Upper Elementary - Junior Achievment BizTown

Upper Elementary recently participated in Junior Achievement Biztown. Biztown is an interactive simulation of an actual town, thriving with businesses and its own government.

Students spent several weeks working through in-class lessons.

Topics included financial literacy, community and economy, work and career readiness, and business management.

Students worked in groups as they prepared to run two of the businesses at the simulation.

As in real life, things did not go as planned. Another school did not make it on simulation day. DGS was asked to pivot and the kids did so with flexibility, grace and competence - impressing the Junior Achievment facilitators.

UE students ran City Hall and Novant Health.

City Hall works to make sure every citizen in the community has a voice by encouraging voting and fair elections. Our students were acting mayor, city treasurer, elections coordinator, legal advisor and voting specilist.

Novant Health's mission is to keep the community healthy and thriving by providing wellness exams for the citizens, promoting healthy habits, and making sure everyone has access to quality health care. The team includes a CEO, CFO, marketing officer, legal advisor and nurse.

It was so inspiring to see our classroom learning come to "life" at the BizTown simulation.