JA Finance Park

Where would middle grade students be engaged in the real-life experience of creating and maintaining a personal budget? Where would they be asked to create a lifestyle budget that factors in health care providers, real estate offices, car dealer, home improvement stores, banks, supermarkets, restaurants, stock brokers, and utilities? This will all happen at JA Finance Park where students study the concept of personal financial managements in the classroom and then apply them in a life-like business environment. JA Finance Park is an actual center, structured in a business park setting with 18 local businesses represented. Students visit each business at JA Finance Park, and utilize the information they receive to create their own personal budget.

Real - life issues and decisions involve

• Family Health Care
• Real Estate
• Financial Planning
• Family Clothing & Groceries
• Furniture
• Banking Services
• Automobiles
• Home Improvement
• Insurance
• Entertainment