By Ariadne Genethliou
Communications Manager, JA Cyprus
Start today for a successful tomorrow.
"TARGET HIGH, the moon. "Even if you fail, you will be among the stars." Les Brown.
The meaning and significance of this opinion is to dream, to envision your future, to make long-term plans, to set goals that will motivate you to move forward, to have ambitions, even if the chances are not with your part is for you to move forward. The formation, the development, the progress of the youth is the responsibility of us all. It is the responsibility to want our society, as a living organism, to evolve, to transform, to adapt. Today's supplies will bring tomorrow's progress.
We at Junior Achievement plan for tomorrow from today. We help students clarify in their minds what they really want and start planning their next steps to get there. Through the Student Business program, students are "forced" to think outside the box, to become more vulnerable to stimuli, to gain perception, judgment, empathy. This is the largest youth entrepreneurship program on the island. Offered in Lyceums, public and private. Participants learn how to get a business idea from design to implementation and gain hands-on experience in managing a real business, from team building, fundraising, business plan development, product development, marketing and sales to and the financial liquidation of the company.
"Starting as ordinary high school students, we ended up as entrepreneurial students with a point of view and vision", "We learned the importance of teamwork", "we divided the responsibilities based on the abilities of each and every one, in order to express our creativity and our business skills "," the difficulties helped us to believe more in our possibilities ". Some very important comments from the participants in the Trade Fair 2020.
To date, more than 9000 students and about 1400 teachers and mentors have participated in the Junior Achievement programs. We have excelled in international competitions but above all we have given the joy of knowledge, creation and cooperation. At the same time, we have developed skills and attitudes that are important for both personal and professional life.
Junior Achievement Cyprus is a member of the World Junior Achievement Organization Worldwide. Specializes in entrepreneurship, financial literacy and labor market preparation. In Cyprus, the Organization offers 10 different educational programs at all levels of education, with the support of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth and other collaborators. More information can be found on our page at www.jacyprus.org.
