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Multi-disciplinary learning spaces both indoors and outdoors.

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Multi-disciplinary learning spaces both indoors and outdoors.

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Students need spaces and materials that help them to develop their own thinking and problem solving skills. A place where they can learn to make mistakes and look at different solutions.(more than one answer The curriculum should provide opportunities to learn about their environment and community.

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Greenhouse, windbreaks, shelter with roof, seating, gardens, animal feeders/houses, weather equipment, composting, recycling, garden area)

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Moveable Mashup Carts- contain STEAM supplies (robotics, cooking stations (portable covection ovens, hot plates, etc...), Woodworking supplies, music/video production, pottery/art, maker creator supplies, etc..); Global and Sustainable Eco Portable Pots for outdoor learning (nets, archery equipment, pedometers, gps systems, owl pellets, water/soil testing equipment/kits, hammocks, sitting rugs, binoculars, weather  kits,observation dock, maple syrup collection kits, composting bins, garden site, tents, fishing poles, butterfly garden); Community and Career Connection Crates (games/books/iPads for working with senior citizens/nursing home, ......, Kits for medical exploration, journalism production, video/news production, trade job crate (electrical, woodworking, automotive, coding, health care, ..). All carts, pots, crates are mobile to be shared between schools. Maybe even could look at including a building that houses everything and can be a worksite we call the Pole Barn or Machine Shop or Grainery or Garage.... Inside of building could be different areas kids could run...coffee shop, food truck, school store, repair shop...

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Design our project rooms to also function as STEAM Labs and production studios.

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Design our project rooms to also function as STEAM Labs and production studios.

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Create our own multi-disciplinary reading/social studies/science units that meet MN Standards.  Money is spent on materials for the units.

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Create our own multi-disciplinary reading/social studies/science units that meet MN Standards.  Money is spent on materials for the units.

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Create our own interactive city for multi-disciplinary units.

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Create our own interactive city for multi-disciplinary units.

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This is an example of Exchange City in Minnesota.

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Learn more about our future home.

Currently, this 10,000 square foot kid-sized city is located at our headquarters in Maplewood, MN. Several weeks of classroom learning culminates in a day-long visit to this fully-interactive simulated free market lab where students become adults for a day. By working in one of 15 JA BizTown shops, students learn what it takes to run a successful business, manage a checking account and work as a team. Through daily lessons, hands-on activities, and active participation in this simulated community, students develop a strong understanding of the relationship between what they learn in school and their successful participation in a global economy.

Our experience at JA Biztown provided a virtual experience that helps students explore their passions and purpose. Students are engaged in learning that is collaborative with their peers and it allows them to reflect on their strengths and to see how they can contribute to this amazing world." - Ken Essay, Dakota Meadows Middle School

JA BizTown was first introduced to the Minneapolis/St. Paul market on October 16, 2001. Only 25 markets in the world provide this incredible opportunity for students to experience a real-world, hands-on application of their classroom learning. To keep our lessons relevant, we've added STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) careers to JA BizTown.

Read how JA BizTown correlates with Minnesota Academic Standards.

Your child can also experience JA BizTown through our summer camp program. JA BizTown Summer Camps teach kids about STEM careers and entrepreneurship in a fun, interactive environment.

For more information, contact Jennifer Baldwin at 651-255-0037 or jennifer@jaum.org.

See JA BizTown in action:

(production services provided by www.iDream.tv)

JA BizTown Volunteer Training
JA BizTown Teachers
Tour JA BizTown

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Learn more about our future home. Currently, this 10,000 square foot kid-sized city is located at our headquarters in Maplewood, MN. Several weeks of classroom learning culminates in a day-long visit to this fully-interactive simulated free market lab where students become adults for a day.

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Movable dock for the pond for multiple learning experiences.  

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Movable dock for the pond for multiple learning experiences.  