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October 17, 2025 - December 17, 2025

Volunteers still needed: 1 of 1

10/17/25 8:00 AM - 12/17/25 12:00 PM

Educator: Angel Lynn

JA Our Region is a Junior Achievement® learning experience designed for fourth-grade students. It helps them explore how regional differences influence job opportunities, resource use, trade, and consumer choices. Through five engaging, 45-minute sessions, students learn how their decisions impact their local and regional economies. The program emphasizes financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship, and includes hands-on activities, optional digital resources, and extended learning opportunities. It aligns with national and state standards in reading, math, social studies, and career readiness, making it a flexible and impactful classroom experience.

Meadow Lands Elementary School
3500 Hayden Rd
Owensboro, KY 42303

Featured Curriculum

JA Our Region

JA Our Region® helps students explore how regional differences shape job opportunities, resource use, trade, and consumer choices. It shows students how their choices can contribute to their local and regional economies. (Grade 4) JA Our Region offers flexible implementation options to meet the needs of students and teachers in a variety of use cases. It includes five 45-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout.