JA BizTown Mobile
Featuring: JA BizTown
JA BizTown® combines in-class learning with a day-long visit to a simulated town. This popular learning experience allows elementary school students to operate banks, manage restaurants, write checks, and vote for mayor. Students are able to connect the dots between what they learn in school and the real world. (Grades 4-6)
Presented by Wells Fargo and MidAmerican Energy
When: TBD
Where: Varies
JA BizTown® Mobile is an exciting hands-on learning experience that brings the renowned JA BizTown® Mobile program directly to students in a mobile format. Designed for fifth grade students, this innovative program combines classroom lessons with a simulated town where students take on real-world roles as business leaders, employees, and consumers.
JA BizTown® Mobile provides students with essential financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship skills. The mobile setup allows schools in various locations to participate without the need for extensive travel, making it more accessible to students across Eastern Iowa. By engaging in role-playing activities, students develop critical thinking, teamwork, and decision-making skills that prepare them for future careers and financial independence.
This interactive experience empowers young learners with the knowledge and confidence to navigate the workforce and economy, ensuring they are well-prepared for success in their futures.
2025 JA BizTown® Mobile Schedule
• Iowa City Community School District – (Center for Innovation, ACT Campus) – March 3rd–5th; April 21st-23rd; May 27th, 28th, & 30th
• Cedar Rapids Community School District– Linn County Regional Center – March 12th & 13th
• Springville Elementary – March 28th
• Prairie Creek Intermediate (College Community School District) – April 1st–4th
• Boulder Peak Intermediate (Linn-Mar Community School District) – April 29th–May 1st
• Hazel Point Intermediate (Linn-Mar Community School District) – May 6th –8th
• Shellsburg Elementary (Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District) – May 13th
• Norway Intermediate (Benton Community School District) – May 15th
• Aplington Elementary (Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District) – May 20th
JA BizTown® Mobile provides students with essential financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship skills. The mobile setup allows schools in various locations to participate without the need for extensive travel, making it more accessible to students across Eastern Iowa. By engaging in role-playing activities, students develop critical thinking, teamwork, and decision-making skills that prepare them for future careers and financial independence.
This interactive experience empowers young learners with the knowledge and confidence to navigate the workforce and economy, ensuring they are well-prepared for success in their futures.
2025 JA BizTown® Mobile Schedule
• Iowa City Community School District – (Center for Innovation, ACT Campus) – March 3rd–5th; April 21st-23rd; May 27th, 28th, & 30th
• Cedar Rapids Community School District– Linn County Regional Center – March 12th & 13th
• Springville Elementary – March 28th
• Prairie Creek Intermediate (College Community School District) – April 1st–4th
• Boulder Peak Intermediate (Linn-Mar Community School District) – April 29th–May 1st
• Hazel Point Intermediate (Linn-Mar Community School District) – May 6th –8th
• Shellsburg Elementary (Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District) – May 13th
• Norway Intermediate (Benton Community School District) – May 15th
• Aplington Elementary (Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District) – May 20th
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