Junior Achievement

Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement educates and inspires young people to value free enterprise, business and economics to improve the quality of their lives.  The goal of Junior Achievement is to be an experiential resource for every teacher and every child. 

Opportunity Specifics: 
All lessons are taught once a week to a middle school or high school classroom. Opportunities range from 6-15 lessons per topic.  All interns will remain with the same classroom for the duration of the lesson topic.  Interns are also allowed to select more than one opportunity, to teach more than one classroom in the same school, and to teach at more than one school. All lessons are at least 45 minutes and are taught solely by the teachHouston intern.  Classroom teachers are asked to remain in the classroom to help monitor.
Opportunities extend throughout the Greater Houston Area. Once an opportunity is chosen, interns will be contacted by a Junior Achievement representative with a list of schools that are in need of that particular topic.  At that time, exact locations will then be selected. If at least ten teachHouston interns sign up for one of these opportunities, Junior Achievement has agreed to conduct training on University of Houston’s campus. If less than ten interns sign up for one of these opportunities, training will be conducted at 2115 E. Governors Circle, Houston, TX 77092, Junior Achievement’s main office.

Location: 

• 2115 East Governors Circle, Houston, TX 77092 (Main Office); about 13 miles from UH main campus.
• Intern Opportunities-  Greater Houston Area

Opportunities:

• JA Economics for Success (Middle School- 6 lessons 45 mins each)
  Explores personal finance and students’ education and career options based on their skills, interests, and values
  

• JA It’s My Business (After school program for Middle School- 6 lessons 45 mins each)
  Students learn entrepreneurial skills that support positive attitudes as they explore and enhance their career aspirations

• JA Titan (High School- 7 lessons 45 mins each)
  Introduces critical economics and management decisions through an interactive Web-based business simulation

• JA Success Skills (High School- 7 lessons 45 mins each)
  Discusses the knowledge, skills, and personal characteristics needed to excel in school, careers, and the community

• JA Careers with a Purpose (High School- 7 lessons 45 mins each)
  Provide students with valuable career-exploration and decision-making experiences

• JA Business Ethics (High School- 7 lessons 45 mins each)
  Fosters ethical decision-making in students as they prepare to enter the workforce and the global marketplace

• JA Company Program (After school program for High School- 12 lessons 45 mins each)
  Is an in-school or after-school curriculum that focuses on analyzing and exploring personal opportunities and responsibilities within a company

• JA Job Shadow (Capstone Experience- 15 wks 45 mins each)
  One of JA’s best known work readiness programs-gives students a “day-at-the-office” experience by pairing high school students with members from their local community