Press Releases
Finance Park - Opening Fall 2007
After many months of delays due to the City permitting process, we are very excited to tell you that in January 2007, JASoCal broke ground on its exciting new experiential learning facility: JA's Finance Park. This dynamic new facility, which will start a pilot season this summer, gives secondary school students hands-on personal finance lessons, both through a comprehensive in-class curriculum and a culminating day at the Finance Park site.
Finance Park Sneak Preview Event
In late June Junior Achievement of Southern California held a Sneak Preview Event to showcase the new Finance Park facility. FP was introduced the our board, volunteers, and the community.
This past September JASoCal partnered with the NASCAR Goodyear Racing & Diversity Program (G.R.A.D.). This partnership represents a great job shadowing experience for students in Southern California. This year’s participants were from Santee High School. The students were not only able to attend the race but were also able to shadow the Crew Chief amongst a number of other activities planned for the day. This phase is one of four that the students will experience...