Category: Students

December 10, 2018

College And Elementary Students Learn Life Lessons From Each Other

Malley Drive Elementary principal Francesca Craver talks to CU Denver sociology students about her school and their experience working with the school's students as JA volunteers. Going beyond the four...

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October 9, 2018

200 Teens Gain Expert Advice at Denver Start Up Week

Danielle Shoots provides powerful advice to young entrepreneurs in her keynote at Denver Start Up Week. Write everything down—your three biggest strengths and skills that are going to make your...

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January 14, 2018

Getting Ready For The Real World: How To Involve Your Child In Extracurricular Activities

It’s always difficult for parents to imagine their children growing up and moving out into the real world. But as difficult as it is to think about, there are many...

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August 3, 2017

The Benefits of Applied Learning

Applied learning is based on the concept that hands-on experiences in the real world are more beneficial for young students than simply listening to a lesson inside of a classroom....

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May 3, 2017

Become A Scholarship Superstar: How To Prepare For The Scholarship Process

Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity can’t be better described than by a high school career. When you enter high school, graduation and college seems like a lifetime away. But as...

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November 3, 2016

Nine things I wish I had known before leaving for college

1. Pick your major as soon as possible. They always say, “You can change your major whenever, or just get the required courses out of the way first.”  However, in...

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June 28, 2016

An Unforgettable Experience

Attending JA Business Week for the first time, I was hoping to get a taste of the business world; something to give me an understanding of business and whether it’s...

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So, What Exactly IS Business Week?

As a first year JA Business Week student with virtually no previous business experience, I was pleasantly surprised when I was moved to the Track 2 project working with Smoke...

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JA Business Week Gives Kids Vital Skills

As a first-time Company Advisor (CA) who never had the opportunity to attend JA Business Week as a student, I had no idea what the week would have in store...

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