Junior Achievement of Utah is a non-profit that provides financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship lessons to students across Utah with the support of local businesses and volunteers. We provide both in class programs for students K-12 and for 5th and 8th grade students we have an experiential, hands-on program where students come to JA City, a mini-municipality at the Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum. 5th Grade students participate in JA City which provides them with the opportunity to be “adults-for-the-day” running the City in various jobs and capacities. The 8th grade students participate in Finance Park where the students are given a life scenario and are asked to manage and budget their finances according to the scenario they are provided. We work closely with financial institutions across Utah who provide both financial sponsorships and volunteers. We would like to start submitted stories to highlight and thank these institutions and their volunteers.
Any additional information you would like on our organization, mission and programs can be found our website www.ja-utah.org, or feel free to contact me as well.
With that said we have some pictures to submit from volunteers from TABbank and Bank of the West who participated in November 2016 in mentoring the students from Doxey Elementary attending JA City. Students prepare for 6 weeks to attend the City where they interview for jobs and learn about different careers and opportunities. Once at JA City they fulfill their role within their business, receive paychecks, and work with other businesses to sell and provide services. This week volunteers from TAB Bank and Bank of the West spent the day helping students navigate their way through this exciting and stressful day at JA City!
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Allyson Fletcher
Director, Marketing and Operations
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