SAN DIEGO — The 90 or so fifth-graders from Escondido’s Bernardo Elementary scrambled around on their field trip Monday paying bills, selling goods, producing news, and delivering services. In ...

JA BizTown in action. Shannon Watry, director of development for Junior Achievement Wisconsin, explained that the day-long field trip at the JA Kohl's Education Center is considered the curriculum ...

The BizTown program combines in-class learning about the workforce with a field trip that simulates a city experience, allowing students to use their knowledge in real-world career situations.

Now, the kids are also taking field trips to JA BizTown in Bridgeville where they get to practice the skills they're learning in a simulated business world.

On June 1, Madison Mayor Bob Conley swore in PJ the Mayor of JA BizTown, a 5th grade student from Kings Road School who was elected by his peers prior to their field trip to the JA BizTown simulation.

“BizTown is an opportunity for students to have in-class learning of 13 lessons where they apply for jobs, ... “They come in on a field trip, spend a day at BizTown and work in these jobs.

Each business will have a volunteer working inside to help students learn about the industry where they’re employed during their field trip. BizTown can hold between 80 and 125 students at one time.

BizTown, a program for fifth-graders, includes 12 classroom lessons before a field trip. Teachers assign students roles, either in municipal government or with one of the facility’s corporate ...

The Field Trip Through a day of role-playing, a group of students get an eye-opening introduction to the careers that may await them. “P, F, L, P, F, E.” “Good morning, citizens.

On May 19, the Honorable Adrian Mapp of Plainfield swore in the Mayor of JA BizTown, a seventh grade student from Cedarbrook K-8 Center who was elected by her peers prior to their field trip to ...