Junior Achievement of Wisconsin & Kohl’s Department Stores Announce Opening of New Junior Achievement Kohl’s Education Ce...
May 25 2011 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin, Inc. (JA) and Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) announce the
grand opening of the JA Kohl’s Education Center, located at 11111
W. Liberty Drive in Milwaukee. This one-of-a-kind facility will
provide a hands-on opportunity for Milwaukee area students to run
the economy of a small city and live out their financial futures as
they learn key work readiness and financial literacy skills. The
new facility will serve 3,000 students from fourth through tenth
grade during the launch period this year and up to 20,000 students
annually.
The new facility was created by many local supporters. Kohl’s
made the largest donation of $3 million over three years through
the Kohl’s Cares® cause merchandise program, which sells special
merchandise, including plush toys and books, and donates 100
percent of the net profit to children’s health and education
initiatives nationwide.
“We are thrilled to open our doors on this beautiful new
facility and are excited that students now have the opportunity to
experience JA BizTown and JA Finance Park at the JA Kohl’s
Education Center,” said Tim Greinert, President of Junior
Achievement of Wisconsin. “Financial literacy and work readiness
are crucial life skills and, through this best-in-class
programming, we’re able to engage students early on in meaningful
and memorable ways to arm them with the skills they need as adults.
We are thankful for our generous partners like Kohl’s, who share
our commitment to providing excellent educational opportunities
that will make a positive impact on Milwaukee-area students.”
“Kohl’s has long been committed to supporting children’s
educational initiatives in communities nationwide. Here in our
hometown of Milwaukee, we are proud to support Junior Achievement
and their goal of providing financial educational opportunities to
young people who will be our community’s workforce, consumers and
leaders tomorrow,” said Julie Gardner, Kohl’s executive vice
president and chief marketing officer. “Through the JA programs,
kids can enjoy participating in the fun, interactive environment at
the JA Kohl’s Education Center while learning real-world financial
skills they need to succeed.”
The JA Kohl’s Education Center houses two age-specific learning
labs:
- JA BizTown™: Created for fourth
through sixth grade students, JA BizTown connects education to the
workforce when students run a “real” city economy as workers,
consumers, and government officials. Students start with classroom
lessons and then spend a full day at JA BizTown putting their
learning into action with a fully-interactive simulated town.
Students have jobs, earn paychecks, manage a variety of “real”
businesses including restaurants and stores, operate the town bank
and vote for the JA BizTown mayor. They also shop at retail stores,
including a Kohl’s branded store, and act as store associates
and/or customers as part of their hands-on learning
experience.
- JA Finance Park™: Created for
seventh through tenth grade student, JA Finance Park is a rigorous,
hands-on financial literacy program where students complete
personal financial transactions and create long term financial
plans. Upon arrival at the JA Finance Park, students are assigned
an age, occupation, income and family scenario. They then must
navigate through the park and its storefronts managing their
finances and constructing a workable household budget. Students
engage in a month-long classroom program addressing personal
finance and career exploration prior to their visit to JA Finance
Park.
Similar JA programs are in 31 cities in the U.S. and the JA
Kohl’s Education Center brings this proven-program to the
Milwaukee-area. The programs will primarily serve students in the
seven county Southeast Wisconsin regions.
Since 2000, Kohl’s and the Kohl’s Cares program have combined to
give approximately $38 million to support charitable initiatives in
the metro-Milwaukee area. For more information on Kohl’s
philanthropic efforts or to purchase Kohl’s Cares cause
merchandise, visit www.Kohls.com/Cares. To find out more about the
JA Kohl’s Education Center and JA programs, visit
http://milwaukee.ja.org/.
About Kohl’s Department Stores
Based in Menomonee Falls, Wis., Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) is a
family-focused, value-oriented specialty department store offering
moderately priced, exclusive and national brand apparel, shoes,
accessories, beauty and home products in an exciting shopping
environment. With a commitment to environmental leadership, Kohl’s
operates 1,097 stores in 49 states. In support of the communities
it serves, Kohl’s has raised more than $180 million for children’s
initiatives nationwide through its Kohl’s Cares® cause merchandise
program, which operates under Kohl's Cares, LLC, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. For a list of store
locations and information, or for the added convenience of shopping
online, visit www.Kohls.com.
About Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin (JA) is the
states largest organization dedicated to providing primary and
secondary level students with economic education programs. Since
1941 JA has been helping Wisconsin kids develop the ability to
chase their own dreams and shape their own futures. JA helps
prepare young people for the real world by showing them how to
generate wealth and effectively manage it, how to create jobs which
make their communities more robust, and how to apply
entrepreneurial thinking to the workplace. Students put these
lessons into action and learn the value of contributing to their
communities. JA’s unique approach allows volunteers from the
community to deliver our curriculum while sharing their experiences
with students. Junior Achievement is a not-for-profit organization
lead by a volunteer Board of Directors and is privately funded with
gifts from individuals, corporations and foundations.
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