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JA OUR NATION

JA OUR NATION

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

JA Our Nation introduces  students to the intersection of work readiness and upper elementary grades social studies learning objectives. Through hands-on classroom activities, the program provides students with practical information about the nation’s free market system and how it serves as an economic engine for businesses and careers. The curriculum also introduces the need for entrepreneurial and innovative thinking to meet the requirements of high-growth, high-demand careers and the concept of globalization in business.

PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

Classroom-Based

PROGRAM DURATION

6 Weeks

PROGRAM GRADE LEVEL

Elementary School (Primary 4, Primary 5, Primary 6)

PROGRAM CONCEPTS

Businesses, careers, career clusters, collaboration, communication, competition, competitor, consumer, critical thinking, engineering, employees, employers, entrepreneur, free market economy, global economy, goods and services, human capital, innovation, invention, interdependence, job specialization, opportunity cost, product, producer, profit, resume, skills, technology, work readiness

PROGRAM SKILLS

Analyzing occupations, analyzing information, brainstorming, creative thinking, collaboration, communication, decision making, estimating, following written instructions, interpersonal skills, interpreting economic issues, map reading, organizing information, prioritizing, problem solving, reasoning, speaking and listening, STEM skills, teamwork, working cooperatively, working in pairs, written communication.

PROGRAM SESSION

Click on the session titles below to read details of each session.

SESSION 1 | FREE TO CHOOSE YOUR WORK OR BUSINESS

Students are introduced to the nation’s free market system and how it supports businesses and careers.

SESSION 2 | INNOVATION NATION

Students experience how entrepreneurial thinking can spur new businesses and the opportunity for future income.

SESSION 3 | CAREER CLUSTERS

Students examine career groups and the skills needed for a variety of careers.

SESSION 4 | GET AND KEEP THE JOB!

Students identify important work-readiness soft skills necessary for career success.

SESSION 5 | GLOBAL CONNECTIONS

Students explore how Nigeria is connected to the global economy.

SESSION 6 | BUSINESS ORGANIZATION

Students dig deeper and experience the three ways businesses are organized.

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