Other businesses have also helped by donating goods and educational supplies, providing speakers, tutors, and classroom assistants, and lending facilities for worksite visits. Organizations The Junior Achievement Elementary School Program features sequentially integrated themes for kindergarten through 6th grade with business volunteers from the community presenting the learning activities which center around the theme assigned to the grade. Volunteers are trained by a local Junior Achievement staff member who has been trained at the National Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The program provides guides for teachers and parents with activities to incorporate the skills into home and school activities. MicroSociety emphasizes the use of authentic work settings in learning situations.
Schools create a miniature society within the school.
Scholastic International Publishing Group - Literacy Place program advocates the use of mentors, who will be able to show and share their real life experiences with students. Publications American Vocational Association. Docherty, D.M. and B.I. Davis. Growing Up With Options. Educational Leadership .