Junior Achievement to Unveil IKEA Makeover Thursday

The educational non-profit holds a grand opening for its newly renovated city hall, kitchen and café areas Thursday at its Owings Mills headquarters.

Junior Achievement of Central Maryland will unveil its newly renovated Owings Mills facility Thursday morning as 65 5th graders take part in the educational non-profit’s activities. The Owings Mills-based program recently received a $13,757 donation from IKEA to cover the cost of new furniture and labor for a makeover of the 10,000 square foot mini-city that includes retail stores, financial institutions, a newspaper office and radio station. The grand opening of the new JA BizTown coincides with a visit from 65 5th grade students from Severna Park Elementary, who will spend the morning voting, running companies and conducting bank business. Junior Achievement is an in-school and after-school program for students K-12 that focuses on …

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Junior Achievement President Named Among Maryland’s Top 100 Women

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Young Students Get College Experience at Junior Achievement

The Owings Mills-based in-school and after-school learning center added a University of Phoenix branch to its "city" where students learn about the world economy.

The mayor is busy preparing his budget at City Hall. The CFO of Merritt Athletic Club is printing out paystubs and the neighborhood Papa Johns is preparing for lunch hour. While it sounds like the activities of any major city, all the businesspeople and public officials are students from The Banner School of Frederick. On Thursday, students from fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade spent their mornings at Junior Achievement of Central Achievement in Owings Mills learning about business principles, financial literacy, student loans and running businesses. “You need education to progress in a real life scenario,” said Josh Chumley, a campus director with the University of Phoenix. The university marked the start of a new partnership with Junior …

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