Junior Achievement of South Florida[1] was founded locally in 1959 by the Fort Lauderdale Rotary Club and served just 373 high school students during its first year.
Junior Achievement of South Florida offers age-appropriate curricula to ensure that students understand their roles as future members of the business community.
Junior Achievement's lessons are meant to supplement standard social studies curricula and develop communication skills.
This dramatic shift forward will significantly transform how every local student is taught to view the world of work, free enterprise and their possibilities for success in it.
Through the experiential learning derived from both BizTown and Finance Park, students achieve advanced levels of engagement, reflection, and personal responsibility.
Providing a real life experience of managing an income and learning to live within your means offers a strong and important lesson on the value of staying in school to maximize earning potential.