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Forsyth - 2026 JA BizTown Homeschool Day

Overview

The JA Homeschool Day is an engaging, hands-on experience for students aged 10-12 focused on financial literacy and career readiness.

Imagine a generation of students armed with the confidence and understanding to take control of their futures and be equipped to achieve their dreams.

The JA Homeschool Day is an engaging, hands-on experience that helps students aged 10-12 to develop an understanding of basic business principles and the world of work ahead. They’ll learn first-hand what it means to be a citizen of a community, how to get a job, and how to make wise financial decisions to achieve the future they want for themselves and their families.


The simulation runs from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the Mike & Lynn Cottrell JA Discovery Center of North Georgia.


WHAT IS JA BIZTOWN?

After in-class curriculum around the circular flow of the economy and what it means to be a citizen, students have a job within one of the many storefronts in JA BizTown, and they learn what it’s like to work that job. Students earn (and spend!) a paycheck, pay taxes, vote for their elected officials for the day, and ultimately work with their peers towards a common goal of paying back their start-up loan.

(Ages 10-12)


Developed to Educate - Designed to Inspire

The JA Homeschool Day is an engaging, hands-on experience for students aged 10-12 focused on financial literacy and career readiness.

Imagine a generation of students armed with the confidence and understanding to take control of their futures and be equipped to achieve their dreams.

The JA Homeschool Day is an engaging, hands-on experience that helps students aged 10-12 to develop an understanding of basic business principles and the world of work ahead. They’ll learn first-hand what it means to be a citizen of a community, how to get a job, and how to make wise financial decisions to achieve the future they want for themselves and their families.


The simulation runs from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the Mike & Lynn Cottrell JA Discovery Center of North Georgia.


WHAT IS JA BIZTOWN?

After in-class curriculum around the circular flow of the economy and what it means to be a citizen, students have a job within one of the many storefronts in JA BizTown, and they learn what it’s like to work that job. Students earn (and spend!) a paycheck, pay taxes, vote for their elected officials for the day, and ultimately work with their peers towards a common goal of paying back their start-up loan.

(Ages 10-12)


Developed to Educate - Designed to Inspire

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Highlights

  • 4 hours
  • In person

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

Location

Mike & Lynn Cottrell JA Discovery Center at North Georgia

1150 Lanier 400 Parkway

Cumming, GA 30040

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Organized by
Junior Achievement of Georgia, Inc.
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