Resources
MONTHLY FEATURE: APRIL – Financial Literacy Month
April is Financial Literacy Month! Throughout this month, our students will be participating in programs centered around financial literacy. Our high school students in Stratford will participate in their annual Financial Literacy Day, where they will partake in the JA program ‘JA All About Cars’ and gain insight on how to select and purchase a car while staying in budget. Students in Ansonia will participate in a Financial Literacy Night, in conjunction with the Ansonia Charger Club, where students and their families will learn how to handle a budget.
Check out the tabs below, where we have additional self-guided resources on various financial literacy topics, separated out by grade level.
Elementary Resources (3-5)
Elementary Resources (K-2)
We need JA Students!
In late April, JA and CNBC will be teaming up for another virtual summit. The theme is “Leveling the Playing Field – Through Education.” We are looking for JA students who have questions about the need for financial literacy education. Please contact us if you would like to be considered!
Additional Resources
Black History Month Resources
In February 2021, we celebrated Black History Month. Much of what we benefit from today has been shaped by countless African-American visionaries. We are proud to honor these innovators during Black History Month, and all year long.
Click here for a video from JA USA.
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Carter Godwin Woodson dedicated his life and career to educating the public about African American history. Not only did he serve as the principal of the Armstrong Manual Training School in Washington, D.C., but he became dean at Howard University and the West Virginia Collegiate Institute.
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Nannie Helen Burroughs is known for opening the National Training School for Women and Girls. Through her school, Burroughs sought to ensure that Black women had access to obtain education and job training.
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Edmund Gordon is a professor and intellectual. He is best known for his work as an expert in education access for minority and disadvantaged students.
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Mary McLeod Bethune helped to create the coeducational institution known today as Bethune-Cookman College. She also served as the president for many organizations including the National Association of Teachers in Colored Schools.
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Marie Van Brittan Brown invented the first home security system. The system she developed in 1966 paved the way for the security systems that are used today!
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Frederick Jones is most known for creating air-cooling units for vehicles transporting perishable foods. His refrigeration invention was also used to transport blood during World War II.
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Dr. Hannah is best known for his development of 3-D special effects that have been used in blockbusters like Beauty and the Beast and Terminator 2.
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Alice Parker paved the way of modern-day heating with her patented central heating system that used natural gas. Not only did her invention reduce the risks of home fires started by the fireplace as well as providing a more efficient way to heat a home without having to chop firewood.
Entrepreneurship Resources
In November 2020, JA of Greater Fairfield County celebrated National Entrepreneurship Month with some of our elementary and high school students with various activities surrounding entrepreneurship. Our elementary school students were introduced to the basics of entrepreneurship. They put their thinking caps on and thought about ideas for a business, the tools, and materials they would need to get started, what they wanted to call their business, and then got to design their storefront!
Our high school students viewed recorded videos from local entrepreneurs, where they explained their path to starting their own business. From there, the students reviewed these videos and reflected on the characteristics of an entrepreneur and which of those they saw throughout those videos. Follow the links below to hear from those various entrepreneurs:
Ramon Peralta – Peralta Design
Hannah Perry – The Giggling Pig
Agathe Ngo Likoba – Likoba LLC/Likoba Boutique
Career Speaker Resources
Check out these videos from local professionals speaking about their jobs.
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