TESA celebrates outstanding commitment to entrepreneurship education by schools nationwide while the inaugural TESA Summit establishes a forum in which best practice is recognised and shared. Pictured at the launch of The Entrepreneurial School Awards (TESA) Summit to be hosted … Read More
Regeneron Volunteers Go Back to School in Limerick
After 23 years working with schools and business partners throughout Ireland more and more JAI volunteers are getting the opportunity to return to their old schools to deliver programmes. Many are putting the skills they learned in the workforce … Read More
HSBC continues to be focused on More Than Money
For the 11th year HSBC Global has partnered with Junior Achievement Worldwide to deliver a financial literacy and entrepreneurship programme to 11-12 year olds. Aptly named More than Money, students use innovative thinking to learn money-management skills that support positive … Read More
BNY Mellon mentors inspire girls in tech
As part of BNY Mellon’s celebration of International Women’s Day 2019, BNY Mellon staff mentored female second level students on ‘An Introduction to Data Analytics’ as part of the Women’s Initiative Network (WIN) theme, ‘Balance for Better’. 38 volunteers worked … Read More
Unique Project Management Training for Teachers Celebrated
A celebration of unique project management training for teachers was held on completion of the ‘Project Management Skills for Life for Teachers’ initiative which is run with the grant support of the Project Management Institute Educational Foundation (PMIEF). The initiative, … Read More
Zimmer Biomet bringing Science to Life
We were delighted to continue our very successful partnership with Zimmer Biomet in the 2018/2019 school year. So far in this school year, there have been 9 programme volunteers from Zimmer Biomet in Shannon who have taught students in Limerick and … Read More
Wonderful World of Science brought to Life at Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Science Fair
One hundred students from 5th and 6th class from Our Lady Queen of Apostles National School, Clondalkin experienced the wonderful world of science during the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Science Fair in partnership with Junior Achievement Ireland (JAI). Taking … Read More
One Giant LEAP into Enterprise for Waterford Schools
Eight national schools from Waterford City and County recently took part in the LEAP programme, in conjunction with Local Enterprise Office Waterford. The programme saw 4th and 5th class students from Gael Scoil Philib Barún, Butlerstown NS, ChristChurch NS, Waterpark … Read More
Citi’s Long-term Investment in Dublin’s Youth
Twenty years of industry-education collaboration was celebrated at a special anniversary event in Citi’s Office on North Wall Quay. The event marked twenty years of partnership between JAI and Citi which has resulted in more than 850 Citi volunteers inspiring … Read More
Bring Your Child To Work Day at Boston Scientific
Boston Scientific volunteers with the children who participated in the Bring Your Child to Work Day Boston Scientific recently held a Bring Your Child to Work Day in their Galway site. The event was led by Boston Scientific employees accompanied … Read More