FORGING A NEW PATH: Creating a revolutionary educational experience
FORGING A NEW PATH: Creating a revolutionary educational experience
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Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland is embarking on a new era to transform how students learn about career planning and financial literacy.
Our vision is to create a space where students can explore different career paths, gain positive adult influences from volunteers, and learn important life skills. This will establish higher standards of living in our community and ultimately drive the economic development of our city and region. Our Transforming Lives to Empower Tomorrow's Leaders capital campaign is centered around the need to pair education with the experience students need to be inspired.
Every young person deserves to believe in themselves and have the tools to succeed. This is what is driving the creation of Greater Cleveland’s JA Experiential Learning Center.
Here to Career Center
Here to Career Center
Students will complete a career interest survey to match their skills and interests with career pathways and opportunities in Northeast Ohio and beyond.
(Photo courtesy of Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas)
The Veale Entrepreneurial Hub
The Veale Entrepreneurial Hub
Students will attend workshops led by some of our region’s most successful entrepreneurs and learn about ways products are created and taken to market.
(Photo courtesy of Junior Achievement of Greater Washington)
Finance Park® Presented by KeyBank
Finance Park® Presented by KeyBank
The ultimate real-world simulation for understanding needs versus want, 7th-12th grade students will learn important financial literacy concepts, including budgeting, saving, and investing wisely through hands-on activities led by local industry partners.
(Photo courtesy of Junior Achievement of Southern California)
BizTown®
BizTown®
With an emphasis on career exploration and discovery, 3rd-6th grade students will take on different roles in a simulated city to learn about the world of work. (Tentatively arriving 2028)
(Photo courtesy of Junior Achievement of Greater St. Louis)
"The Veale Foundation has established a strong and trusted partnership with Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland through longstanding collaboration and support of educational programs for high school students. Tinkham Veale championed Junior Achievement for over 15 years, and the Foundation’s trustees are proud to continue this legacy by supporting the new initiative aimed at expanding access, increasing student engagement, and introducing the principles of entrepreneurship to a broader audience of young learners."
Daniel P. Harrington, Chairman of The Veale Foundation
The Veale Entrepreneurial Hub is where students will attend workshops led by some of our region’s most successful entrepreneurs to learn about ways products are created and taken to market.
Upon entering the JA Experiential Learning Center, students will complete a career interest survey to match their skills and interests with career pathways and opportunities in Northeast Ohio and beyond.
The JA Experiential Learning Center will feature over a dozen local businesses and leading industry partners to bring students the most impactful, real-world simulation. Students can expect to interact with and learn from a wide range of industries, such as finance and banking, healthcare, food and hospitality, insurance, STEM, manufacturing, and more.
Our new location for both the ELC and our office will be at 619 Prospect Ave E., Cleveland, Ohio 44115 -- the Six Six Eight building. For those familiar with the area, it's the old FITWORKS location right next to Geraci's Pizza.
Check back soon for more renderings and visuals
SEE WHAT'S ON THE WAY FOR GREATER CLEVELAND STUDENTS
Finance Park® and BizTown® have been transforming the way students learn in other areas of Junior Achievement for over a decade.
Check out these videos to get a glimpse of the impact ahead of the Experiential Learning Center's arrival in Cleveland in 2026.
Questions?
Questions?
Contact President & CEO Al DiFranco to get more information on the project:
adifranco@jacleveland.org
Visit our main website to learn more about your local Junior Achievement:
cleveland.ja.org
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