This Week in Achievement
E-News from JA of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast
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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 - plus news of great achievements in business & education in our community. Have a news tip? Send to Mike Brown (
MBrown@JuniorAchievement.com)
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Nonprofits First Member Spotlight
Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast
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As schools turned to distance learning during the coronavirus outbreak, Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast has helped to make sure students continue getting educated on career readiness, entrepreneurship skills, and financial literacy.
The organization’s Google Classrooms and virtual Career Speaker Series have served more than 10,000 [May Number] students [June Number: Over 30,000] in Palm Beach County schools. They have offered “real-world” experiences for students and helped them prepare for a bright future.
As part of our May member spotlight, Nonprofits First asked Katie Spitzig, the agency’s Middle and High School Programs Manager, to explain what Google Classrooms is all about and tell us what Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast does in the community.
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School District of Palm Beach County News
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Palm Beach County District Superintendent Fennoy's
End of Year Message
[Video]
As the academic school year comes to an end, Superintendent Donald E. Fennoy II shares a special message about the 2019-2020 school year with students, parents, and guardians. In his message you will also learn about many opportunities for summer learning, virtual field trips, and much more.
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PBC Public Schools will Allow Some Summer Camps to Open
With more people returning to work, Palm Beach County public schools are moving to allow some summer camps to open on their campuses this month. District officials say 14 camps operated by local nonprofit groups or city governments would be first in line to reopen, and that other district-operated and privately run camps could follow.
PBC Schools will Detail Reopening Plans in July
Officials Want to Hear from Parents
Parents and students should know by mid-July what Palm Beach County public schools’ plans are for reopening campuses, Schools Superintendent Donald Fennoy said Wednesday.
But before a decision is made, the school district will attempt to survey every school parent for a better sense of how many students will return to campus when classes resume Aug. 10.
Dr. Fennoy announced at a school board meeting Wednesday that an online survey will be sent this week to the families of the district’s 174,000 students. The survey will ask, among other things, about families’ comfort level in returning to school and using school buses.
The survey responses will be considered by a committee of district officials tasked with studying different reopening scenarios.
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Prime Time Virtual Summer Camp
Starts Monday June 8,2020
JA Participating
Keep your children learning and having fun this summer with new sessions every week that will include live interactive programming and hands-on learning activities provided by local content experts. All sessions are free and open to the public.
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Why JA?
See Ty’Ron Little's Junior Achievement Story
[Video]
Ty'Ron Little grew up in a tough neighborhood in Cincinnati. He got involved with JA and see what he says about how it helped him.
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Inspiring Tomorrows
Join us!
Since March 13, over 26,000 local students have been served by Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast. How? Our team pivoted quickly to switch to 100% digital virtual classroom education.
Over fifty age-appropriate, virtual lessons and activities were made available for our local teachers to incorporate into their lesson plans. This included a Virtual Career Fair Series, which was only made possible because people like you answered our call for help and shared your story!
The community has shown that together we can make a difference - thank you!
As we prepare for the new school year, we are aiming to provide almost all of our programs virtually. Additionally, we are increasing our annual impact goal from 25,500 to 40,000 students!
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JA High School Heroes
Teacher Testimonials
"My students said they loved the Junior Achievement High School Heroes Program."
Cindy Fakhoury, Early Childhood Academy Program Director, Lake Worth Community High School
"By the time seniors embark on their last semester of high school, many of them are burned out, stressed out, or checked out. This program helps them refocus and renew their energies by helping others."
Karen Kummerlen, MBA, Global Business and Entrepreneurship Magnet Teacher, Palm Beach Gardens Community High School
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JA Programs Google Classroom Codes
will Continue to Work During the Summer for
Out-of-School Learning
PUBLIC GOOGLE CLASSROOM JA PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES
A group of JA Google Classrooms have been setup for public access and can be used for Summer learning and fun. You can access the free content by going to Google Classroom and enter the following codes for each grade level:
• Elementary School: ftlyx6r
• Middle School: xaizhgw
• High School: y4fmidh
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See Recording of Event with
Mark Cuban & Brian Hamilton
A Virtual Event for America's Teens
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Shark Tank's Mark Cuban and Sageworks' Brian Hamilton Answer Teens' Questions about Entrepreneurship in the Age of COVID-19
Broadcasting news anchor Harris Faulkner moderated.
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Keep the Multimedia Lessons, Coursework, Programs & Activities Coming!
To Donate
Donate to Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast
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Thank You
Wells Fargo
For Pledging Your Support
The inaugural JA Inspire Career Fair was scheduled to occur during the 2019-20 school year, but unfortunately, the year had other plans. Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast is looking ahead to next school year for JA Inspire.
The objectives of JA Inspire is to allow students to:
- Recognize career clusters and potential job positions.
- Understand the importance of researching the requirements needed to earn a position.
- Implement job-hunting tools, such as networking, resumes, and interviewing skills.
- Identify the next steps needed for success in their academic and career preparation and acknowledge the importance of decisions made in high school to be better prepared for a successful career path.
- Communicate and interact with industry professionals.
- Have a better understanding of their career interests, skills, and work priorities.
#WellsFargo is a longstanding financial and volunteer supporter of Junior Achievement offices across the country. Thank you, Wells Fargo!
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