Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South

Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South has been dedicated to educating students about entrepreneurship, work-readiness, and financial literacy since 1955. Through an extensive offering of experiential, hands-on programs, JA empowers students by helping them discover the tools they need to succeed in today’s economy.

Through an extensive offering of experiential, hands-on programs, JA empowers students by helping them discover the tools they need to succeed in today’s economy.

Our Programs:

JA BizTown combines in-class learning with a day-long visit to a simulated town. This popular learning experience allows elementary school students to operate banks, manage restaurants, write checks, and vote for mayor. 

JA Career Speaker Series is a one-time volunteer commitment where the volunteer guest speaker has the opportunity to engage with students for approximately one hour. The volunteer guest speaker is asked to discuss his or her career with students, how they entered that career, details about the work that is involved and their educational experience.

JA Finance Park is Junior Achievement's capstone program for personal financing planning and career exploration; at the culmination of this teacher-led program, students visit JA Finance Park, a realistic on-site or virtual community, to put into practice what they've learned by developing and committing to a personal budget. JA Business Communications is a one-semester teacher-led course that equips high school students to focus on communication skills necessary to succeed in business. 

JA in a Day is a one-day interactive presentation in partnership with local elementary schools and community volunteers who utilize our economic-based curriculum to demonstrate the relevance between what students are learning in school and the real world.