injaz al-arab course description 2015-2016

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INJAZ AL-Arab Course Description 2015-20162

INJAZ Start-Up offers a hands-on structured and supportive approach to nurturing the entrepreneurial skills and creative mindsets of youth, and in doing so, contributes to the economic development. The program helps launch innovative entrepreneurial team ventures. It offers successful teams of 4-6 members a combination of seed funding, 20 hours of professional mentoring and incubation over a six-month period. Participation involves a rigorous selection process to ensure readiness and suitability, and upon completion, participants will be well on their way to registering a viable enterprise to grow!

D u r a T I o n___________________________________________________________________________________10 meetings over a 24-week (six-month) period

C o n C e P T s___________________________________________________________________________________advertisement, Business plan, Competitive advantages, Customer, Demographic, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, ethical dilemma, ethics, Financing, Franchise, Long- vs. short-term consequences, Management, Market, Market needs, Marketing, Nonprofit business, Product, Product development, Profit, Social entrepreneur, Social responsibility

s k I L L s__________________________________________________________________________________analyzing information, Business planning, Categorizing data, Decision making, evaluating alternatives, expressing multiple viewpoints, Graphic presentation, oral and written communication, Presenting information, reading for understanding, Weighing consequences, Working in groups, Working in pairs

INJAZ Start-Up

Teaching LeveLElementary School Middle School High School University

area of focusentrepreneurship Financial Literacy Work Readiness

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Ja Company Program empowers students with basic economic, entrepreneurial, and business education by allowing them to organize and operate a real business. students learn business functions via volunteer consultants from the local business community who employ a variety of hands-on activities and technological supplements to encourage students to think with innovation and creativity.

D u r a T I o n___________________________________________________________________________________12 program sessions that are each 2 hours long over 12 weeks

C o n C e P T s___________________________________________________________________________________Business, Choices, Competition, Division of labor, entrepreneur, expenses, Fixed costs, Goods, Incentive, Income, Liquidation, Management, Marketing, Price, Productivity, Profit, Production, research and Development, services, stock, Variable costs, Voting

s k I L L s__________________________________________________________________________________assembling products, analyzing and interpreting information, Brainstorming, Consensus building, Critical reading, Gathering and organizing information, Group and self-assessment, Interpreting production inventory, oral and written communication, Making observations, Product analysis, Public speaking, research, synthesizing and evaluating information

JA Company Program


area of focusentrepreneurship Financial Literacy Work readiness

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JA Be Entrepreneurial familiarizes high school students with the basic, foundational tools required to start and maintain a successful start-up business venture. often times, making an idea on paper come to life is the most challenging part of the entrepreneurial process. This program helps bridge the gap between ideas and actions by providing students with real-world knowledge and practical skills that will maximize the potential of start-up and budding enterprises.

D u r a T I o n___________________________________________________________________________________7 sessions over a 7-week period

C o n C e P T s___________________________________________________________________________________advertisement, Business plan, Competitive advantages, Customer, Demographic, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, ethical dilemma, ethics, Financing, Franchise, Long- vs. short-term consequences, Management, Market, Market needs, Marketing, Nonprofit business, Product, Product development, Profit, Social entrepreneur, Social responsibility, Stakeholder, Voting

s k I L L s__________________________________________________________________________________analyzing information, Business planning, Categorizing data, Decision making, evaluating alternatives, expressing multiple viewpoints, Graphic presentation, oral and written communication, Presenting information, reading for understanding, Weighing consequences, Working in groups, Working in pairs

JA Be Entrepreneurial





INJAZ Head Start meets the needs of a diverse group of students by providing engaging, academically enriching, and experiential learning sessions in work-readiness education and career perspectives. It teaches students the importance of internships, their rights as interns and other internship related matters, as well as the resume-writing skills they need to both get and conduct a successful interview.

D u r a T I o n___________________________________________________________________________________3 sessions over 3 weeks or as a 1 day workshop

C o n C e P T s___________________________________________________________________________________attitude, Big Five interview areas, Cover letters, Careers, Career choices, Career objectives, Confidentiality, Communication, Internships, Internship choices, Intern’s rights and obligations, Job interview, Job shadowing, Keywords to use, Résumés dos and don’ts, Self-presentation, Transitioning from internships to jobs, Values

s k I L L s__________________________________________________________________________________active listening, analyzing information, Critical thinking, evaluation, Interpreting information, oral and written communication, Promptitude or mental agility, Self-control, Problem-solving, Reflect and evaluate, self-assessment, synthesizing and evaluating information

INJAZ Head Start


area of focusEntrepreneurship Financial Literacy Work readiness



INJAZ Innovation Camp challenges students to find innovative business solutions using leadership, critical thinking, and teamwork. Volunteer mentors from the corporate world act as guides and allow students to expand their horizons and engage in real-world business problem solving activities while directing their thinking towards a professional future—a truly wonderful experience for students and entrepreneurs entering the workforce!

