JA All About Cars^®

Buying one's first car is both exciting and daunting. JA All About Cars® introduces students to the essential costs related to buying and operating a first car, and offers tips on being smart consumers when purchasing vehicles. In this volunteer-led session, students consider their needs and wants to make a real-world connection to the car-buying experience, motivating them to make good financial decisions when buying or leasing.

Following participation in the learning experience, students will be able to:

-- Consider whether a dream car is a realistic purchase for most people.
-- Explore their driving needs and things to consider when choosing a car.
-- Identify a car that meets their needs and research the cost.
-- Understand the pros and cons of financing or leasing a car.

JA All About Cars is part of the JA Financial Literacy Pathway and is recommended for high school students (grades 9-12). It offers flexible implementation options to meet the needs of students and teachers in a variety of use cases. This one-session learning experience can be delivered as a stand-alone session or used in conjunction with another JA financial literacy learning experience.

As part of this learning experience, JA teachers and volunteers are encouraged to use the resources available in JA Connect®, located at connect.ja.org. This self-guided experience includes interactives, JA Here to Career, and apps for student use.

JA Learning Experiences support national and state standards in reading, mathematics, social studies, and work and career readiness. See below for more information on alignment with national and state standards.

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High School

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Implementation Options:

Classroom Based
After School
Virtual

JA Focus:

Financial Literacy High Financial Literacy

Entrepreneurship Minimal Entrepreneurship

Work Readiness Minimal Work Readiness

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Virtual Implementation

Remote live implementation is available for JA All About Cars

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Junior Achievement learning experiences cover financial literacy, career and work readiness, and entrepreneurship. Our extensive scope and sequence helps explain how our programs cover these subjects at various grade levels.

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Junior Achievement lessons are delivered by volunteers from the community. These presenters are prepared by JA to facilitate engaging learning activities that focus on financial literacy, work and career readiness, and entrepreneurship. This results in an enriched learning experience that helps students make the connection between what they learn in school and the world outside the classroom.

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JA All About Cars^®

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