Primary School Programmes
Let’s open a window on the wider world! JA primary school programmes show young students the vast array of opportunities there are for them to use their talents, imagination and creativity when they grow up. Let’s help them reach their best potential!
Our business volunteers choose the hands-on activity-based programme they’d like to teach, the area they’d like to teach it in and the time of year they’d like to do this in.
A half-day’s training in all aspects of their chosen programme means our business volunteers are totally comfortable with classroom management, teaching techniques and each module of their programme. And of course, the teacher will be present in the classroom at all times lending additional support.
Ourselves (5 - 6 years)
Ourselves introduces the economic roles of individuals.
This programme runs for 30 minutes weekly for five weeks.
Story time and small children. JA uses compelling stories about helping, working, earning, and saving along with hands-on activities to engage the students.
Our Families (6–7 Years)
Our Families discusses the role of families in the local economy.
This programme runs for 35 minutes weekly for five weeks.
A healthy society means working together. And it all starts with the people with whom we live. JA volunteers use a combination of pictures, stickers, and flashcards to engage students in activities about needs, wants, jobs, tools, skills, and interdependence.
Our Community (7–8 Years)
Our Community looks at responsibilities and economic opportunities within a community.
This programme runs for 45 minutes weekly for five weeks.
What lies beyond your front door? Let’s explore it! JA volunteers display a poster of a typical community and students meet some of the people who live and work there. Through hands-on activities, the students learn about workers, the work they perform, why workers are paid, what taxes are and how they are used as well as where to save money.
Our City (8–9 Years)
Our City considers economic development, local businesses, and career opportunities.
This programme runs for 45 minutes weekly for five weeks.
A city is a place where a lot of people live, work, play, and go to school. So JA classroom volunteers help students build a city! Students construct paper buildings, map out a city, write newspaper articles, plan their own restaurants, and examine why banks are important.
Our Region (9–10 Years)
Our Region explains the economic/business resources found in local and regional economies.
This programme runs for 45 minutes weekly for five weeks.
Where does grocery shops’ produce come from? Who grew the fruits and vegetables? How did they get there? In this programme students discover the natural, human, and capital resources in their city or county and in regions of Ireland. JA classroom volunteers show how resources are combined to create goods and services that individuals, businesses, and organisations provide to consumers.
Our Nation (10–11 Years)
Our Nation studies business operations and economic issues in Ireland.
This programme runs for 45 minutes weekly for five weeks.
It’s all about Irish business. In this in-depth and action-packed programme, students role-play business ownership, interview for jobs, produce a product using different methods of production, create product advertisements, and conduct an annual shareholders’ meeting.
Our World (11–12 Years)
Our World surveys world resources, economic systems, monetary exchange, and trade.
This programme runs for 45 minutes weekly for five weeks.
Choose two or three products within your reach and check to see where they were made. When students do this in the classroom, they begin to see our global economy at work. JA classroom volunteers introduce students to imports and exports, world currencies, and issues that affect trade.
Our Universe (10–12 Years)
Our Universe explores the world of science and engineering in a fun and exciting way.
This programme runs for 45 minutes weekly for five weeks.
The exciting world of science is all around us! Students learn through hands-on activities to value and understand the scientific world that surrounds them. They are introduced to the role science plays in industry in Ireland today and career opportunities available to them in the future.
More than Money (12 - 13 Years)
JA More than Money reinforces the economics, business and social studies curriculum for students of sixth class primary and first year secondary school. The programme also provides a strong focus on mathematics, reading and writing skills. Students are encouraged to use a new way of thinking as they learn money-management skills and explore their career aspirations.
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