JA High School Experience
The JA High School Experience is a series of semester-long, experiential, blended learning courses designed to empower students to own their economic success.
Through a combination of instructional approaches, students progress from foundational principles through application, synthesis, and immersion in JA’s three pillars: entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and work and career readiness. Rich with partnership and revenue opportunities, students, teachers, school, and corporate partners all benefit.
Each course is accompanied by state-creditable instructional content (IC) that include projects and support career pathways that most closely align with JA areas of expertise. The courses are primarily teacher-taught with volunteer engagement opportunities throughout. Each course also incorporates a business-based case study (CS), which integrates interdisciplinary lessons on core principles. Case study sponsorship and volunteer engagement opportunities bring real-world professionals into the learning.
Combined, these components equip students to learn concepts that meet educational standards; synthesize elective concepts; show learning through tangible artifacts; and demonstrate competencies for future success (e.g., collaboration, creativity, innovation, critical and analytical thinking, cultural agility, effective communication, and self-direction).
JA Business Communication
9th - 12th Grade
JA Business Communications is a one-semester teacher-led course that equips high school students to focus on communication skills necessary to succeed in business.
JA Economics
(Blended Model)
9th - 12th Grade
JA Economics Blended is a one-semester course that connects high school students to the economic principles that influence their daily lives as well as their futures.
JA Entrepreneurial Mindset
9th - 12th Grade
JA Entrepreneurial Mindset is a one-semester teacher-led course that introduces high school students to the basics of starting a business.
JA Financial Capabilities 1
9th - 12th Grade
JA Financial Capability 1 is a one-semester teacher-led course in which high school students examine financial capabilities from a business perspective, focusing on banking, economics, business planning, and risk management.
JA Financial Capabilities 2
9th - 12th Grade
JA Financial Capability 2 is a one-semester teacher-led course in which high school students examine financial capabilities from a business perspective, focusing on employee benefits, ethics, business investment, and international business operations.
JA Financial Literacy
9th - 12th Grade
JA Financial Literacy is a one-semester teacher-led course that equips high school students with foundational personal finance skills.
JA Introduction to Business & Technology 1
9th - 12th Grade
JA Introduction to Business and Technology 1 is a one-semester teacher-led course that introduces high school students to the basic skills necessary to succeed in business. Themes include teamwork, innovation, decision making, and ethics.
JA Introduction to Business & Technology 2
9th - 12th Grade
JA Introduction to Business and Technology 2 is a one-semester teacher-led course that introduces high school students to the basic skills necessary to succeed in business. Themes include personal skills like innovation, management functions, and accounting.
JA Marketing Principles 1
9th - 12th Grade
JA Marketing Principles 1 is a one-semester teacher-led course that introduces high school students to marketing and some basic marketing techniques.
JA Marketing Principles 2
9th - 12th Grade
In JA Marketing Principles 2, a one-semester teacher-led course, high school students learn about marketing in the world around them and potential careers in the field.
