Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy
Junior Achievement: Biz Town                                Spring 2020

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JA BizTown: learn banking, business, and economy basics with a fun hands on simulation community!

JA Biztown is a great learning experience for those in 4th through 8th grade. We spend 8 weeks learning about money, business basics, and how economies work! We have many hands on activities during our class time together and then after our 8 weeks of classroom learning, we head to Fort Wayne for the JA BizTown simulation community. This is such a cool experience where students get to put into practice what they have been learning. Students are assigned a job for the day, where they will open a checking and savings account at the community bank. They work at their jobs, earn a paycheck, pay for their own lunch, and can shop at the different community stores for take home trinkets. The kids absolutely love their time at the JA BizTown simulation community! 

For more information: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfUiSEOV1-M


Class Starts: Friday, Jan. 24 at 1:00pm-2:00pm
Class Meets: UltraCamp, 123 East Main Street, Niles, MI 49120
Instructor: Jennifer Cook -- I have an MBA from Notre Dame, a background in banking and finance, and currently working as a financial controller.
Contact: jenn@thosecooks.com ; call/text 269-845-5585

Class Schedule
January 24:Financial Literacy 
January 31: Financial Institutions
February  7: Circular Flow of an Economy
February  14: Community & Economy
February 21: Public Goods & Services
February 28: Work Readiness/Interests & Skills S
March 6: Applying for a Job
March 13: Simulation Prep
March 20: no class teacher spring break!
Fort Wayne Simulation Day:  March 24 ** Please note, this is on a Tuesday and is an all day event. **

Please note: Simulation Day is required/mandatory attendance, as this is our final project for the class. Due to smaller class size, students are responsible for their own transportation to the simulation facility. Each registered family will be given a $25 gas card to help with fuel expenses.

*We need to have a minimum of 3 students registered to have this class
Syllabus


*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class.
Teacher of Record: Lynne Wieferich K-8 and Mark Ring 9-12