Testimonials

“It was the best day of my life!” - JA Student, speaking about their JA experience

“JA BizTown™ combines education with hands-on exploration, fostering students' business intellect and ethics. These young people are gaining the skills and experience to become more savvy producers, consumers and entrepreneurs." - James R. Freeman: Keepsake Homes

“My involvement as a Junior Achievement volunteer has brought significant joy to my life. Through JA, I go directly into the classroom and teach business literacy and workplace concepts to kids, helping to make the business world come alive for them.” — Victoria Schuessler, Junior Achievement Volunteer, Management Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

“Due to my Junior Achievement experience, I had an opportunity to run two successful ventures by the time I graduated from high school. My JA Experience helped to nurture my business judgment and skills through real, life challenging experiences. I credit much of my current accomplishments to the background that JA offered to me as a developing entrepreneur.” — Gary G. Pan, President & CEO, Panacea Consulting, Inc

“The JA volunteer who came to my classroom last year was really nice. We pretended that we owned a business. My group owned a donut business. My favorite part was advertising. The idea was to tell people that we had the best donuts.” — Johana Gonzalez, 6th grader

“I would like to stay a kid forever, but I know I can't, and thanks to you, I know how to be an adult.” - JA Student, speaking about their JA experience