JA Resource Center for Volunteers and Educators

JA Finance Park
Volunteer Prep

Get Ready for JA Finance Park

Here is an overview of what you need to know to be ready to support students.

PLEASE NOTE: Volunteer Guides will be provided with the specific learning experience program (e.g., JA Our Region). You will receive them from your local JA Area contact as they are not included here.

How are you volunteering?

At an In-Person Facility

If you will be volunteering at a JA Finance Park facility, see the Prepare to Be Awesome information.

Virtually Remote

If you will be volunteering for JA Finance Park Virtual, see information about volunteering in a virtual setting.

JA Virtual Remote Live

First Up: Prepare to Be Awesome Guide

The Prepare to Be Awesome Guide will prepare you for the simulation experience.

Prepare to Be Awesome In-Person Guide

Your Role

You will facilitate the experience through the simulation. You will be assigned a small group of students and assigned to a business. You will then lead your group through the facility, creating an account, walking through the content, and bringing your lens and experience to students.

NOTE: Much more detail will be provided with the program materials.

Get Ready for Students: JA Finance Park

Help students get the most out of their experience.

JA Finance Park In Action

Student Engagement Videos

Here are some great videos to watch the night before your first lesson. These 5-minute videos give you strategies to use in the classroom.

Connecting with Students

This volunteer resource video shows ways to engage and connect with students.

Transition Techniques

This volunteer resource video shares techniques for assisting student in transitioning between activities smoothly.

Volunteer and Student Interaction

This volunteer resource video gives engagement strategies to assist in your interactions with students.

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