Junior Achievement of Maine Inc

About

Accelerating Economic Mobility for Maine Students!

• 57% of JA Alumni say that their work ethic was positively influenced by JA learning experiences. 
• 54% of JA Alumni share that their money management skills were positively influenced in some way by the program.
• 89% of JA Alumni agree that the program exposed them to different ways of thinking, and agree that it made them think of new work opportunities or career paths.
• 87% believe that it widened their horizons.

Junior Achievement of Maine bridges the gap between in-school learning and real world opportunity through hands-on experiences, building skill sets, and highlighting career pathways in Maine. This supports students in envisioning choice filled futures and reach their full potentials, while also building a robust talent pipeline for the state and your individual company.

There are five ways to volunteer:

• Traditional Classroom
  • Volunteers deliver five, 45-minute JA lessons in a selected K-12 classroom across multiple weeks. Traditional programs provide flexible date and time of day options for the volunteer. You choose the grade level and school you want to work with while teachers stay in the classroom with you. All materials and volunteer training are provided.
     
• JA In A Day
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  • JA learning experiences are condensed from a multi-week program to a single school day where students rotate through JA sessions. A typical day is from 8AM-2PM. JA in a Day is a great team-building opportunity, bringing employees from one or several companies together for a high-paced and high energy experience. All materials and volunteer training are provided.
     
• JA Career Speaker
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  • Guest speakers share information about their career, work and educational background. Speakers bring props and other visuals to engage students in an activity that illustrates the career field or relevant work-readiness skill. Career speakers commit to a 1-hour experience in a single K-12 classroom or they may present to several classes in a ½ day program.
• JA Job Shadow
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  • Job Shadow takes learning beyond the classroom and brings students to businesses within their community. Companies host middle or high school students for a ½ day on-site experience which highlights different careers and departments within the organization. Job Shadow is a hands-on and engaging way to highlight Maine companies and career opportunities within the state.
     
• JA Titan Experience
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  • This 5-lesson high school learning experience culminates in a dynamic statewide Titan of Business Challenge. Volunteers teach and share strategy in R&D, budgeting, Corporate Social Responsibility and marketing as students learn what it takes to be the CEO of a cell-phone company.

If you would like to get your company involved with Junior Achievement of Maine by volunteering, reach out to Program Manager, Mikaela Ziobro, mziobro@jamaine.org.

You're Invited...

Join us for our signature Maine Business Hall of Fame, held every fall 400 business leaders across the state join us in honoring our inductees who are distinguished Maine leaders into our Hall of Fame. And provides a platform of students to share their transformational experiences with JA Maine. 

JAM Fest is our spring community celebration honoring the volunteers, educators, and partners. This is open to the public and held at The Cellars at Allagash in Portland, in April. 

JA Maine's Golf Classic is held at the Martindale Country Club in Auburn. Join us and network with other companies, use this tournament as a way to connect with clients, and get your business in front of a targeted audience. Enjoy a BBQ lunch and raffle, complimentary drink ticket, Putting Contest and Mulligan is included in sponsorship.