Youth Enterprise Junior Academy: 

A summer program for Milwaukee Public School 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Students

June 16 to 20, 2008
12:30 to 3:30 each day

Leadership, Economics and Personal Finance

The Youth Enterprise Junior Academy will provide students the skills needed to be successful in high school and beyond.  The academy will focus on the steps students can take to become an economic success.  This five day summer program introduces students to the basics of career planning and how to save and invest for the future. They learn how our free market economy works and how to participate in it.

Are you interested in:

•  Having success in high school, college and a career in the real world after school?

•  Beginning to save for your future with a $200 U.S. Savings Bond?

•  Exploring the world of personal finance?

•  Learning how our economy works?

•  Meeting successful business people and hearing their advice?

Then you should apply for the Youth Enterprise Junior Academy . It's your financial future!

Your Financial Future Starts Now!

Each student who attends all sessions, is an active participant, and completes all assignments will receive a $200.00 U.S. Savings Bond.

Special Features

•  Identify career interests

•  Learn the steps necessary to achieve your career goals

•  Learn principles of personal investing: spending, saving, credit, & forms of investing

•  Overview of how our market economy works

•  Introduction to the economic way of thinking

•  Special guided tour of the UWM campus

Faculty

• Ms. Barbara Goldstein, Teacher
  Business and Economics Academy of Milwaukee
  
• Ms. LeDonna Leazer, Teacher
  Business and Economics Academy of Milwaukee
  
• Mr. Tim O'Driscoll, Lecturer & Director
  UWM Center for Economic Education
  
• Ms. Jill Koebernik
  Wauwatosa East High School
  
• Dr. Mark C. Schug, Professor and Associate Director
  UWM Center for Economic Education
  
• Mr. Jeff Sroka, Teacher
  Business and Economics Academy of Milwaukee

Dates and Locations

The YEJA meets Monday through Friday from 12:30 – 3:30 on June 16 – 20, 2008 at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Business Administration Building.

How to Apply

We are seeking young people who wish to be successful academically and economically. Admission to the Youth Enterprise Junior Academy is limited and competitive. Apply now! You must currently be a 6th , 7th or 8th grade student in Milwaukee to qualify. Please complete the requested information and return it no later than April 30, 2008.

Questions?

Contact: Tim O'Driscoll
Telephone: (414) 229-5559
Fax: (414) 229-5571



Application Deadline: April 30, 2008

You will be notified by May 15, 2007 regarding admission. A parent orientation will be held at the Business and Economics Academy of Milwaukee (BEAM), at 3814 West North Avenue on May 9, 2007.

Application Process

Admission to the Youth Enterprise Academy is limited and competitive.  Apply now! 
You must currently be a 9th or 10th grade student in the Milwaukee Public Schools to
qualify.  The following information must be included in your application:

1. Name

2. Home Address including zip code

3. Telephone Number

4. School

5. Grade

6. Age

7. Essay - Write a one or two paragraph essay addressing why you would like to participate in the Youth Enterprise Junior Academy .  Explain why you're interested in being successful in school and in your community.  Please mention any special interests you might have in business. Neatness and spelling count! Be sure to attach your essay to the application.

8. References - Please provide us with the names and telephone numbers of two people who can serve as references.  You may wish to include a teacher or community leader who knows you .

9.Report Card - Please provide a photocopy of a 2007-08 report card.

Send this information to:

Professor Tim O'Driscoll
UWM Center for Economic Education
280 Enderis Hall - PO Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413

Sponsors:

EconomicsWisconsin
UWM Center for Economic Education
The Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation

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