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Elementary School Program (1st – 8th grade)
In the JA Elementary School Program students learn
concepts and skills at each level that build on those taught in preceding
grades. The program themes also teach students that people assume roles as
individuals, consumers and workers in an expanding cultural environment
that extends from the self and family to global relations.
  
The Junior Achievement Elementary School Programs include:
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Ourselves - A basic
introduction to personal economic issues.
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Our Families - An overview
of families and their economic responsibilities.
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Our Community - A study of
the responsibilities of, and opportunities available to, community
members.
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Our City - An examination of
career opportunities and the interdependence of businesses in a city.
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Our Region - A study of
state and regional economics, businesses and resources.
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Our Nation - An analysis of
business operations in the free enterprise system.
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Our World - An examination
of international trade.
 
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Personal Economics - A
program that helps students assess their personal skills and interests,
explore career options, learn job-hunting skills and discover the value of
an education. Students also learn about budgets, personal and family
financial management and the use and abuse of credit.
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Enterprise in Action -
These lessons teach students the principal characteristics of the American
economic system and the role of both business and the U.S. government.
Students learn the steps in organizing a business and producing and
marketing a product while considering the social responsibilities of
business.
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International Marketplace
shows students how they are connected, through trade, to people and
cultures throughout the world. The program begins with a focus on the
recourses of selected countries and how they impact cultrures,
governments, and economic systems. The focus then turns to the benefits of
international trade and important international economic issues.
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Economics of Staying in
School comprises several activities to help students understand the
cost of leaving school early and benefits of obtaining an education. The
focus is on the economic benefits of education
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