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Printable Version Junior Achievement
| FedEx employees volunteer their time to teach the value of free enterprise, business and economics to students all over the world. In Canada, FedEx sponsors and recruits employee volunteers for Junior Achievement's grade eight program The Economics of Staying in School (ESIS) and their Diversity in Action program for grades seven to nine. ESIS is a one day interactive program designed to encourage students to consider and reflect on the advantages of staying in school until they have the required knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary for personal and career success. Diversity in Action is an interactive program that illustrates how diversity contributes to improving morale, creativity, teamwork and productivity both in the workplace and in school. Junior Achievement is the largest and fastest growing not-for-profit economic education organization in the world, reaching more than five million students in nearly 100 countries each year. Through partnerships with educators, business and government, Junior Achievement provides relevant business programs delivered by trained and inspiring volunteers who share their practical experience to equip students with the necessary skills to enter tomorrow's work force. Volunteers have been delivering these programs in schools across Canada for more than 50 years. |