Back to Basics
Vince Lombardi, the famous coach of the Green Bay Packers, began every season the same way: In the locker room at the beginning of first practice, he would hold a football in the air and say “Gentlemen…this is a football”. From that moment, they would spend the next weeks in practice working on the fundamentals. Back to basics.
At JA, we too believe in the fundamentals.We believe that every child should have a chance to learn the importance of being financially responsible. We do this with our first lessons in the kindergarten program, “Ourselves”. In one of the lessons, “Megan Buys a Present”, students learn about saving money and, as importantly, about earning money. The fundamentals continue on to 1st grade and throughout high school.
“On the day of the party, Megan was very excited. Tracy loved her present. Megan felt happy. She had worked hard and saved her money. Megan’s first sleepover birthday party was a fun time!”
JA programs included financial literacy lessons at every grade level. To see a specific outline by program you can review a pdf powerpoint presentation by clicking on the link below. Adobe Reader is required.
Click here to see how JA programs teach kids to be financially literate.
Did you know Junior Achievement of South Central PA has a brand-new capstone program to give 8th & 9th grade students hands-on financial education? The program is called JA Finance Park. You can read more about this program by clicking on the following link.
JA is committed to promoting financial literacy in our community. The following are two ads that have been run in local newspapers emphasizing this point.
JA Worldwide has provided two very helpful articles for students interested in better understanding the financial situation. These two articles are pdf files and require Adobe Reader to view. Click on the links below.
Understanding the financial crisis
Understanding stock market fluctuations
