What an incredible place available to the people of the valley! We came here on a field trip while seeing a bunch of nonprofits in the area and what they've got here is a total gem!
It is one of 30 such set ups in the nation and the only one in a rural area. Junior achievement world is set up like a small town with businesses inside. The businesses are primarily local with some large national chains present as well. The premise of junior achievement is to teach young people about money and finances. After completing a course through their school, they are able to come down here and participate in a day where they are given scenarios and play out in real life situations as they pertain to finances.
In the Yakima Valley, fifth graders and eighth-graders come here to learn about real world finances and today it has been a huge success!
This is totally worth checking out and the lessons taught in the schools are fantastic. They go kindergarten through 12th grade and build on each other. This program and the set up at Junior cheap in the world are going to be hugely valuable now and going forward! read more