Junior Achievemen​t Classes Begin at Woodland Elementary

Community Leaders Bring Real-World Education to
the Woodland Elementary School

Junior Achievement of Cameron County

Today’s youth need inspiration, hope, and the opportunity to learn life skills that will engage them in their education and better prepare them for life after graduation. Junior Achievement programs teach young people the three pillars of success: financial literacy, entrepreneurship and workplace readiness.

One group who is making that happen in Cameron County is Junior Achievement (JA) of Cameron County.  With the participation from local JA business executives and volunteers, JA has a formal and ongoing presence in our local area.  

 Locally, JA of Cameron County is providing programs to classrooms across the counties during the 2011-12 school years.  Classes are being conducted in the 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th grades at the Woodland Area Elementary School.  Several community leaders taught the classes, including

Linda Lundberg, Lisa Bainey, Laura Caton, Jan Hampton, Heidi Aikens, Kim Whiting, Tona Hohns Solak, Rebecca Pasquinelli, Jill Carlson, Carl Carlson, Robert Lininger, Ken and Cathy Straub, and Julie Dubler.  The following pictures were taken in the third grade class that learned about Our City.  Our city studies careers, the skills people need to work in specific careers, and how businesses contribute to a city.  Students learn concepts such as: banking, careers, economic institutions, entrepreneur, income, resources, skills, and zones. 

 For more information on Junior Achievement of Cameron County, please contact Rebecca Pasquinelli at 486-3333, ext. 17 or email rpasquinelli@nwbcorp.com or Greg Sands at GSands@jawesternpa.org.