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.
Washington, DC - 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, December 1, 2009. The Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding business and community leadership over a career span of service in Greater Washington. The 21st annual Washington Business Hall of Fame Dinner will be attended by over 1,200 people at the Hilton Washington Hotel; proceeds benefit Junior Achievement’s mission to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.
Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 Junior Achievement Essay Competition, sponsored by David M. Rubenstein. This fall, Junior Achievement invited high school students from the Greater Washington Region to compete for $110,000 in scholarships by writing an essay on the topic, "How can Greater Washington companies responsibly and effectively deal with the economic challenges facing the United States?" Click here to read the winning essays.
Junior Achievement has published its November 2009 edition of the Greater Washington Futures e-Newsletter. Click here to learn about recent events at Junior Achievement, including:
- Junior Achievement Reaffirms Its Core Values
- JA Publishes Timely White Paper for Teens
- Washington Business Hall of Fame
- Companies Teach JA in a Day
Construction of Junior Achievement Finance Park, the region's first hands-on experiential financial literacy center for youth, is now underway! Click here to view photos of the construction of Junior Achievement Finance Park on the Frost-Woodson campus in Fairfax, VA.
Junior Achievement has published its October 2009 edition of the Greater Washington Futures e-Newsletter. Click here to learn about recent events at Junior Achievement, including:
- JA Honored With Montgomery County Board of Education Award
- Teens Call for Entrepreneurship Taught in Schools
- Washington Business Hall of Fame
- David Rubenstein Visits DC Public Charter School
- JA Day on the Hill a Success
- Jingle Bowls
The current financial climate has the business community off balance and is particularly unsettling for young people. In response to this crisis, Junior Achievement Worldwide has published a series of timely and instructive Critical Issues White Papers. The latest paper, High Unemployment: The Recession's Harsh Reality, is now available for download.
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