Junior Achievement
Address: P.O. Box 1385
Mansfield, OH 44901
Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Phone: (419) 747-9337
Fax: (419) 747-9259
Website: www.jaofnco.org
E-mail: barb@jaofnco.org
Contact: Barb Crider, Senior Education Director
Description: An agency that educates and inspires young people to value free enterprise, to understand business and economics, and to be workforce ready.
One-time Volunteer Opportunities: Teach a class in Ashland City schools for grades 3, 4, 5, or 6 for five weeks during spring semester
On-going Volunteer Opportunities: We need 300 volunteers for classes of economic education programs. Volunteers agree to visit a school classroom 5 times for 45 minutes each for grades K-6 OR 7 times for 45 minutes each for grades 7 & 8.
The programs that will be taught are:
"Ourselves" for Kindergarten
"Our Families" for 1st grade
"Our Communities" for 2nd grade
"Our City" for 3rd grade
"Our Region" for 4th grade
"Our Nation" for 5th grade
"Our World" for 6th grade
"Personal Economics" for 7th grade
"Enterprise in Action" for 8th grade
Service Learning Opportunities: Not Available
Training/Other Requirements Needed: All materials needed to teach as well as all training is provided by Junior Achievement
Directions from Ashland University: Varies - we teach in Ashland, Knox, Crawford, Richland, Marion and Morrow Counties. Please call for details - Thank you!
the house confines the spirit"
Emerson