JA-30

PROJECT

PHASE I - 2024

A ReachBack Community Project

This is an interactive camp; therefore, it is important for parents to keep informed, read and stay engage throughout the community project. Please see the information below and perform the short activities and conversations with your child.

LEARN ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY PROJECT

JUNE 10 -14, 2024

The Celebration

NewGen-r, a ReachBack YouthCircle Trained-the-Trainer

The Boys & Girls Club youth leaders recruited 13 students to attend Junior Achievement summer enrichment camp to learn entrepreneurship and financial literacy.

Their leadership help close the summer learning gap , Summer '2024

THE 2024 VIDEO COMING SOON

Video production is a key focus for ReachBack, and we aim to engage our youth in this process. However, due to time constraints among the student youth leaders, the 2024 video, which highlights the 2024 JA-30 project, is now scheduled for completion later in Q4 2024.

COMMUNITY AWARENESS

The CEO's Journey Begins

NewGen-r, a ReachBack YouthCircle trained six students to pitched the idea to have 30 students to attend Junior Achievement Summer Enrichment Camp, to help close the summer learning gap

Our goal was short due to budget constraints

13 Students Attended

ReachBack and Youth Leaders go many places in the local community to inform individuals about the up and coming JA-30 Entrepreneurship Community Project

STEM Day

Vend & Vibe Business Tradeshow

Veritas Career Demo Day

African Student Event

September Saturday Festival

Georgia First Bull Dogs

Team Go Forward & United Way STEM Day

PNC Youth in the Kitchen

PNC Teen's in the Kitchen

Meet the Youth Director of Team Go Forward

September Saturday Festival

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

NewGen-r YouthCircle Leaders review their previous JA-30 Entrepreneurship pitch to identify areas for improvement and prepare to train other youth to lead the next session.

Learning presentation skills at an early age can help improve academic performance, listening and confidence

NewGen-r YouthCircle Leaders Apply the Trainer-the-Trainer Model to Mentor Youth

Boys & Girls Club youth leaders listen and get ready to present.

Boys & Girls Club youth leaders recruit peers to attend the JA summer enrichment camp in order to help close the summer learning loss gap in their community

PARENT ENGAGEMENT

Parents interacted daily with their children through conversations

PARENT'S CHECK LIST

REACHBACK PARENT ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY

Learn more about the Parent DRIP activities

PARENT ACTIVITIES

JA SUMMER CAMP AGENDA & PARENT PACKET

REACHBACK IS HELPING PARENTS TO KEEP FOCUS ON HOW FAST THE WORLD MOVES AND BREAKING BARRIERS TO CHILDREN REACHING THEIR POTENTIAL

Recruit Community Volunteers & Peers

Students work on real projects and learn from experts to prepare for the JA-30 Entrepreneurship Community Projects

December 5, 2023 - December 7, 2023

The ReachBack youth leaders gain hands-on experience by working on a real project for the Atlanta Public School District event. This practical training equips them with the skills needed to continue developing advanced photography and video production techniques for the JA-30 Entrepreneurship Community Projects and the six Essential Skills required for job competitiveness.

Daniel from Natural Leaders Media prepares the students days before the event

Daniel works with students an hour before the event starts

Daniel works with the students on scene five

The JA-30 Celebration - Friday, June 14, 2024

Meet the Youth Celebration Team

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 and Thursday, June 13, 2024

Students make plans to celebrate the students who invested in themselves

Students With Similar Interest Work Together

Students Researching

Student Presents Strategy To Peers and Younger Students

Friday, June 14, 2024

The Day of Celebration

The Celebration Team Congratulates Our Summer Camp Youth

Students being celebrated for choosing to support their community and close summer learning loss gap.

Monday, June 10, 2024 - Friday, June 14, 2024

Volunteers are invited to Share Knowledge

After Camp Students Are Engaged In Learning About the Summer Learning Loss Gap and the Importance of Their Choses To Help Their Community

DESIGN THINKING

We Teach Mindmapping and Design Thinking

Research shows that educational experiences that are active, social, contextual, engaging, and student-owned lead to deeper learning. Collaborative learning is an essential skill to be competitive in the marketplace.

Collaborative Learning benefits include:

Development of higher-level thinking, oral communication, self-management, and leadership skills
Fosters motivation that empowers students
Increases student retention, self-esteem, and responsibility
Promotion of student-faculty interaction
Preparation for real-life social and employment situations

MINDMAPS

Develops the Six Essential Skills Employers Find Competitive

Collaboration - Communications - Critical Thinking

Interpersonal Skills - Executive Function - Proactivity

Without faculty prompting

Nila, in her role as youth lead, used a decision tree strategy to guide her team to agreeing on the Celebration meal plan

Her strategy involved having each student write down their five favorite meals. She then tallied the results, identified similarities, and together they voted on the top three dishes to serve at the Celebration.

Project Review

Overall the JA-30 Entrepreneurship Community Project 2024 was a success; however, budget constraints limited our ability to fully implement the Volunteer & Peer programming, which would have involved more student recruitment and increased participation from subject matter experts. Additionally, time constraints affected the scope of the student fundraising component. Gaps are currently being reviewed by our team to enhance the programming for the next year.

LET'S CHANGE THE WORLD