Category Archives: JA Business Week

Yesterday at JA Business Week - Student Perspective

Today was our last day of planning for all events! All project plans, executive summaries, and PowerPoint presentations were due Thursday at 6:30 PM. We had company meetings from 2:30 to 6:30 to finalize projects and practice presentations. However in the morning we met in the auditorium to learn how to “Protect Your Finances” with [...]

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Tinker Toy Experiment

The purpose of this exercise is to expose participants to the impact of different leadership styles on the effectiveness and success of a team.  Each team is lead by a volunteer who takes on a specific leadership role (listed below), are charged with constructing a list of products and then selling those products.  The success [...]

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JA Business Week Day 3 Student Perspective

Hey All! This is Lauren and Adam once again with our JA Business Week Blog. Today, starting with year 1, companies A-M took field trips to many Jamba Juices across the city. They gathered information on the production of Jamba Juice smoothies which helped with their efforts to create a new Jamba Juice smoothie flavor. Next, second [...]

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Learning the Art of Meditation, Relaxation and Yoga

Yesterday the JA Business Week students participated in a workshop, sponsored by Kaiser Permanente, that introduced them to the many different techniques and skills for reducing stress.  The truth is that stress is going to happen in your life and knowing the methods to reduce and manage that stress is a skill that will benefit [...]

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JA Business Week Day 1 and 2 - Student Perspective

Day Two
Today was a fun filled day. We had an overview of our projects. 2nd and 3rd years had resume overviews and critiques. We polished our resumes to perfection! The 1st years worked on their projects most of the day; consisting of an ethics challenge with the Better Business Bureau. 2nd years took a field [...]

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