Junior Achievement Financial Literacy

This 7-topic workshop series uses Junior Achievement's Finance Park® Advanced.  Students learn basic financial concepts such as budgeting, saving, credit, debt, and investment basics, with a focus on financial habits and discipline.

• Class I-VI, fall or spring, no application

Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge®
The Stock Maket Challenge is a live simulation where students take what they learned in the classroom, through the JA Take Stock in your Future® curriculum, and apply it to the real world. JA Areas facilitate fast-paced competitions based on a fictional marketplace. 

• Class I-VI, spring, no application 

Sophomore Resume Lab (SRL)
SRL is a requirement of all Class II students held during a student's study block. Students learn formatting and content of a professional resume, while building their resume in real time.

• Class III, fall, no application

Junior Interview Lab (JIL)
JIL is a requirement of all Class III students held during a student's study block.  Students learn how to prepare for an interview (attire, research, questions), comport themselves, and answer the most frequently asked interview questions. 

• Class II, fall, no application

Career Day
Every March BLSl hosts Career Connections, a program in which 150 alumni return to BLS to offer career and college advice to Class II. Students hear first-hand accounts from alumni who are practitioners and leaders in their field, learning and networking in real time.

• Class II, March, no application

LinkedIn - Creating a Professional Digital Footprint
This interactive workshop educates students about the effectiveness of LinkedIn, the world’s largest online professional network. Students will build their LinkedIn profile in real time and learn how to leverage the network of 8,000 BLS alumni on LinkedIn.

• Class I-VI, spring, no application