Mission Fed JA Finance Park
Mission Fed JA Finance Park
Mission Fed JA Finance Park builds the foundational knowledge and skills students need to make smart lifelong financial decisions. Guided by volunteers, this program takes students through an adult life simulation where they learn how to budget, save, and spend for themselves and their virtual families.
We offer two formats for participating in the program: the teacher-led format and the one-day visit format. The teacher-led format allows teachers to lead their students through 6-13 financial literacy lessons, culminating in a visit to our Mission Fed JA Finance Park facility. Additional activities are available for each theme: Income, Savings, Insurance and Risk Management, Credit and Debit, and Budgeting. The one-day visit format includes JA staff teaching the financial literacy curriculum on-site during the visit to our Mission Fed JA Finance Park facility.
To register for a class or for more information on Mission Fed JA Finance Park, please contact Colin Farrell at cfarrell@jasandiego.org.
Mission Fed JA Finance Park
Mission Fed JA Finance Park builds the foundational knowledge and skills students need to make smart lifelong financial decisions. Guided by volunteers, this program takes students through an adult life simulation where they learn how to budget, save, and spend for themselves and their virtual families.
We offer two formats for participating in the program: the teacher-led format and the one-day visit format. The teacher-led format allows teachers to lead their students through 6-13 financial literacy lessons, culminating in a visit to our Mission Fed JA Finance Park facility. Additional activities are available for each theme: Income, Savings, Insurance and Risk Management, Credit and Debit, and Budgeting. The one-day visit format includes JA staff teaching the financial literacy curriculum on-site during the visit to our Mission Fed JA Finance Park facility.
To register for a class or for more information on Mission Fed JA Finance Park, please contact Colin Farrell at cfarrell@jasandiego.org.
JA for Everyone
Ages 12+
JA for Everyone equips participants with the knowledge and skills they need to make informed financial decisions in the real world. Our budgeting workshop is a 4-hour immersive simulation that teaches participants the importance of budgeting, income, savings, debt, investing, and insurance.
During the simulation, participants are challenged with budgeting one month’s worth of adult finances. They will be given a realistic adult profile complete with a job, salary, family, credit, credit score, and education debt based on San Diego averages. Participants began to recognize the connection between cost of living and income based on a career pathway they are interested in.
Join us to learn how to budget and make smart financial decisions.
Upcoming JA for Everyone Sessions
For more information on JA For Everyone, please contact Colin Farrell at cfarrell@jasandiego.org.
JA for Everyone
Ages 12+
JA for Everyone equips participants with the knowledge and skills they need to make informed financial decisions in the real world. Our budgeting workshop is a 4-hour immersive simulation that teaches participants the importance of budgeting, income, savings, debt, investing, and insurance.
During the simulation, participants are challenged with budgeting one month’s worth of adult finances. They will be given a realistic adult profile complete with a job, salary, family, credit, credit score, and education debt based on San Diego averages. Participants began to recognize the connection between cost of living and income based on a career pathway they are interested in.
Join us to learn how to budget and make smart financial decisions.
Upcoming JA for Everyone Session:
For more information on JA For Everyone, please contact Colin Farrell at cfarrell@jasandiego.org.
JA Scouts Personal Management Merit Badge
JA Scouts Personal Management Merit Badge
Grades 6 and higher
In partnership with The Boy Scouts of San Diego and Imperial Counties Council, Junior Achievement of San Diego offers the Personal Management Merit Badge through the JA Finance Park program simulation. This personal budgeting simulation is designed to help participants understand the link between lifestyle, education, career, and the management of personal finances in an interactive environment. Scouts explore what it takes to balance a budget and manage a life in sunny San Diego and beyond.
The JA Merit Badge Workshop Series encourages participants to consider income, savings, debt, investing, insurance, and budgeting to become real-world ready. They will explore the connection between income and cost of living preparing scouts to understand how they can achieve their future lifestyle goals.
Upcoming Merit Badge Workshop Series:
For more information on JA Scouts Merit Badge Workshop Series, please contact Colin Farrell at cfarrell@jasandiego.org.
JA Scouts Personal Management Merit Badge
Grades 6 and higher
In partnership with The Boy Scouts of San Diego and Imperial Counties Council, Junior Achievement of San Diego offers the Personal Management Merit Badge through the JA Finance Park program simulation. This personal budgeting simulation is designed to help participants understand the link between lifestyle, education, career, and the management of personal finances in an interactive environment. Scouts explore what it takes to balance a budget and manage a life in sunny San Diego and beyond.
The JA Merit Badge Workshop Series encourages participants to consider income, savings, debt, investing, insurance, and budgeting to become real-world ready. They will explore the connection between income and cost of living preparing scouts to understand how they can achieve their future lifestyle goals.
Upcoming Merit Badge Workshop Series:
For more information on JA Scouts Merit Badge, please contact Colin Farrell at cfarrell@jasandiego.org.