Elementary Programs
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The elementary school programs include six sequential themes for kindergarten through fifth-grade students and one capstone experience. Students learn the basic concepts of business and economics and how education is relevant to the workplace. The sequential activities build on studies from each preceding grade and prepare students for secondary school and lifelong learning.
The programs are:
- Ourselves
- Our Families
- Our Community
- Our City
- Our Region
- Our Nation
- JA More than Money
- Biz Kid$
- JA BizTown
- Junior Achievement $ave, USA Lessons
Frequently asked questions
Which grades do the JA elementary programs cover?
Kindergarten through fifth grade. The elementary sequence is six themes plus one capstone experience, and each year builds on the one before it.
What are the JA elementary programs called?
Ourselves, Our Families, Our Community, Our City, Our Region, Our Nation, JA More than Money, Biz Kid$, JA BizTown, and the Junior Achievement $ave, USA lessons.
What do elementary students learn?
Students learn the basic concepts of business and economics and how their education is relevant to the workplace, in activities that build on the previous grade and prepare them for secondary school.
Junior Achievement of Hawaiʻi Island at a glance
- Organization
- Junior Achievement of Hawaiʻi Island (JAHI)
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3) charitable organization; contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law
- Area served
- Hawaiʻi Island (the Big Island), Hawaiʻi County
- Students reached
- More than 3,000 East Hawaiʻi students a year, in grades K–12
- Programs delivered by
- Volunteers from local business, families and the community, in the classroom
- Mailing address
- PO Box 5205, Hilo, HI 96720
- Contact
- jahilo@jahawaii.org · 808-292-0570