Challenge Science was taken on by 160 school children from six primary schools in Waterford. All of whom got hands on experience of science when they took part in exciting experiments and workshops. As part of a special two day … Read More
Waterford City & County Council & JAI host ‘Our City’ School to Work Day
3rd class students from St. Declan’s N.S. and St. Ursula’s Primary School took part in a Waterford City Council ‘Our City’ event in conjunction with Junior Achievement. This event was a great opportunity for the students to learn more about … Read More
Generous Grant from AIG Supports Local Students
Nora McGrath, AIG with students from St. Joseph’s CBS Secondary School, Dublin 3 AIG continues its global support of Junior Achievement through a generous grant and JA Ireland has been chosen as one of the 19 recipients! JA will use … Read More
Dell Ireland Host Symposium to Consider the Future of the World of Work
Students from Le Chéile N.S. Roxboro with Fiona McCarthy, HR Executive Director Dell EMEA, Minister for Education and Skills Jan O’Sullivan T.D. and Helen Raftery, CEO of Junior Achievement Ireland
Members of the business community and leaders in education in the Mid-West joined Minister Jan O’Sullivan on Friday 6th November at Dell’s Limerick Campus to consider the future of the world of work and to discuss how industry and education combine to inspire young people in the region to maximise their potential.
This unique opportunity was hosted by Dell for Junior Achievement Ireland (JAI), which is the largest non-profit organisation in the region, recruiting, training and supporting volunteers from business to facilitate programmes covering themes like employability, financial literacy, the value of studying STEM subjects and entrepreneurship skills for local students.
As part of the event, student entrepreneurs from Desmond College Limerick, who represented Ireland with distinction over the summer at the JA Europe Company of the Year Final, were presented with a memento of their achievement for their school.
In summarising her remarks today Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan T.D said:
“I want to acknowledge the work of Dell in contributing to the wider community – not just in the education sector as we are focussing on here today, but in a range of other initiatives such as supporting the Arts and raising funds for charity. I would like to take this opportunity to commend Dave & all his colleagues for their commitment and innovation in contributing to our community.
Equally, I am delighted to show my support for the work of Junior Achievement Ireland. The reputation it has among school
Entrepreneurs from Guide A Key, Desmond College leaders and other stakeholders has been built over 20 years and continues to go from strength to strength. I believe training volunteers from local businesses to work with students in classrooms is a great way to help the students make a connection between what they are doing in school and the variety of options open to them. I would encourage every suitable organisation to get involved if they can – investing in young people is always worthwhile and with Junior Achievement the volunteers themselves learn as much from the programme as the students!”
Core Media Supports Junior Achievement across the Country
Aidan Greene, Deputy CEO of Core Media, & Leah Jordan, Senior Client Manager of Core Media, with 4th class students from St. Vincent’s Girls School, Dublin 1 Core Media, Ireland’s largest media communications group, and Junior Achievement Ireland have announced details … Read More
Science in Primary Schools a Priority for Gas Networks Ireland
Minister for Education & Skills Jan O’Sullivan at the launch of the Our Universe programme in Corpus Christi Primary School, Moyross, Limerick Gas Networks Ireland, in partnership with Junior Achievement Ireland (JAI), is bringing the Our Universe programme to over … Read More
Students Gain Confidence from Pfizer Grange Castle Mock Interviews
Pfizer Grange Castle kindly invited 15 sixth year Leaving Cert Applied students from Deansrath Community College in Clondalkin onsite to meet Pfizer Grange Castle’s staff who gave up their time to help the students develop a professional edge in interview … Read More
Impact & Review Newslink 2014/15
See how our business supporters, volunteers and teachers viewed our activities last year. Our Impact & Review Newslink 2014/15 is now available to be viewed here
XILINX & JAI Celebrate 20 Years in Ireland
To celebrate 20 years in Ireland, Kevin Cooney & his colleagues at XILINX invited representatives from each of their community partnerships to lunch recently! JAI is delighted to be among a select number of fantastic initiatives, such as Án Cosán, GOAL, IT Tallaght & The Barrettstown Gang; which are supported by XILINX.
XILINX and JAI is celebrating five years in partnership this year and in that time 96 volunteers have worked with 1,503 local students. This is a significant investment of resources as it equates to over 1,000 staff hours in fulfilling requests from local schools for JA programmes & events. While there is great fun involved, partnering with XILINX on targeted projects like Make Maths Matter, allows us to report significant learning as well.
United Health Group/ Optum Promoting the Value of Education
17 Letterkenny-based UnitedHealth Group/ Optum employees chose to volunteer to facilitate Junior Achievement programmes this year. As part of the UnitedHealth Group, Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services, and this year the volunteers inspired and motivated 520 students in 11 local … Read More