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ll!�: ,• i. ��- Ourselves — Kindergarten — Students are introduced to basic personal economic issues and the roles individuals play as workers, consumers, and family members. Our Families — Grade 1 — Students learn about the role of families in the local economy, the jobs they have, and their economic needs and wants. Our Community — Grade 2 — Students take part in activities that demonstrate the responsibilities of and opportunities available to citizens in their economic community. Our City— Grade 3 — Students conduct business operations, make city -planning decisions, and examine economic d 6V til n Our Region -- Grade 4 — Students learn about state economies, the economic resources of regions, and decisions Iusinesses uying and selling resources. Our Nation — Grade 5 — Students participate in activities that enhance their understanding of how a business operates within the U.S. economy, including management marketing, production, and sales presentations. JA Dollars and $ense — After school program for grades 3rd —5 th — In an after school setting students learn financial and business skills through innovative activities and games that focus on earning, spending, and saving money. .Capstone ProgLam Exchange City— Students operate a replica of a real city and learn first-hand how to become productive community citizens, consumers and workers in our free enterprise system. (The program is designed for students in 5th through 8th grade.) Middle Grades Program Personal Economics — Helps students assess personal skills and interests, explore career options, learn job -hunting skills and discover the value of an education. They also learn about budgets, personal and family financial management, and the use and abuse of credit. JA Enterprise in Action — Teaches students the principal characteristics of the American economic system and the role of business. Students learn the steps in organizing a business and producing and marketing a product. They also study the social responsibilities of business and the role of government in the U.S. economy. JA Global Marketplace — Provides practical information about the global economy and its effect on students' lives. The program illustrates how countries' resources affect their cultures, governments, and economy. It also examines the benefits of international trade key global economic issues. JA Economics for Success — Provides practical information about personal finance and the importance of identifying education and career goals based on a student's skills, interest, and values. 11 =181• t� JA Economics — Economics is a one -semester course for 1 oth through 12th grades in which students relate economic concepts and business principles to real life situations. The class may run a Student Company and take part in computer-based simulations in which students operate companies in a highly technological industry and apply economic policies to guide the national economy. JA Company Program — Students operate their own company as part of a school-based organization, club, or classroom enterprise or as an after-school activity. During a semester or over 15 weeks, they sell stock to raise capital, elect officers/management teams, buy materials, market a product or service, pay a dividend to stockholders, and liquidate their company. JA Success Skills — Focuses on developing students' interpersonal effectiveness. Through an assessment, students identify the strengths and unique potentials of their interpersonal skills, and examine how their skills match careers of interest to them, develop resumes., and practice their skills in mock job interviews. JA Personal Finance — Students learn to make informed decisions about the effective use of income to reach personal financial goals. This program is a unique online curriculum, which integrates a variety of Internet -based activities with the financial concepts that are necessary for student success. JA Titan — This is a web -based business simulation where students learn how to make decisions about price, production, capital investment, marketing and research, and development for a fictional Holo -Generator TIM