D u r a T I o n___________________________________________________________________________________Innovation Camp is a 1 day, 8 hour session

C o n C e P T s___________________________________________________________________________________attitude, Business thinking, Choices, Consequences, Critical thinking, Division of labor, entrepreneurial spirit, Incentive, Innovative problem analysis, Management, Marketing, Price, Problem solving, Productivity, Profit, Production, Research and Development, Services, Stock, Teamwork, Variable costs, Work culture

s k I L L s__________________________________________________________________________________analyzing and interpreting information, Brainstorming, Consensus building, Critical reading, Gathering and organizing information, Group and self-assessment, Interpersonal communication, oral and written communication, Making observations, Problem solving, research, synthesizing and evaluating information, selling, Working in groups

INJAZ Innovation Camp




INJAZInnovationCamp


Ripples of Happiness is an educational program with a primary emphasis on social responsibility, entrepreneurial skills, financial literacy, and workplace readiness. Students design community service projects that will make their communities a better place and spread ‘Ripples of Happiness’ throughout the neighborhoods they live in. students explore career interests and opportunities, and learn work readiness skills like project planning, time management, team work, budgeting, reporting, communication skills and leadership skills among many others. During visits to classrooms, volunteers serve as facilitators of knowledge. Through a variety of experiential activities, the program helps students better understand the relationship between what they learn in university and their successful participation in their own communities.

D u r a T I o n___________________________________________________________________________________2-hour weekly sessions for 6 weeks

C o n C e P T s___________________________________________________________________________________Business plan, Business strategy, Communication, Creativity, Development, Information technology, Innovation, Marketing, networking, organizing, Philanthropy, Planning, Public relations, social entrepreneurship, social responsibility, Teamwork

s k I L L s_________________________________________________________________________________Budgeting, Communication skills, Identifying opportunities for positive development, Innovative thinking, Leadership, Project planning, Public relations, reporting, social networking, Teamwork, Time management, selling, Working in groups

Ripples of Happiness





INJAZ Steer Your Career targets employment-ready students and aims to hone the skills needed to find a job and work effectively in a competitive job environment. The different sessions cover the multi-faceted aspects of leadership, time management, communication, team dynamics, and job searching skills. Through hands-on classroom activities, personal assessments, role playing, and reflection exercises, Steer Your Career guarantees students will function successfully in today’s workplace.

D u r a T I o n___________________________________________________________________________________8 sessions over an 8-week period

C o n C e P T s___________________________________________________________________________________Career assessment, Career clusters, Career planning, elevator pitch, Groupthink, Interests, Internships, Job hunting, Job interview, Job outlook, networking, Professional and ethical behaviors, resume skills, Team dynamics, Work priorities

s k I L L s__________________________________________________________________________________Coping with conflicts in team environments, Decision making, Emotionally intelligent leadership, Identify effective management techniques, Interpersonal engagement, Job research, Leadership, oral communication, overcoming groupthink, resume writing, self-awareness with respect to leadership, Time management, understanding internships, Written communication

INJAZ Steer Your Career







JA Business Ethics fosters conscience, ethical decision making for students entering the global marketplace. Hands-on activities are designed to introduce students to ethics by prioritizing, recognizing, and evaluating their own decision making progress while simultaneously bringing attention to the enormous impact enterprises have on the surrounding community. In this day and age, many businesses have a far too extensive reach to be acting unethically, so JA Business Ethics is a program being enacted now that will have a positive influence on the next generation.

D u r a T I o n___________________________________________________________________________________7 core sessions and 5 supplemental sessions over seven weeks

C o n C e P T s ___________________________________________________________________________________Beliefs, Code of ethics, employee ethics, ethical decision-making, ethical dilemmas, ethics rationale, ethics vs. rules, Fallacies, Gatekeeper, Goal assistants, Goal obstructions, Hero, mentor, and role model, Interdependence, Marketing, Multinational corporation, organizational ethics, Personal ethics, Profit, Propaganda, Social responsibility theories, Stakeholders, Stockholders, Values

s k I L L s___________________________________________________________________________________analyzing information, Categorizing data, Decision-making, oral and written communication, Public speaking, reading for understanding, understanding the need for mutual respect, Working in groups

JA Business Ethics



INJAZ Community Citizenship introduces students to an understanding of what is involved in setting up and running a social entrepreneurship project and an understanding of the skills, attitudes, planning, and behaviors of social entrepreneurs. requires students to set up their own social projects within their community to get students to see that positive communal impacts and economic growth are both obtainable for companies who abide by social responsibility norms.


