This is a one-day workshop designed to help grade 8 students understand the importance of an education and the personal and economic costs of dropping out of school. Students are either making course decisions that will affect their post-secondary education, or perhaps thinking that a high school diploma will allow them the career path of their choice. Those students who attend EFS seminars are encouraged to see education as an opportunity to broaden their life choices. They explore the relationships of the following four concepts:

Success - Develops a relationship between education and the achievement of personal goals

Independence - Identifies the financial costs of independence

Opportunity - Identifies Employability skills and their value for future job opportunities

Futures - Identifies career mentors and highlights possible career opportunities, planning resources and other key concepts in the program

Students will define success in personal terms, begin to understand the costs of living on their own, and explore the types of careers that match their goals and lifestyle expectations.

Like other Junior Achievement programs, Economics for Success is curriculum-linked, student centered and skills focused. It is delivered during one school day by trained and inspiring volunteers.

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