Welcome to
This Week in Achievement
where you will find the latest news about Junior Achievement (JA) of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast events, programs, volunteers, students, and sponsors.
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Junior Achievement Launches
JA Google Classroom to Help Teachers and Students with
Online Education
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Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast is helping teachers and students by offering free online content to all students in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, and Hendry counties through Google Classrooms..
"In the first day we had over 700 students signed up," said Claudia Kirk Barto, President of JA of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast. "We have over 50 class programs and activities and are making more content available every day."
To get the free content, teachers go to Google Classroom with an @gmail.com account and enter the following codes for each grade level:
Grade Level Codes for Teachers in Palm Beach County School District
Elementary School: s35zthz
Middle School: k2fk2gp
High School: 3zrfw4a
Grade Level Codes for Users NOT in School District of Palm Beach County
Elementary School: ftlyx6r
Middle School: xaizhgw
High School: y4fmidh
Teachers are asked to fill out a brief four question JA Digital Learning Google Form so JA can track the schools and number of students served.
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Teachers delivering online classes from home and parents and students connect.
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We are a non-profit organization and heavily rely on donations, grants, and event revenue to keep our programs running for students. If you are able to do so, please consider making a donation here to support us as we continue to produce and deliver high quality online programs for teachers and students at home.
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Junior Achievement Career Speaker Series Coming Soon
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JA of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast is in production right now, producing videos featuring entrepreneurs, business owners, career professionals, and more, so students can see and hear what it's like to work in different professions.
To start, we will have an advertising and web development agency, a marketing manager in the tech world, a custom hi-tech wood working shop, a business consultant, and more.
These online programs will be available for free so teachers can use them in their online classrooms and as content for future virtual career fairs at schools. Students can watch them from home.
Stay Tuned for More!
Photos: Mountain Makers Founder Rod Molina with his shop
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Teachers!
Free JA Programs for Your Class
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Elementary School JA Programs
Available Online
- Practical Money Skills Resource
- Warren Buffet's Secret Millionaire's Club
- Making Spending Decisions
- Goods and Services
- John's Shopping Day
- Money Tracker and Bingo
- My Family Flag
- STEMBOT - JA Website
- The Debit Card Transaction
- The Pet Watcher
- What Is Free Enterprise?
- Junior Achievement $ave, USA
- JA Word Search
Palm Beach County Elementary School
Google Classroom Code
: s35zthz
ALL OTHER Elementary Schools
Google Classroom Code
: ftlyx6r
[USE AN @GMAIL.COM EMAIL ACCOUNT TO ACCESS CLASSROOMS]
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JA Elementary Money Tracker & Bingo
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Image: Young Entrepreneur Series Video
Middle School JA Programs Available Online
As of 4/1/2020
- Young Entrepreneur Series
- TED Talk: How Does the Stock Market Work?
- Practical Money Skills
- Junior Achievement $ave, USA
- Career Goal Pocket Guide
- Interest in Your Favor
- SELF-KNOWLEDGE Treasure Hunt
- The Money Jar Podcasts
- Track Income and Spending Budget Sheets for Students
- JA My Way
- JA Assembling Your Career
- Innovative Ideas: US Patent Scavenger Hunt
Palm Beach County Middle School Google Classroom Code
: k2fk2gp
ALL OTHER Middle Schools
Google Classroom Code
: xaizhgw
[USE AN @GMAIL.COM EMAIL ACCOUNT TO ACCESS CLASSROOMS]
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Image: TED Talk
How Does the Stock Market Work?
High School JA Programs
Available Online
As of 4/1/2020
- Extracurricular Expenses--Finance Park Lesson
- Career Decisions--Finance Park Lesson
- A World Without Cash
- 10-Year Goal Plan
- Young Entrepreneur Series
- TED Talk: How Does the Stock Market Work?
- Practical Money Skills
- TED Talk: Women Entrepreneurs, Example Not Exception
- TED Talk: Finding the Funny in Financial Literacy
- Getting to Know Excel. PowerPoint, and Word
- Grades Count!--Finance Park Lesson
- How to Calculate a Monthly Car Payment
- How to Craft an Elevator Pitch
- Investing for Retirement
- On Your Own, Entrepreneurial Lessons
- Sales and Property Taxes
- The Money Jar Podcasts
- Unexpected Expenses
- JA My Way
- Project Management (online activity)
- JA Access Your Future
Palm Beach County High School Google Classroom Code
: 3zrfw4a
ALL OTHER High Schools
Google Classroom Code
: y4fmidh
[USE AN @GMAIL.COM EMAIL ACCOUNT TO ACCESS CLASSROOMS]
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Keep the Multimedia Lessons, Coursework, Programs & Activities Coming!
Donate to Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast
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Making Sense: Understanding the Financial Impact of COVID-19
A Guide to How COVID-19 is Affecting People and the Economy and
What It All Means
Presented by: Junior Achievement
A lot has changed in a very short period of time. At the beginning of 2020, the U.S. stock market was at an all-time high, the economy was experiencing an historic milestone of growth and things seemed to be going well for many people. Then, the coronavirus (COVID-19) appeared in the United States and in a very short amount of time everything changed.
While things may seem uncertain, and maybe a bit scary, know that what we are experiencing with COVID-19 won’t last forever. We at Junior Achievement have some explanations about what’s happening, as well as answers to some of your questions when it comes to the financial impact of COVID-19.
What Makes COVID-19 Different from the Flu or a Cold?
COVID-19 is referred to as a “novel”, or new, coronavirus. This means it is new to humans, though it has probably been around in animals, such as bats, for a long time. It is believed that COVID-19 was first transmitted to humans from animals in Wuhan, China in late 2019. Because human immune systems – the human body’s way of fighting disease – haven’t had much experience with COVID-19, people who get it tend to be sicker for longer, though most people will recover from the disease.
Answers to these questions by following the link below:
- Why Are There Empty Shelves at the Grocery Store?
- Why are Some People Losing their Jobs?
- Why Are Gas Prices Falling?
- What Is Happening with the Stock Market?
- Are We Going to Experience a Recession…or Even a Depression?
- What Is the Government Doing to Help?
- What Happens Next?
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Thank you, Bank of America, for Becoming a JA Finance Park Virtual Storefront!
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Teens don’t often think about paying a water bill, buying health insurance, or saving for retirement, but at JA Finance Park Virtual they do. During this hands-on, computer-based simulation, students are asked to manage a fictitious life situation. The details of their assigned life scenario include marital status, number of children, education background, employment, and income. Given their career and family situation, students use banking services; pay for housing, transportation, utilities, groceries, and health care; contribute to charities; and budget for education expenses. They work to create and balance a personal family budget.
All participating students will visit the Bank of America storefront to make their financial decisions.
www.bankofamerica.com
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JA Finance Park Bank of America
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America’s Youth Have Questions JA and CNBC Have Answers
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Later in April, Junior Achievement and CNBC will be offering a virtual town hall to America’s teens to listen to their concerns and answer their questions related to the financial impact of COVID-19.
Stay tuned to
This Week in Achievement to find out more.
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Waste Management, Inc. of Florida Is Once Again Supporting Our
JA BizTown Mobile Program
Thank You!
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JA BizTown Mobile kicked off the school year at the ELS Center of Excellence, followed by simulations at Palm City Elementary and many other schools. Thank you, Waste Management, for your belief in this program that turns kids into “adults for the day!”
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Claudia Kirk Barto, President, Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast and student in front of
City Hall and Waste Management.
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