Junior Achievement Spring 2019 at Grinnell, Montezuma, BGM | | August 21, 2019 | | Junior Achievement's purpose is to inspire & prepare young people to succeed through providing them with the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, make smart academic and economic choices, and realize the opportunities and realities of work and life.
This spring Poweshiek Iowa Development and Iowa Valley Community College brought Junior Achievement into our three Poweshiek Middle Schools. JA provided curriculum to volunteers from local businesses and organizations who came to the classrooms to work with students. Through this program we connected middle school educators and students to businesses in Poweshiek county. 155 total students participated in the Junior Achievement programs in Montezuma, Grinnell, and Brooklyn.
Volunteers said the program went well, the activities were engaging, the curriculum fit well with the 7th graders and supported our goals of them building soft skills and gaining knowledge about career opportunities, the training was good, and the website based materials were handy to use. Students retained concepts and even referenced new terms such as "branding yourself" with their peers demonstrating they were listening, learning and applying. Students also made connections with local businesses and realized they can start taking steps toward goals.
Volunteers said they enjoyed: connecting and interacting with students, nicely organized materials, the opportunity to talk with students, helping the students learn how to prepare for their future careers, learning what students are interested in and what makes them passionate for the line of work, the diverse and interesting topics, the easy to personalize excellent curriculum, and seeing students interested and engaged in the project.
Thank you to the following volunteers who lead Junior Achievement in the classrooms & thank you to their organizations: Ugoma Achebe Heidi Andresen Cyndi Avery Barb Baker Bryan Bandstra Alicia Blankenfeld Jacki Bolen Nate Hopwood Joel Kercheval Brian Manatt Jon Manatt Matt Maschmann Rebecca Petig Karen Richards Nicolle Smith Jeff Vogts
Total Choice Grinnell Mutual Key Coop Bayer T.I.P. REC Manatts Poweshiek County Sheriff's Office For more information, to become a Junior Achievement Volunteer, or to sponsor Junior Achievement please email jessica@powi80.com
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