior Achievement's President & CEO Ed Grenier rang the NASDAQ opening bell this morning with JA students on behalf of of The Carlyle Group. Please click here to view photos from the ceremony, or see below for a video!
The 2012 Teens and Personal Finance Survey revealed that only 56 percent of teens 14-18 years old think they will be as financially well-off or better than their parents.
Further, less than half of teens who responded indicated they’d be financially independent from their parents or guardians by age 20 versus a year ago.
Please click here to read the full results of the survey.
Junior Achievement has just published its April 2012 edition of the Greater Washington Futures e-Newsletter. Click here to learn about recent events at Junior Achievement, including:
Junior Achievement Featured on PBS Nightly Business Report
Finance Park Honored by the National School Board Association
Junior Achievement Parent and Teacher Tools Available as Free Download
Junior Achievement Finance Park, an experiential financial literacy learning center serving 14,000 middle school students each year, was recently featured on NBC4.
Please click here to watch the video and learn more about Junior Achievement Finance Park!
Junior Achievement's $ave, USA programs provide educators and parents with tools for discussing money-management issues with their students and children. JA $ave, USA is a series of lessons for educators and parents designed specifically to help students develop higher levels of personal financial understanding.
To honor the upcoming Financial Literacy Month in April, JA has released new JA $ave, USA programs for elementary, middle, and high school students that are available as free downloads.
Junior Achievement has just published its March 2012 edition of the Greater Washington Futures e-Newsletter. Click here to learn about recent events at Junior Achievement, including:
Junior Achievement Discusses Financial Literacy on NPR
New Survey Finds 1 in 8 Teens Want to Start a Business
Howard University MBA Students Teach Junior Achievement
The 2012 Teens and Careers Survey found that although 1 in 8 teens want to start their own business, less than half are confident that they'll someday have their dream job.
Further, only a third of teens know anyone who works in their preferred job, and are reliant upon learning about their desired career solely from their school.
Please click here to read the full results of the survey.
Five visionary leaders are to be inducted into the Washington Business Hall of Fame by co-founding organizations Junior Achievement of Greater Washington, The Washingtonian, and the Greater Washington Board of Trade. The Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding business and community leadership over a career span of service in Greater Washington. The Washington Business Hall of Fame will take place on December 4, 2012; proceeds will benefit Junior Achievement's mission to empower young people to own their economic success.
The 2012 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureates are:
Junior Achievement has just published its February 2012 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
Maryland State Department of Education Promotes Financial Literacy
Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Competition Begins
Junior Achievement Volunteer Honored as Washingtonian of the Year
Students Visit Pentagon and Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Observe IT Careers in Action
Junior Achievement is pleased to announce the 9th Annual Greater Washington Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Competition, sponsored by Ernst & Young, which will recognize young people in Greater Washington 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 1 - April 11, 2012.
Junior Achievement has just published its January 2012 edition of the Greater Washington Futures e-Newsletter. Click here to learn about recent events at Junior Achievement, including:
New Deloitte College and Career Center Opens at Finance Park
Congresswoman Donna Edwards Tours Finance Park
Diocese of Arlington Partnership Grows to Include All Elementary Grades
Washington Business Hall of Fame Featured in Washingtonian
Increased Holiday Spending Leads to Frugal New Year’s Resolutions
Junior Achievement Finance Park, an experiential financial literacy learning center serving 14,000 eighth grade students each year, is featured in a new public service announcement from Capital One.
To learn more about this innovative program, please click here.
Washington Post Covers JA's Ringing of NASDAQ Opening Bell