C o n C e P T s___________________________________________________________________________________Business management, Business plan, Confidence, Community, Corporate social responsibility, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, ethical dilemma, ethics, Leadership, ownership, role of business in the community, social responsibility, sustainable development, Teamwork

s k I L L s__________________________________________________________________________________Communication, Creative thinking, Decision making, negotiating skills, Presentational skills, Problem solving, responding to internal and external change, risk management, recognizing role of enterprises in the community

INJAZ Community Citizenship





JA Career Success teaches students relevant real-world skills in order to obtain and maintain a job in expanding industries and career fields. Nervous about entering the labor market and landing a career? entering the workforce is one of the most daunting tasks that youth face, which is why this program is geared towards teaching students valuable tools and techniques that employers often look for but do not always find in applicants. Students will have a step up on the rest of the competition after the completion of JA Career Success.


C o n C e P T s___________________________________________________________________________________Career clusters, Career planning, Career preparation, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict management, Critical thinking, education and training, employer expectations, High-growth jobs, High performance teams, Interests, Inventory and ordering, Job interviews, Job outlook, Job retention, Post-secondary options, Problem-solving techniques, retail stocking, skills, soft skills, sTeM, Technical skills, The 4Cs, Working priorities, Workplace skills

s k I L L s__________________________________________________________________________________Analyze data, Collaborative discussions, Conflict resolution, Communication, Competition, Creativity and innovation, Critical thinking, Decision making, Following written instructions, Formulating answers from personal experiences, Goal-setting, Identify behaviors, Interpersonal skills, organizing information, Prioritizing, Problem solving, research skills, role-playing, self-assessment, Time management, Work collaboratively, Working in groups

JA Career Success







JA Job Shadow is a unique opportunity for students to visit a professional work environment and interact firsthand with successful entrepreneurs, employees, and other members of the business community. This allows students to acquire and develop important skills pertaining to the workforce, such as recognizing potential job positions, understanding the importance of researching the requirements needed to earn a position, and developing job-hunting tools like networking, resume-building, and interviewing skills.

D u r a T I o n___________________________________________________________________________________3 weekly sessions plus a 4-5 hour job shadow visit or a day program delivered in a single session

C o n C e P T s ___________________________________________________________________________________Career assessment, Career clusters, Career planning, Elevator pitch, Infographic profile, Interests, Job hunting, Job interview, Job outlook, networking, Professional and ethical behaviors, resume, skills, Thank you notes, Work priorities

s k I L L s___________________________________________________________________________________analyze and apply data, Business communication, Creativity and innovation, Follow written instructions, Formulate answers from personal experience, Identify behaviors, Interviewing, oral and written communication, organize information, Present information, read a variety of sources for information, role-play, self-assessment, Technical writing, Work collaboratively

JA Job Shadow



JA Personal Finance focuses on giving students applicable personal financial knowledge about earning money and spending it wisely. Through concepts such as budgeting, saving & investing, and the role of credit to businesses and consumers, the program aims to get students to recognize and apply the fundamental elements of smart personal finance. The program also provides a mock personal financial plan that allows students to set specific goals for their lifelong financial needs and their desired quality of life.


C o n C e P T s___________________________________________________________________________________Budget, Budgeting, Compound interest, Consumer protection, Credit, Credit cards, Credit reports and scores, Debt, earning, education, expense, Fixed expenses, Fraud, Identity theft, Income, Insurance, Interest, Investing, Lifetime earnings, Opportunity cost, Personal finances, Pay yourself first, Principal, Risk, Risk management, Saving money, Savings, Variable expenses

s k I L L s__________________________________________________________________________________analyzing information, Categorizing data, Creativity, Decision making, evaluating alternatives, Graphic presentation, oral, visual, and written communication, Prioritizing information, read for understanding, using a timeline, Working in pairs, teams, and groups

JA Personal Finance


area of focusEntrepreneurship financial Literacy Work Readiness



INJAZ Stocks in Action has been set up to explain in an easy way to youth how both stock exchanges and financial markets function. Want to get rich? Students become familiarized with the different investment opportunities, the stock exchange, stakeholders, and the impact of the economic crisis on stock exchanges—all of which allow students to invest in a responsible and informed manner while making money. Part of the class involves students having virtual portfolios and there is a competition to see who has the best one at the end of the course.


