JA Camps
JA Camps
JA camp programs help prepare young people for the real world by showing them how to manage money, identify and understand job and career options for their future and how to apply entrepreneurial thinking in business, the workplace, and in education. Students put these lessons into action and learn the value of contributing to their communities.
JA Camps
JA camp programs help prepare young people for the real world by showing them how to manage money, identify and understand job and career options for their future and how to apply entrepreneurial thinking in business, the workplace, and in education. Students put these lessons into action and learn the value of contributing to their communities.
JA Camps
JA camp programs help prepare young people for the real world by showing them how to manage money, identify and understand job and career options for their future and how to apply entrepreneurial thinking in business, the workplace, and in education. Students put these lessons into action and learn the value of contributing to their communities.
JA San Diego offers the following camps:
McGrath Family
JA BizTown Summer Camp
Grades 4-6
Campers jump start their entrepreneurial spirit through hands-on activities, and team-building games.
- Explore key economic concepts and job readiness skills in preparing for the real world.
- Discover unique personality traits, explore employment soft skills, and build a resume to interview for jobs in The McGrath Family JA BizTown.
- Envision a new business venture by working with a team to create a business plan, product model, and presentation.
McGrath Family JA BizTown Summer Camp 2025 Sessions:
We are offering four weeks of summer camp. Each week features the same JA programming, so campers can sign up for any week that fits their schedule.
- Week 1: June 23 – June 27
- Week 2: July 21 – July 25
- Week 3: July 28 – August 1
- Week 4: August 4 – August 8
Time: Camp runs from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm each day Monday through Friday.
Where: McGrath Family JA BizTown
Wendy Gillespie Center for Junior Achievement
4756 Mission Gorge Pl, San Diego, CA 92120
Cost: $335 per camper
Visit the Summer Camp FAQs section for more information.
JA San Diego offers the following camps:
McGrath Family
JA BizTown Summer Camp
Grades 4-6
Campers jump start their entrepreneurial spirit through hands-on activities, and team-building games.
- Explore key economic concepts and job readiness skills in preparing for the real world.
- Discover unique personality traits, explore employment soft skills, and build a resume to interview for jobs in The McGrath Family JA BizTown.
- Envision a new business venture by working with a team to create a business plan, product model, and presentation.
McGrath Family JA BizTown Summer Camp 2025 Sessions:
We are offering four weeks of summer camp. Each week features the same JA programming, so campers can sign up for any week that fits their schedule.
- Week 1: June 23 – June 27
- Week 2: July 21 – July 25
- Week 3: July 28 – August 1
- Week 4: August 4 – August 8
Time: Camp runs from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm each day Monday through Friday.
Where: McGrath Family JA BizTown
Wendy Gillespie Center for Junior Achievement
4756 Mission Gorge Pl, San Diego, CA 92120
Cost: $335 per camper
Visit the Summer Camp FAQs section for more information.
Mission Fed
JA Finance Park Summer Camp
Grades 7-9
Campers explore careers and money management through hands-on, team-building activities.
- Discover career interests through guided self-exploration.
- Gain work experience with mock interviews and a budgeting simulation.
- Build a foundation to make intelligent lifelong financial decisions, related to income, expenses, savings, and credit.
- Make friends and play games all while getting ready for the real world!
Mission Fed JA Finance Park Summer Camp 2025 Sessions:
We are offering four weeks of summer camp. Each week features the same JA programming, so campers can sign up for any week that fits their schedule.
- Week 1: June 23 – June 27
- Week 2: July 21 – July 25
- Week 3: July 28 – August 1
- Week 4: August 4 – August 8
Time: Camp runs from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm each day Monday through Friday.
Where: Mission Fed JA Finance Park
Wendy Gillespie Center for Junior Achievement
4756 Mission Gorge Pl, San Diego, CA 92120
Cost: $335 per camper
Visit the Summer Camp FAQs section for more information.
Campers explore careers and money management through hands-on, team-building activities.
- Discover career interests through guided self-exploration.
- Gain work experience with mock interviews and a budgeting simulation.
- Build a foundation to make intelligent lifelong financial decisions, related to income, expenses, savings, and credit.
- Make friends and play games all while getting ready for the real world!
Mission Fed JA Finance Park Summer Camp 2025 Sessions:
We are offering four weeks of summer camp. Each week features the same JA programming, so campers can sign up for any week that fits their schedule.
- Week 1: June 23 – June 27
- Week 2: July 21 – July 25
- Week 3: July 28 – August 1
- Week 4: August 4 – August 8
Time: Camp runs from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm each day Monday through Friday.
Where: Mission Fed JA Finance Park
Wendy Gillespie Center for Junior Achievement
4756 Mission Gorge Pl, San Diego, CA 92120
Cost: $335 per camper
Visit the Summer Camp FAQs section for more information.
A glimpse into your camper’s week:
- Monday: Discover MY Future – Look inward to create a vision board of your future while learning about investments and an introduction to entrepreneurship.
- Tuesday: Explore MY Future – Dive into entrepreneurship and create a business model while honing your skills at resume building.
- Wednesday: Ready for MY Future – Career interest assessments and exploration to map your road to the future, along with professional in-person interviews to land that dream job.
- Thursday: Finance MY Future – Learn the essentials of money management: credit, loans and interest, and pitch your new business idea to real “sharks”.
- Friday: Imagine MY Future – Participate in the Mission Fed JA Finance Park life simulation and manage a budget for a virtual family!
