Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc.

The mission of Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain Inc. (JA) is to give every child a fundamental understanding of the free enterprise system.   JA relies on the success of business professionals and community members to inspire students to reach their full potential.  JA's K-12 business and economic curriculum comes to life when volunteers from the business community lead students through JA’s innovative, age-appropriate and hands-on lesson plans.  Volunteers teach five to ten, 45-minute lessons while building a rapport with their students.  Volunteers act as invaluable role models for students and provide relevance to what students learn; showing students the link between education and future opportunity.  During the 2005-06 school year, 3,200 volunteers will teach JA's proven programs to 85,000 young people in 500 schools in Denver and Northern Colorado .  To volunteer or inquire about JA programs, call (303) 534-JAJA or email info@jacolorado.org.  Visit our website at www.jacolorado.org.