Students in grades 5-8 create their own business ideas and think like an entrepreneur!
This junior version of JA’s high school program, Pitch Your Vision, lets students in grades 5-8 explore business and entrepreneurship in a fun, hands-on way. They brainstorm ideas, do basic market research, build a simple business plan, and practice pitching – then showcase their business idea in a friendly classroom competition.
Registration
This JA program supports the following areas of the Ontario elementary curriculum: Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science and Technology, The Arts.
JA provides access to program resources via the JA Campus for teachers to run this learning experience with their students at their own pace.
Through JA Pitch Your Vision Junior, students will:
- Learn about different types of businesses and organizations
- Understand the important roles that businesses and entrepreneurs play in our communities
- Create business goals
- Create a business model canvas for their own business idea
- Understand the importance of prototyping and research
- Learn about pricing and promotions
- Practice pitching their ideas to others
- Develop teamwork, leadership, and responsibility
Additional Resources
JA Pitch Your Vision Junior downloadable information sheet:
Overall, I was truly impressed with the curriculum the JA team had put together for the personal finance session. All were very important topics that I think every young person should be made aware of. Financial literacy is such an important area for young people to understand as it provides them a good basis to make educated decisions early on in their lives.
– Francesca Liberatore, Deloitte Volunteer, JA Personal Finance