C o n C e P T s___________________________________________________________________________________Exchanged securities, Financing, Indicators, Investment, Jobs in the stock market, Profile Risk management, securities markets, stocks, stock market, stock exchange

s k I L L s__________________________________________________________________________________Analyzing relevant information, Interpreting short and long term trends, Investing with confidence, Knowledge of market finance, Risk management Stock portfolio management, Understand economic trends on the stock market

INJAZ Stocks in Action





JA Economics for Success focuses on giving students the necessary knowledge to make smart, informed decisions about their personal finances and education. Combining skills, interests, and values to draw a future career path, students will explore both themselves and the endless number of possibilities available to them while learning how to manage money to set themselves up for success.


C o n C e P T s___________________________________________________________________________________Budget, Credit, Credit card, Credit score, Co-pay insurance, Debit card, Decision making, Deductible, Goal setting, Gross income, Higher education, Interest, Interests, needs and wants, net income, opportunity cost, Policy, Premium, risk, self-knowledge, skills, Values, World of work

s k I L L s__________________________________________________________________________________analyzing information, Critical-thinking, Inquiry and critical thinking skills, Interpreting data, Math calculations, oral and written communication, Problem solving, reading for understanding, self-assessment, Working in groups and pairs presentation, oral and written communication, organizing information, reading for understanding

JA Economics for Success


area of focusEntrepreneurship financial Literacy Work readiness



INJAZ Enterprise in Action introduces students to the modern integral concepts of private sector enterprises—including their role in society as producers and and the social responsibility they carry—as well as the niche the public sector has in society. By the end of the course, students will have been introduced to the relationship between competition and diversity, the resources & knowledge it takes to be a successful business owner, and the ideas of supply and demand in relation to private and public enterprises.

D u r a T I o n___________________________________________________________________________________8 sessions over an 8-week period

C o n C e P T s___________________________________________________________________________________Advertisement, Cash flow, Company, Competition, Consumer, Cooperative companies Demand, economic organizations, entrepreneur, equilibrium, ethics, expenses, Fixed costs, Goods, Government, Incentives, Inventory, Marketing, Markets, opportunity cost, Price, Private property, Private sector, Producer, Products, Profit, Public limited company, Public sector, Resources, services, social responsibility, supply, Variable costs

s k I L L s__________________________________________________________________________________analyzing information, Brain storming, Categorizing data, Critical thinking, Decision making, Following instructions, negotiation, Planning, Problem solving, reading for understanding, Taking notes, Teamwork

INJAZ Enterprise in Action







INJAZ Entrepreneurship Master Class expands the horizons of those interested in self-employment by giving them an understanding of what is involved in starting and running a business, as well as the entrepreneurial vision that drives successful enterprises. students also have the chance to meet with entrepreneurs and their respective enterprises first hand and engage in discussion about the necessary skills and tools required to run a business.

D u r a T I o n___________________________________________________________________________________eMC is a 1 day workshop (5-6 hours)

C o n C e P T s___________________________________________________________________________________advertisement, Business, Business plan, Choices, Competitive advantages, Customer, Demographic, Division of labor, entrepreneurial spirit, expense Financing, Fixed costs, Incentive, Management, Market, Marketing, negotiating, services, social entrepreneur, social responsibility, Variable costs

s k I L L s__________________________________________________________________________________analyzing information, Business planning, Categorizing data, Creative thinking, Decision making, evaluating alternatives, expressing multiple viewpoints, Graphic presentation, oral and written communication, Presenting information, reading for understanding, responding to change, Weighing consequences, Working in groups, Working in pairs

INJAZ Entrepreneurship Master Class

Teaching LeveLElementary School Middle School High School UniversityINJAZ

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JA It’s My Business! encourages students to use critical thinking to develop entrepreneurial skills and apply those skills to the real world as they explore higher education and future career choices. Through a variety of interactive activities, students learn to grasp different modes of entrepreneurial thinking that they will be able to apply to a multitude of decisions regarding their future.


