Immersive Learning for Ages 5 to 25

JA’s experiential curriculum begins with exposure to critical skill sets—collaboration, creativity, self-confidence, and resilience—that prepare students for university, vocational education, the workforce, or their own start-up ventures.

JA students job shadow skilled mentors, challenge themselves and their teammates during technical and business innovation contests, and test their skills through multiple channels and experiences. Many students also launch their own businesses, get their first taste of entrepreneurship, and lay the groundwork to be the next generation of job creators.

JA’s learning experiences, more than 50 in all, motivate and inspire students to acquire the skills they need for future career success. Each experiences is designed to be immersive and high-impact: For some experiences, like JA Job Shadow, students leave the classroom and head to local businesses. For others, like the iconic JA Company Program, JA brings the business world into schools. Still others, like JA Innovation Camp, require students to solve community challenges through entrepreneurial thinking, often during an intensive weekend.