Educator Newsletter * February 2020

SAVE THE DATE! The 5th Annual JA JobSpark will take place on September 22-23, 2020 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds

Thank you for participating in JA JobSpark 2019! An event of this magnitude is possible because of educator support with student preparation and on-site participation . You made a difference by being part of this experience and we look forward to seeing you at JA JobSpark 2020!

Survey Says...

What is the coolest thing you learned from going to JA JobSpark?

" The coolest thing I learned at JA JobSpark was that many people could actually achieve their dreams and goals. It made me want to try harder in school and have hope that I could become a doctor too one day."

"The coolest thing that I learned was that there are many more career clusters that you can choose from and that many of those clusters have a variety of jobs/careers." "I learned about how surgeons use robots to help in modern day surgeries!" "The coolest thing I learned at JA JobSpark was learning about the connections to other jobs in specific industries."

View the JA JobSpark Year In Review HERE!

JA JobSpark Video

We are very excited to share our 2019 JA JobSpark Highlights Video capturing the impact JA JobSpark had on 10,700+ eighth graders this past September!

Watch the video HERE!

Cluster Planning Sessions

All 8 clusters are hard at work planning to make 2020 JA JobSpark bigger and better! The Architecture, Engineering & Construction cluster (below) had a great meeting last week in preparation for year five of #jajobsparkindy! Thanks to our Co-Chairs from Rebuilding Together Indianapolis, RJE Business Interiors and Rowland Design for overseeing the cluster and for always thinking about how to keep the activities exciting, educational and engaging every year!

JA EduSpark Industry Tours

We are very excited to announce our Spring 2020 JA EduSpark Industry Tours.  These tours are free and open to educators at any district, school and grade level. We will tour Stoops Freightliner-Quality Trailer and Castleton Senior Living Center.  Each half-day event will take place during your Spring Break with the hopes of you being available when your schools are closed. All spots for the Castleton Senior Living Center are now FULL, with a few spots remaining for Stoops Freightliner. These Industry Tours will provide an opportunity for teachers, counselors and school administrators to tour an in-demand business, speak with industry professionals and receive lesson planning materials.  Lunch, Professional Growth Points and a small stipend will be provided . Please click on the link below to register! We look forward to hosting more of these Industry Tours this summer and throughout the year- stay tuned!

What would you like to see at JA JobSpark?

If you know of any new businesses that were not represented at JA JobSpark that you would like to see- we would love to reach out to them! Send their contact information to Cindy at cindyk@jaindy.org.

For more information on JA JobSpark, please visit www.jajobspark.org or contact Molly at molly@jaindy.org .

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