C o n C e P T s___________________________________________________________________________________advertising, apprentice, auction, auctioneer, Be creative and innovative, Believe in yourself, Bid, Business, Business plan, Civic responsibility, Customer, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur profile, Fill a need, Know your customer and product, Market, Marketing, Profit, Self-taught, Social entrepreneur

s k I L L s__________________________________________________________________________________active-listening, analyzing information, Brainstorming, Creative thinking, Critical thinking, Decision making, Deductive reasoning, estimating, Following directions, Group work, Interpreting information, Measuring, Money management, oral and written communication, Problem solving, self-assessment

JA It’s My Business!





JA It’s My Future provides practical information about preparing for the working world and gives students the kind of knowledge that is necessary to select and advance their future careers. This program uses an experiential learning approach to get students to recognize and realize the factors involved in choosing a career path.


C o n C e P T s___________________________________________________________________________________Brand, Career clusters, Career mapping, Career planning, employee, High-growth jobs, Interests, Job application, Job forecast, Job hunting, Job interview, Logo, Long-term consequences, Personal brand, recommendation, resumes, short-, middle-, and long-term goals, skills, soft skills, Technical skills, Working environment

s k I L L s__________________________________________________________________________________analyzing data, analyzing information, Categorizing data, Creativity, Following written instructions, Goal-setting, Interviewing, Mapping, Model building, oral and visual presentation, oral and written communication, organizing information, reading for understanding, self-assessment, Working in pairs and groups

JA It’s My Future







INJAZ Be a Leader structures the thinking of students in terms of leadership. How a leader thinks, galvanizes those underneath him/her, and how he/she conducts himself/herself are integral components of maximizing the potential of any organization. Be a Leader teaches students how to bring themselves and those around them to the doorstep of success.

D u r a T I o n___________________________________________________________________________________3 program sessions over 3 weeks

C o n C e P T s ___________________________________________________________________________________Ability to successfully motivate workers in the workplace, Confidence in abilities, Influence, Integrity, Leading by example, Motivation, Moral leadership, Vision, Worker leadership

s k I L L s___________________________________________________________________________________Collaboration, Defining successful and powerful leadership, Discerning the necessity of successful leadership, Identifying integral qualities of a leader, negotiating, Motivational skills, recognizing the effectiveness of bottom-up leadership

INJAZ Be a Leader



INJAZ Personal Economics is tailored to give students a hands-on, practical introduction to personal finance, credit and debt, savings and investments, and budgeting via volunteers from the world of business who lead and enrich the program with their own experiences and knowledge. The program encourages students to appreciate their current and future roles in both society and the economy as consumers, employees, employers, tax payers, investors and borrowers.

D u r a T I o n___________________________________________________________________________________5 weekly sessions or a 1-2 day seminar

C o n C e P T s___________________________________________________________________________________Budget, Credit, Credit card, Credit score, Co-pay insurance, Debit card, Decision making, Deductible, Goal setting, Gross income, Higher education, Interest, Interests, needs and wants, net income, opportunity cost, Policy, Premium, risk, self-knowledge, skills, Values, World of work

s k I L L s__________________________________________________________________________________analyzing information, Critical-thinking, Inquiry skills, Interpreting data, Math calculations, oral and written communication, Problem solving, reading for understanding, self-assessment, Working in groups and pairs presentation, oral and written communication, organizing information, reading for understanding

INJAZ Personal Economics





JA More Than Money provides engaging, academically enriching, and crucial experiential learning sessions in economic education and teaches students about earning, spending, saving, and sharing money. The intent is to get young students to realize that money not only serves numerous important functions in society, but also that it has a ripple effect on economies and it has a greater impact than youth might initially think.


C o n C e P T s___________________________________________________________________________________advertising, Banking, Business, Business plan, Consumer, Deceptive, Deposit, earn, employee, entrepreneur, estimate, expense, Good, Income, Interest, Job skill, Market research, Mentor, Money, Money management, Profit, Role model, Save, Self-employed, Service, Share, Spend, start-up cost, Withdrawal, Work ethic

s k I L L s__________________________________________________________________________________active listening, analysis, applying information, Basic math, Brainstorming, Chart data, Compare and contrast, Completing forms, Computation, Critical thinking, Deductive reasoning, Decision making, Drawing, evaluating data, Following written and verbal instructions, Group work, Matching and classifying, Mind-mapping, Problem solving, recording deposits and withdrawals, role-playing, self-assessment, Taking turns, Teamwork, Vocabulary building

JA More Than Money


area of focusentrepreneurship financial Literacy Work Readiness

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JA Our City introduces students to characteristics of cities and in particular how people and businesses within cities make money. The program emphasizes basics of financial literacy and money management by affording students an opportunity to explore zoning found within a city, learn about the importance of money, taxes, and public goods and services to a city, and probe how financial institutions, entrepreneurs, and media outlets contribute to the well-being of a city.

