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Service Learning With Junior
Achievement
What is JA Service Learning?
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A service learning project to build relationships between high
schools and elementary schools within a particular community
while providing cadets with an opportunity to become service
oriented – enhancing their skills as presenters, leaders and
teachers by providing JA’s hands-on, experiential financial
literacy programs to k-5 students within their own
communities.
About Junior Achievement
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JA Mission.
Through innovative partnerships with the business and education
communities, JA inspires and prepares young people to succeed in a
global economy.
Empowering young people to own their economic success.
Junior Achievement is the world's largest organization dedicated to
educating students in kindergarten through 12th grade about financial
literacy, entrepreneurship, and career & work readiness through
experiential, hands-on programs.
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Our Three Pillars
JA and ROTC Service Learning
In the past five years, 2,163 cadets have impacted
17,199 elementary students through Junior
Achievement of Central Carolinas’ ROTC Service
Learning/Community Service Program
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How it Works • ROTC Senior Instructors will coordinate with local Junior Achievement (JA)
representatives to provide opportunities for cadets and cadre to volunteer to teach JA
curriculum in local grade schools.
• JA elementary curricula consists of five, 30-40 minute sessions. ROTC units can choose to
schedule JA sessions over the course of five visits (during normal ROTC class period) or in
a single, 5 hour visit to the elementary partner school.
• JA will provide instructor training for ROTC units prior to classroom exposure. During this
90 minute training, JA staff will prepare cadets for the classroom experience through
presentation and discussion of JA instructional principles, materials and procedures.
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JA Programs
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JA’s elementary school programs are
the foundation of its K-12 curricula.
Six sequential programs, each with
five hands-on activities, as well as an
after-school and capstone
experience, work to change
students’ lives by helping them
understand business and economics.
Responsibilities - ROTC
ROTC Senior Instructors
• Appoint liaison to organize and coordinate support for program.
• Work with JA to schedule volunteer dates.
• Secure transportation for cadets to local elementary school.
• Ensure that cadets are prepared thoroughly by providing them time to
practice.
• Monitor cadet performance and provide feedback.
• Recognize cadets for their efforts in supporting the program.
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Responsibilities - JA Junior Achievement
• Responsible for the training for all cadet volunteers before entering a
classroom.
• Work with Senior Instructors to coordinate service dates and
schedule.
• Provides all literature, lesson plans, and program materials needed to
teach the JA course.
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WHY JA SERVICE LEARNING?
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JA Service Learning Addresses a
Community Need
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42% of American parents do not discuss basic money needs with
their children.
50% of college students accumulate more than $5,000 in credit
card debt while in school.
Nationwide student loan debt topped $1.2 Trillion in 2013 –Forbes.
67% of students graduate without the skills they need to succeed
in college or work.
JA Service Learning Addresses a
Community Need (cont.) • From a recent survey of U.S. Junior Achievement offices, it was estimated
that an average of 1,000 elementary students per local JA area do not have
JA programs because volunteers are unavailable.
• ROTC Senior Instructors will coordinate with local Junior Achievement (JA)
representatives to provide opportunities for cadets and cadre to volunteer
to teach JA curriculum in local grade schools.
• Cadets gain the added benefit of furthering their knowledge about financial
literacy.
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JA Service Learning Extends Learning
Beyond the Classroom
• Volunteering for Junior Achievement using the JA Ourselves, JA Our Families,
and JA Our Community curricula to young children allows cadets to develop
and improve their presentation skills, leadership and organizational skills,
execution of plans, improve self-esteem, self-confidence, and improved oral
communication skills (Standard English and fluency).
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JA Service Learning Promotes Teamwork
Students are organized into teams that include:
• Facilitator – leads the team discussions to identify needs and prepare service learning
activities.
• Recorders – takes notes for the team and organizes.
• Reporter – represent the team voice and reports team findings.
• Timekeeper – the timekeeper keeps track of time and plans the schedule.
• Debriefer – encourages team members and leads discussion after presentation.
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JA Service Learning Offers Opportunities for
Reflection
• Students journal their thoughts, opinions, and questions after each session in
which they participate.
– Cadets write reflection essays on the service learning experience.
– Senior leadership has developed a JA rubric to observe and evaluate cadets’
performance.
– Feedback sessions by senior instructors.
– Team reflection session after service and cadets personal essays are submitted.
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JA Service Learning Is Evaluated The experience is evaluated by all involved to include Junior Achievement, elementary
students, high school and elementary school teachers, and high school student volunteers.
• 90% of elementary school teachers agree that their ROTC volunteers provided value to
the program.
– “The group of students were fantastic at delivering the lessons to my class. They were prepared organized and
energetic which led to very successful lessons and delivery to my students” – Reedy Creek Elementary 1st Grade
Teacher (Rocky River High School Cadets)
– “[Cadets] gained skills and confidence as the program went on that was evident in the way they interacted with
each other, myself and students” –Clear Creek Elementary Kindergarten teacher (Rocky River High School Cadets)
– “The JA volunteers were very prepared when entering the classroom. They were awesome with the kids. My
students loved every minute of it!” - Winterfield Elementary 1st Grade Teacher (Garinger High School Cadets)
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JA Service Learning Aligns With ROTC Mission
to Develop Leaders
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• 76% of JA volunteers said they were able to “hone their leadership
skills” and develop skills they can use in life through volunteering.
• “Communicate using verbal, non-verbal, visual and written techniques.”
• “Do your share as a good citizen in your school, community, country and
the world.”
• “Take responsibility for your actions and choices.
• “Apply critical thinking techniques.”
JA Service Learning Aligns with
ROTC Lesson Competencies
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• “Present a Speech for a Specific Purpose.” Unit 3 Chapter 6, lesson 3
(U3C6L3)
• “Prepare to Teach.” (U3C12L1)
• “Develop a Lesson Plan.” (U312L2)
• “Use Effective Teaching Methods to Deliver Instruction.” (U3C12L3)
• “Using Variety in Your Lesson Plans.” (U2C12L4)
Alignment to ROTC
Competencies….Continued
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• “Identify your leadership strengths and opportunities for
improvement.” U2C1L1
• “Compare leadership styles.” U2C1L2
• “Assess personal qualities as a team member.” U2C4L7
• Junior Achievement programs are aligned with the NC & SC
State Standards
Why JA Service Learning?
• A mutually beneficial partnership
– JA receives top-tier volunteers to deliver their material
and JA programs align with ROTC values, providing
memorable experiences for cadets who serve as role
models for elementary students.
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Impact of Service Learning
Experience
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• Positive experience teaching elementary aged children
• Collaboration with each other and teamwork effort
• A feeling of giving back to the community
• Developed teaching skills and different methods to present content to
students
• Boosted self-confidence in ability to speak in front of groups
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“It’s helped them learn different life
skills that don’t necessarily get built
into their curriculum, like businesses
and money,” said Alyssa Hunsaker,
teacher’s assistant for grades K-3 at
Bain Elementary School. “We don’t
get to talk about that all the time. We
have to learn about fractions. It’s
been good to break up their day, and
it’s exciting for them.”
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Junior Achievement of the Central Carolinas www.jacarolinas.org
www.ja.org
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Ann Elliott
Executive Director – JA Catawba Region
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 803.980.6363
Amy Korb
Director of Education
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 704.563.4863