Project seeks executives to share experiences with students in schools across the country

Promoted by Junior Achievement Brasil, 'Executivos na Escola' is open for registration until May 14th for leaders to join the program

JA São Paulo Collection | Executive exchanges experience with students in Junior Achievement Brasil program

The project Executives at School, promoted by the Junior Achievement (JA) Brasil network, registration is open for professionals in leadership positions interested in participating as volunteers or supporters. The action, which will impact more than 10 thousand young people, will promote a meeting point between high school students and business executives, who will have the opportunity to share their visions and experiences of entrepreneurship in public schools across the country.

Registration can be done on the website https://jabrasil.org.br/executive-event-at-school2024. The recruitment phase for volunteer executives runs until May 14th. The classroom meetings will take place between May 22nd and 28th. The selected professionals will have methodological support from JA representatives before and during the week of the event. The action takes place over a single day and shift (morning, afternoon or night), in which the professional must go to the educational institution.

O Executives at School is an initiative of the JA Brasil network, an organization that has been promoting entrepreneurial and financial education and preparation for the job market for 40 years in the country. The program has been promoted by JA São Paulo for more than 10 years and for the first time it is being taken to all regions of the country.

The president of the Board of Directors of JA Brasil, Pedro Englert, highlights the relevance of the program, which is already consolidated and successful. 

“Everyone benefits from the experience. Students, who can be inspired by the career path of professionals, can connect with new generations and other entrepreneurs present at the event, reinforcing networking”, says Englert. “We are going to impact more than ten thousand young people in this action and that is why we need many executives engaged”, he adds.

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What: Executives in Schools Project

Who: Professionals in leadership positions in all Brazilian states

registration via the website https://jabrasil.org.br/executive-event-at-school2024/

Registration deadline: May 14th

Event date at school: between May 22nd and 28th

ABOUT JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT

Founded in 1919 in the United States, JA disseminates entrepreneurial education through the “learning-by-doing” method in more than 100 countries. It is a pioneer in Latin America in bringing knowledge about entrepreneurship, financial education and the job market to young people. In Brazil, JA has been operating for four decades and has delivered more than 6 million learning experiences, with the support of more than 208 thousand volunteers.  

Financial education programs are recognized by ENEF (National Financial Education Strategy). For the work it performs, Junior Achievement Worldwide is recognized as the 5th most influential NGO in the world and in 2024 it was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the third consecutive year.