JA Ottawa: JA Company Sparking Innovation and Creativity 
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JA Ottawa: JA Company Sparking Innovation and Creativity 

JA Ottawa’s JA Company Program was a huge success this past 2023-2024 school year. Over 300 students from 19 schools came together to create 20 companies from the ground up with the support of teachers, volunteers, and program coordinators.   What is JA Company?  Over a 15-week period, JA Company Program teaches high school students how to…

Sales event for JA Company Ducks & Daisies
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JA Company Ducks & Daisies: Crocheting Success and Giving Back

Over a four-month period, the JA Company program teaches high school students how to organize and operate a real business. Volunteers from the local business community work with students to launch and run a small enterprise giving students real-world skills and experience not found in a textbook. Some Companies, such as Ducks & Daisies, a…

Williams Thottungal 2023 National Scholarship Winner
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JA Ottawa Student, Williams Thottungal, recipient of the 2023 Seymour Schulich Entrepreneurship Scholarship

All of us at ONFE want to congratulate Williams Thottungal on being the 2023 recipient of the JA Canada Seymour Schulich Entrepreneurship Scholarship. Williams is the first JA Ottawa, JA Company student to receive this scholarship in over 10 years! Congratulations, Williams on this outstanding accomplishment! When we informed Williams’ mentors of his accomplishment, this…

JA, Gerrie Trotman, Charles Bronfman, Junior Achievement
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Gerrie Trotman Finds a Lifelong Community in JA

Gerrie Trotman first became involved with the JA program in Montreal, and it’s been part of her life ever since! Around this time last year, Gerrie joined ONFE’s Neighbourhood as a monthly donor to give back to JA Ottawa. When the Executive Director of Junior Achievement in Montreal dropped by Gerrie Trotman’s high school to…