Lexus of Stevens Creek Community Relations Manager Jessica Keener joined a group of folks from local businesses and had the opportunity to step into the shoes of an Oster Elementary School teacher on Thursday.
The non-profit organization Junior Achievement gives people the chance to train and teach in local partner schools. JA’s elementary school programs are the foundation of its K-12 curricula. Five sequential themes, each with hands-on activities work to change students’ lives by helping them understand business and economics.
Keener taught Ms. Bruneau’s 3rd grade class at Oster Elementary. She started at 8:15am and taught 5 different lessons until the bell rang at 2:40pm. The curriculum called JA Our City includes lessons on the characteristics of cities and how cities are shaped by zoning, the importance of money to a city, how financial institutions help businesses and city residents, and how the media is an integral part of a city's life. Students also had the chance to learn the role of an entrepreneur by exploring what it takes to open a restaurant.
"It was such a wonderful opportunity to teach children about our city, business and the media and apply what they've learned to hands-on activities; and it was so great to see the children interested and engaged," says Keener. "What a unique way to give back to the youth and the community!"
If you are interested in volunteering and teaching for a day through Junior Achievement’s volunteer program, please contact Program Manager Caitlin Gallardo-Sebti at cgallardo@janorcal.org.
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