Junior Achievement
Energy Education Activities
Presented by:
Jennifer Anderson
Junior Achievement’s mission is to
educate and inspire young people to
value free enterprise, business and
economics in order to improve the
quality of their lives.
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Junior Achievement programs are
available K-12
Correlate with the Texas Essential
Knowledge and Skills
Programs are facilitated by volunteers
Lessons last for 20 minutes to 1 hour
depending on grade level
5 activities for elementary, 8 for
secondary
JA Programs build on themes
• Ourselves
• Our Families
• Our Community
• Our City
• Our Region
• Our Nation
Junior Achievement’s capstone experience
for elementary school is Exchange City.
• Designed for 4-6 grade, students learn
how a city operates and then come to our
facility and actually run their own city
• 60-120 students participate in each city
• Teachers prepare the students with 5-6
weeks of lessons before their visit
JA in Middle and High School is more
course based and includes:
• Global Marketplace
• Economics of Success
• Personal Finance
• Success Skills
• JA Economics
• JA Company Program
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Began investigating the possibility of
focusing on energy 5 years ago
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Thanks to sponsorship by Watson Wyatt
– created 4 activities to work with current
programs to encourage and educate
about the energy industry and careers in
energy
• Recruit energy industry employees to
volunteer in the classroom
• Add an extra activity focused on the
energy industry to be delivered at the
end of the program.
• Have the class participate in a Job
Shadow
JA Global Marketplace – 6th grade
Introduces students to the global
economy, resources and trade. There are
six required lessons and we will add
“Energy in My World.” Using the world
map, students will study the resources
needed to produce energy and identify
countries with potential energy resources.
JA Personal Finance – 9-12th grade
Teaches students the importance of saving and
investing. Students create an online portfolio as
they learn to plan for their future. There are
eight required lessons and we will add
“Investing in Energy.” Using the internet,
students will research a list of energy companies
and decide on their top three for investing,
sharing their reasoning with the class.
JA Success Skills – 9-12th grade
Teaches students the importance of
interpersonal skills in their lives, both
personally and professionally. There are
eight required lessons and we will add
“Deal a Degree.” The students will play a
variation of Gin Rummy or Go Fish to
learn about the different jobs available in
the energy industry to students with
appropriate degrees.
Network Engineer
Controls Engineer
Software Engineer
Analyst
JAVA Software Engineer
Computer Engineering (MIS/IT) Major
Job Description:
Technical lead on wireless WAN, mobile networks and AVL
projects. Strong expertise in Ethernet/IP network design &
Telecommunications design
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree
Ability to communicate technical data
Willing to travel 30-40% of the time. CYSCO certification a
plus.
Starting Salary: $51,343 Annually
Process Design Engineering
Environment and Safety Engineering
Marketing Technical Service Specialist
Gas and Power Marketing Analyst
Technology Engineer
Chemical Engineering Major
Job Description:
The employee will be assigned to design projects aimed at
implementing new or improved products to extend global product
lines. Will lead design processes and conduct process experiments to
establish specifications intended within both the company’s product
and component production facilities as well as in supplier facilities.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree
Travel requirements are estimated at 20-30%.
Effective written and oral communications to peers and management
is expected.
Starting Salary: $52,384 Annually
JA Economics – 12th grade
Students learn basic economic concepts as a
virtual company through a computer simulation
of a market. There are eight required lessons
and we will add “What’s Your Position?” The
students will be in groups and will read and roleplay different scenarios that might occur with
energy companies. They will have the
opportunity to discuss the scenario from the
viewpoints of various parties involved.
• Program will be piloted during the fall
semester at Reagan HS, Waltrip HS and
Black Middle School
• Volunteers pledged by Chevron,
ExxonMobil and Shell
• Program will expand in the spring after
feedback from the volunteers and teachers
• Kicked of on September 20th with Energy
Education Week presentation at City Hall
From Left to right: Chuck Bardwell, Managing Consultant of Watson
Wyatt; Houston City Councilmember Michael Berry; Chad Deaton,
Chairman and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc.; Mara Greenberg, Reagan
High School; and Ana Tendilla, Senior Reagan High School.