Junior Achievement is a non profit which seeks to pair up community members with classrooms of students in order to present them with age appropriate financial concepts. They have easy to teach/present lesson plans for every grade level from K thru 12. The lessons are fun, take a total of six hours of your time to teach, and the concepts taught will help the kids the rest of their lives. Here's how to go about volunteering.
Get the contact information for your local Junior Achievement Volunteer coordinator offices from the JA website. (see below)
Check your qualifications. Usually all you need is a willing heart and a bit of business background.
Check your calendar for windows of time in which you can be available. The lessons are for six, one hour long, sessions. Keep in mind that they will most likely be in the school day, but can possibly be for an after school care program as well. Summertime is probably not a good time due to the students being on vacation.
Complete the online contact form or call the offices to arrange a time to meet with the coordinator and complete any necessary paperwork.
Complete the orientation. Sometimes this is done one on one with the volunteer coordinator. Other times it is done with a group of other volunteers at the beginning of a school year.
Obtain your teaching materials from the volunteer coordinator. Review those materials carefully. Ask the volunteer coordinator to clarify anything which you do not understand.
Coordinate your schedules with the volunteer coordinator and the classroom teacher.
Enjoy your stint as a JA volunteer!
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