D u r a T I o n___________________________________________________________________________________5 sessions over 5 weeks

C o n C e P T s___________________________________________________________________________________Banking, Business, Business decisions, Circular flow of money, City, City planner, Communication, Consumer, Currency, Deposit, Digital communication, economic development, entrepreneur, Goods, Interdependence, Interest, Jobs, Making payments, Money choices, needs and wants, Producer, savings account, services, Taxes, Technology, Transaction, Withdrawal, Zones

s k I L L s__________________________________________________________________________________addition and subtraction, Brainstorming, Conceptualizing, Critical thinking, Decision making, Developing ideas, Drawing conclusions, Following simple, multi-step directions, Identifying zones, Listening critically, Making choices, Making decisions, Making observations, Mapping information, Participating in large-group activities, Planning a business, Problem solving, reading and writing, Teamwork, Verbal communication, Working in groups, Writing

JA Our City





JA Our Families introduces students to entrepreneurship and how jobs and businesses of family members contribute to the well-being of the family. students will be able to describe similarities and differences in families, differentiate between needs and wants, analyze their skills to find ways to help their families, and identify goods and services provided by local businesses.


C o n C e P T s___________________________________________________________________________________Business, Citizens, earning, economic incentives, economic institutions, employment, entrepreneurship, Family, Fill a need, Goods and services, Human resources, Income, Interdependence, Job, Money, scarcity, shelter, skills, spend, Traditions, Wants and needs, Work

s k I L L s__________________________________________________________________________________analyzing information, Creative thinking, Decision making, Differentiating, Drawing, Following directions, Listening and responding, Making observations, Map reading, Matching, Math calculations, Patterns, reading, recognizing and interpreting symbols, sequencing, Verbal communication, Working in pairs

JA Our Families



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JA Our Nation introduces students to the intersection of work readiness and social studies—in particular the concept of globalization in business—through engaging classroom activities. The program provides students with practical information about free market systems and how they serve as economic engines for business and career growth as well as showcasing the need for entrepreneurial and innovative thinking to meet the requirements of high-growth, high-demand careers.

D u r a T I o n___________________________________________________________________________________5 sessions over 5 weeks plus an optional sixth session

C o n C e P T s___________________________________________________________________________________Businesses, careers, career clusters, collaboration, communication, competition, competitor, consumer, critical thinking, engineering, employees, employers, entrepreneur, free market economy, global economy, goods and services, human capital, innovation, invention, interdependence, job specialization, opportunity cost, product, producer, profit, resume, skills, technology, work readiness

s k I L L s__________________________________________________________________________________analyzing occupations, analyzing information, brainstorming, creative thinking, collaboration, communication, decision making, estimating, following written instructions, interpersonal skills, interpreting economic issues, map reading, organizing information, prioritizing, problem solving, reasoning, speaking and listening, sTeM skills, teamwork, working cooperatively, working in pairs, written communicationand writing, Teamwork, Verbal communication, Working in groups, Writing

JA Our Nation





JA Ourselves provides students with an introduction to personal economics, financial literacy, and the choices consumers make to meet their needs and wants. Through hands-on classroom activities, the program also introduces students to the role of money in society while providing them with practical information about earning, saving, and sharing money.


C o n C e P T s___________________________________________________________________________________Buying, choices, costs, earning, giving, goals, goods and services, interests, money, needs and wants, saving, society, spending, values

s k I L L s__________________________________________________________________________________Counting, decision making, drawing conclusions, following directions, graphing and graph interpretation, listening, matching and classifying, predicting, problem solving, reading and writing, self-assessment, sequencing, teamwork, verbal communication, vocabulary building

JA Ourselves





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INJAZ Start-Up

JA Company Program

JA Be Entrepreneurial

INJAZ Head Start

INJAZ Innovation Camp

Ripples of Happiness

INJAZ Steer Your Career

JA Business Ethics

INJAZ Community Citizenship

JA Career Success

JA Job Shadow

JA Personal Finance

INJAZ Stocks in Action

JA Economics for Success

INJAZ Enterprise in Action

INJAZ Entrepreneurship Master Class

JA It’s My Business!

JA It’s My Future

INJAZ Be a Leader

Personal Economics

JA More Than Money

JA Our City

JA Our Families

JA Our Nation

JA Ourselves



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