Primary
Primary Programmes are 5 days in duration. As a business volunteer you visit the classroom one hour a day for one week and teach a structured programme. Each lesson is hands on and activity based. The teacher supports you throughout the programme.
Both business volunteers and teachers are invited to a half day training seminar before the programme commences. The training covers classroom management, teaching techniques and each module of the programme. It also gives the business volunteer and the teacher a chance to meet to discuss the class.
OURSELVES (5 - 6 YEARS)
Story time and small children. JA uses compelling stories about helping, working, earning and saving along with hands on activities to engage the students.
OUR FAMILIES (6 - 7 YEARS)
A healthy society means working together and it all starts with the people with whom we live. JA volunteers use a combination of pictures, stickers and flashcards to engage students in activities about needs, wants, jobs, tools, skills and interdependence.
OUR COMMUNITY (7 - 8 YEARS)
What lies beyond your front door? Let's explore it! JA volunteers display a poster of a typical community and students meet some of the people who live and work there. Through hands on activities, the students learn about workers, the work they perform, why workers are paid, what taxes are and how they are used as well as where to save money.
OUR CITY (8 - 9 YEARS)
Our City considers economic development, local businesses and career opportunities.
A city is a place where a lot of people live, work, play and go to school. So JA classroom volunteers help students build a city! Students construct paper buildings, map out a city, write newspaper articles, plan their own restaurants and examine why banks are important.
OUR NATION (9 - 10 YEARS)
Pupils are introduced to different regions and types of geography such as cities, towns, rural areas, seaside, landlocked areas, etc. It demonstrates why different types of business may establish in different regions and how government has a role as decision maker, tax collector, arbitrator and provider of services. It explains different business structures such as sole trader, co-operative, limited companies and franchises and looks at supply chains relating to different types of businesses. The module introduces the concept of marketing, brand image and advertising. It then goes on to explain how people choose and apply for a job and to identify the relevant skills and knowledge required for a particular role.
OUR WORLD
Pupils learn that countries of the world rely on each other for their resource needs and wants. Through a trading game, enterprise challenge and discussions, pupils aim to simulate and understand the global challenges faced by nations. There is an evaluation opportunity at the end of the fifth session of each module.
