Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas

Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas (JASET) shares and operates with the USA Organization in developing, promoting, financing, supervising, and administering education programs. These education programs provide youth with practical and realistic education and experience in the private enterprise and economic system. During the year ending June 30, 2024, 102,273 students participated in the programs.See Schedule O.High School: High school programs offer students opportunities to learn about business, the global economy, saving and investing, careers, and interpersonal skills. In addition, students can form and run their own companies, work with various online computer simulations, and hear about the world from positive adult role models. Middle Grades: Students in the middle grades receive lessons on the global marketplace, budgeting, choosing a career based on skills, or learning about economics through history. Students are also encouraged to continue their education past high school to better prepare for the future. The Finance Park program develops students' money management skills, provides personal finance knowledge, and prepares them for their adult lives' financial decisions and challenges.Elementary School: Elementary school programs focus on students' future roles as citizens, workers, and consumers; and emphasize the usefulness of school skills in everyday life and the importance of staying in school. For example, the Capstone program for elementary school, JA Biztown, prepares students to run their city with lessons taught in the classroom, followed by a 5-hour visit to the JA Biztown facility where students participate in an economic simulation of a city day.