Junior Achievement Needs Volunteers to Teach the Business of Business

Junior Achievement of Western Kentucky is looking for volunteers that are committed to making a difference in a young persons life. All that is required is a willingness to donate your time and efforts for a few short weeks. Local J.A. program director, LeAnne Shockley tells us:

"We are currently looking for individuals from leading area businesses to volunteer with Junior Achievement this semester at area schools in Owensboro and Daviess County.  Our volunteers use their personal experiences and JA’s curricula to teach students different aspects of economics, including how a community works, how to manage personal finances or even how to run a business.  JA also provides a one-hour orientation session for all new volunteers to discuss how to work with students as well as how to use our lesson plans and materials. "

 If you would be willing to teach the JA program for any of these classrooms, please be sure to contact LeAnne Shockley, JA Program Director, at 270-684-7291 or leanne.shockley@ja.org.   You can also complete or download a volunteer application online at http://westky.ja.org/VolunteerforJA_1Volunteer.html

Daviess County Public Schools

 Audubon Elementary

• • Two volunteers for 3^rd grade classrooms.  These classes will participate in the Our City Program.  The teachers will work with the volunteers on dates.  They have requested the program be held from 1:30 to 2:10 p.m.

 Burns Elementary

• • Four volunteers for 2^nd grade classrooms.  These classes will participate in the Our Community Program.  We are still working with the teachers to establish the schedule for the five, 30-minute classroom visits.  We anticipate that the programs will be scheduled in late February and early March.
  • Three volunteers for 5^th grade classrooms.  These classes will participate in the Our Nation Program.  These programs will be scheduled as JA in a Day events.  We are still working with the teachers to determine the definite dates and times.

• College View Middle School
  • Eight total volunteers will be needed for sixth grade classrooms.  These classes will participate in our JA Global Marketplace Program, which provides practical information about the key aspects of the global economy, what makes world trade work, and how trade affects students’ daily lives.
  • JA IN A DAY EVENT, Thursday, March 8!  -  We are looking for eight volunteers to help us facilitate our JA in a Day event using the JA Economics for Success curriculum with College View Middle at Western Kentucky University’s Owensboro Campus.  This program provides practical information about personal finance and the importance of identifying education and career goals based on a student’s skills, interests, and value.  Volunteers commit to teach one lesson five times throughout the day as students rotate to receive the entire program in this one day blitz event.  Topics include:  budgeting, pros and cons of using credit, opportunity risk/insurance, etc.  The volunteer will teach from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on March 8.

• Country Heights Elementary
  • We are still waiting on the class registration forms for Country Heights.  We anticipate a total of 16 classes to participate in JA programs.

• East View Elementary
  • One volunteer for a kindergarten class.  This class will participate in the Ourselves Program.  The program has been scheduled for 8 to 8:30 a.m. to meet daily the week of Feb. 27 through March 3.
  • Three volunteers for three 1^st grade classes.  These classes will participate in the Our Families Program.  We are still working with the teachers on the schedule.  This program has five, 30-minute sessions included in the program.
  • One volunteer for a 4^th grade class.  We are still working with the teacher to establish the schedule.  There are five, 45-minute sessions included in the program.

• Highland Elementary
  • Three volunteers for 1^st grade classes.  These classes will participate in the Our Families Program.  We are still working with the teachers to establish the dates.  The program will be scheduled weekly from 8 to 8:30 a.m. in March and April.  There are five lessons included in the program.
  • One volunteer for 2^nd grade classes.  These classes will participate in the Our Community Program.  We would need one volunteer to teach the 2^nd grade program back to back for these two classrooms.  The first class would be scheduled from 1 to 1:30 with the second to follow immediately from 1:30 to 2 p.m.  These programs have been scheduled on Fridays, Feb. 23 through March 23.

• Meadow Lands Elementary
  • Two volunteers will be needed for 3^rd grade classes.  These classes will participate in the Our City Program.  We are still working with the school to establish the dates and times.  There are five, 45-minute sessions included in the program.

• Sorgho Elementary
  • Two volunteers will be needed for 3^rd grade classes.  These classes will participate in the Our City Program.  The teachers will work with the volunteers on the dates and times, but the program will need to be scheduled between mid-February and mid-March.

• Southern Oaks Elementary
  • Two volunteers for kindergarten classes.  These classes will participate in the Ourselves Program.  We are still working with the teachers to determine the definite schedules, but we anticipate the programs will be scheduled for after spring break in April.  There are five, 30-minute sessions included in the program.
  • One volunteer for a 2^nd grade class.  This class will participate in the Our Community Program.  The teacher will work with the volunteer on the definite dates/times, but the teacher has requested that the program be scheduled in May.  There are five, 30-minute sessions included in the program.

• Tamarack Elementary
  • One volunteer for a 1^st grade class.  This class will participate in the Our Families Program.  We are currently working with the teacher on the dates/times.  There are five, 30-minute sessions included in the program.
  • One volunteer for a 2^nd grade class.  This class will participate in the Our Community Program.  The teacher will work with the volunteer to establish the definite schedule.  There are five, 30-minute sessions included in the program.

• Whitesville Elementary
  • We are currently working with Whitesville to obtain their classroom requests for the spring semester.  We anticipate serving all 2^nd and 3^rd grade classes and will post opportunities once we receive them.

Owensboro Public Schools

• Estes Elementary
  • Two total volunteers will be needed for 1^st grade classes

• Owensboro Middle School – North Campus
  • JA IN A DAY EVENT, Thursday, March 8!  -  We are looking for nine volunteers to help us facilitate our JA in a Day event using the JA Economics for Success curriculum with Owensboro Middle School.  This program provides practical information about personal finance and the importance of identifying education and career goals based on a student’s skills, interests, and value.  Volunteers commit to teach one lesson five times throughout the day as students rotate to receive the entire program in this one day blitz event.  Topics include:  budgeting, pros and cons of using credit, opportunity risk/insurance, etc.  The volunteer will teach from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., and the tentative date has been scheduled for March 9.

• Owensboro Middle School – South Campus
  • Six total volunteers will be needed for 5^th grade classes.  These classes will participate with our JA in a Day event.  The definite date is to be determined.

Owensboro Catholic Schools

• Owensboro Catholic K-3 Campus
  • Three total volunteers will be needed
    • Three volunteers for kindergarten classes.  The teachers will work with the volunteers to establish the definite schedule for the programs.  There are five, 30-minute sessions included in the program.

• Owensboro Catholic 4-6 Campus
  • Eight total volunteers will be needed
    • Four volunteers for 4^th grade classes.  We are still working with the teachers to determine the definite schedule.  There are five, 45-minute sessions to be scheduled.
    • Four volunteers for 5^th grade classes.  We are still working with the teachers to determine the definite schedule.  There are six, 45-minute sessions to be scheduled.

• Owensboro Catholic Middle School
  • Four volunteers for 7^th grade classes.  These classes will participate in the JA Economics for Success Program, which explores personal finance and students’ education and career options based on their skills, interests, and values.  These programs have been scheduled for Wednesdays, Feb. 29, March 7, 14, 21, 28 and April 11.  We will need one volunteer for each of the following class times:
    • 8:30 to 9:13 a.m.
    • 10:07 to 10:55 a.m.
    • 12:15 to 1:06 p.m.
    • 1:09 to 1:57 p.m.

Elementary Program Descriptions (K-5^th)

• Kindergarten -- Ourselves: uses compelling stories read aloud by the volunteer, along with hands-on activities, to demonstrate helping, working, earning, and saving.  
• 1st Grade -- Our Families: emphasizes the roles people play in the local economy and engages students with activities about needs, wants, jobs, tools and skills, and interdependence.
• 2nd Grade -- Our Community: explores the interdependent roles of workers in a community, the work they perform, and how communities work.
• 3rd Grade -- Our City: studies careers, the skills people need to work in specific careers, and how businesses contribute to a city.
• 4th Grade -- Our Region: introduces the relationship between the natural, human, and capital resources found in different regions and explores regional businesses that produce goods and services for consumers.
• 5th Grade -- Our Nation: provides practical information about businesses' need for individuals who can meet the demands of the job market, including high-growth, high-demand jobs. Further, it introduces the concept of globalization of business as it relates to production materials and the need for students to be entrepreneurial in their thinking to meet the requirements of high-growth, high-demand careers worldwide.