School of the Year and Volunteer Highlight

SCHOOL OF THE YEAR

Lawrence High School, Lawrence, MA

With Lawrence High School, our initial partnership began four years ago with programming for 49 students, which evolved into to the integration of our curriculum in LHS’s Business Pathway. In the 2020-21 academic year, nearly 286 unique students went through five different JA programs across all three pathways—financial literacy, career readiness, and entrepreneurship. Students in LHS’s RISE program partnered with JA for the first time this year, providing lessons on money, savings, and wants versus needs to special education students.

Looking forward, JA and LHS representatives will continue a deep partnership, expanding offerings such as JA programs for first year students and adding a new financial literacy course for 250 seniors. This level of partnership is what we strive for in our impact communities and look forward to expanded and continued partnership with Lawrence High School in the future.

VOLUNTEER HIGHLIGHT

PwC and Santander Bank

PwC and Santander Bank were both consistent and reliable volunteer sources. Not only did they commit to programs but they took the time to get their teams trained and acquainted with the program material, and in some instances, met with their teachers ahead of time to further prepare for teaching JA’s lessons. PwC had a core team of employees from different teams among the company to reach out and recruit other employees. This core team played an integral role in streamlining communication and thinking of ways to engage students online. They even awarded gift cards to a star student at the end of the program. Santander was able to commit and recruit volunteers quickly, exemplified when planning the virtual JA program with Josiah Quincy in which Santander covered 10 out of the 11 classes with no problem. Thank you to PwC and Santander for their stellar efforts!