The 4th Class students from Scoil Una Naofa sought “investment” for their entrepreneurial ideas when they pitched to the “Dragon’s” in Metlife as part of Junior Achievements Dragon’s Den event recently. The event marked the completion of the students enterprise … Read More
JAI Alumna brings Career Success to Hartstown Community School
Mary was a student in St. Dominic’s Secondary School where volunteers from Accenture ran the “Career Success” programme with her class when she was in TY. Now working in KPMG, Mary volunteered to facilitate the same programme with the TY … Read More
New Supporting Organisations Making an Impact in the South East
JAI is delighted to welcome two new organisations who have joined our list of supporters in the South East for the 2019/20 school year. Since they kicked off their JAI partnership activities, EBS in Waterford have focused on financial literacy and … Read More
Jaguar Land Rover Driving a Unique STEM Education Programme
JAI was delighted to launch the Jaguar Land Rover 4×4 in Schools Technology Challenge programme in St. Flannan’s College, Ennis, Co. Clare. Students from eight schools across Ireland will learn how to design and code vehicles of the future thanks to … Read More
Oracle Volunteer Comes Full Circle in Bringing STEM to Life
Oracle staff member Michael Finan returned to his old primary school this term to teach the 6th class Energize programme. Michael worked with students in Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire, Dublin 1 and took them through the wonderful world of science. Energize, … Read More
JAI welcomes new guidelines for STEM school–industry partnerships published by Department of Education and Skills
Junior Achievement Ireland (JAI) welcomes the school–industry partnership guidelines for STEM activities published by the Department of Education and Skills and we were pleased to have contributed to their development. The guidelines are designed to assist all those involved in … Read More
24,000 students looking forward to Smart Futures thanks to Futurewize schools programme
The classroom based Futurewize and Smart Futures initiatives have reached nearly 24,000 students nationwide over the last three years. The initiatives are aimed at inspiring second level students to explore a new world of career possibilities that are opened up … Read More
EPA Volunteers Inspiring Students to be Environmentally Aware
More than 500 primary school students nationwide had the opportunity to learn about climate change during Science Week thanks to volunteers from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 17 EPA volunteers guided students through interactive climate change workshops over … Read More