ATC employees help students navigate Junior Achievement’s BizTown
Elementary students aren’t old enough to work, vote or be a boss, but on Dec. 16, ATC employees joined other area volunteers to help about 150 fifth grade students from Humboldt Park Elementary and Riverwest Elementary schools in Milwaukee do just that at Junior Achievement of Wisconsin’s BizTown.
ATC volunteers helped groups of 5-10 students write checks and make business deposits, facilitate meetings, understand their jobs, provide encouragement and overall just have a great day learning how the “real world” works.
JA BizTown combines in-class learning with a day-long visit to a fully interactive, simulated town where students operate a bank, restaurant, city hall, newspaper, retail store and 10 other businesses. The program is designed to give elementary students a better understanding of the relationship between what they learn in school and their participation in a local economy.
Vice President of Audit and Risk Management Juanita Banks, who organized the event, has been involved with JA BizTown for four years. “ATC employees truly care about giving back to our communities and helping these children gain experience running a business is just another great example of that,” said Banks.
