JDA Success

Description

This workshop invites students to explore and define what success means to them, particularly within the context of the JDA (Junior Development Academy) program. It provides a step-by-step guide to becoming a successful student in the program by aligning personal goals with the program’s expectations. Through interactive discussions and activities, students will develop a personalized understanding of success and identify practical steps to achieve it. 

Objectives

  1. Understand the Definition of Success within the JDA Program: Students will learn how success is defined by the program, including academic, behavioral, and personal growth expectations. 

  2. Define Personal Meaning of Success: Students will reflect on and articulate their own definitions of success, considering how their personal values and goals align with the program’s expectations. 

  3. Identify Practical Steps to Achieve Success within the JDA Program: Students will break down the concept of success into actionable steps, identifying specific strategies and resources available within the program to help them succeed. 

Activity Options

Template - Vision Board Brainstorm - The vision board brainstorm template is helpful to get students thinking.  The activity could end there or for further development students can be creative by: 

  • Cutting out pictures for a montage 
  • Draw pictures 
  • Create a slide 
  • Make a video