Five Year Commitment To Support Primary Schools Announced
02 February 2024
An acclaimed educational programme which has reached an impressive 7,000 pupils Island-wide is
set to continue for the next five years.
For the past decade, Junior Achievement (JA) has been running the ‘Our World’ initiative which
combines skills development with raising the important topic of how countries trade with each
other.
Now, courtesy of funding provided by the Scheinberg family, the charity can continue to run the
programme until 2029, reaching every year six pupil in education. Their ongoing support allows JA to
employ two part-time programme managers who run workshops in each school.
The interactive challenge has been designed so every student can collaborate regardless of their
academic ability. Whilst completing the workshop, pupils learn the importance of teamwork,
listening to one another and are encouraged to use their communication skills.
Sue Cook, Chief Executive of Junior Achievement, said ‘The support from the Scheinberg family has
meant every young person in local education over the last 10 years has participated in the Our
World programme for which we are extremely grateful.
‘During that time, we have received wonderful feedback from teachers and parents about how much
the children enjoy their hands-on learning experience. Some teachers have also told us how lovely it
is to see all children engaged, including those with special educational needs.
‘Pupils are inspired to think creatively to learn what it takes to develop a new product for export to
another country. They design a product and a marketing campaign, consider the target market and
then present their idea to the rest of the class.
‘We are naturally delighted the funding for this programme will be continued for a further five
years.’
The Our World programme helps young people understand why products are imported and
exported, as well as the effect of global supply and demand on the value, price, use and
sustainability of the world’s resources.In addition, pupils learn how businesses work together from supplying raw materials to the finished
product and the connection between each other, alongside what happens when the supply chain
breaks and goods are not delivered.
Junior Achievement is a Manx-registered charity dedicated to helping the Island’s young people gain
the essential skills they need to get a job or start their own business.
For more than 40 years, Junior Achievement has been providing financial literacy, employability and
entrepreneurship education to students in the Isle of Man. It works in every primary and secondary
school, reaching an average of 5,000 students each year.
For more information on how you can support the work of the charity visit https://www.jaiom.im/