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Katherine and Jacob
Greenfield Hebrew Academy
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Investigate
the Possibilities
at GHA!
www.ghacademy.org
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Join us at a
Family Open House
(10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.)
Sunday, October 27, 2013
or
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Check our website for
“Mommy & Me” dates!
For more information please contact:
Bonnie Cook, Director of Admissions
678.298.5377 cookb@ghacademy.org
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EDUCATION GUIDE
SPECIAL
From left, Jenna Kahn, Jan Berland, Matthew Kurzweil, Alison
Shutzberg and Bilal Gutu at the National Competition.
Shutzberg said in the Junior Achieve
ment program, students learn about
running a business from beginning to
end. They also pick up other skills along
the way like budgeting and making pre
sentations.
“They’re put in a room with 15 to
20 kids they don’t know, and then they
have to form a company and come up
with a name,” he said. “They decide on
a product or service they want to sell.
They spend four months running the
company. Then after that, they liquidate
the company. They write a report and
pay a dividend.”
Custom Coasters is a website that
sells coasters with custom designs and
logos.
“A customer would prepay $15 and
submit via the website a digital im
age,” Shutzberg said. “They would have
nine produced, but only eight were in
the set. They would keep one as a sam
ple they would show. They figured out
they didn’t need to raise a lot of capi
tal because they didn’t need to raise a lot
of money. They sold $6,000 worth of
coasters in four months.”
It was a good deal for investors, too,
he said. A $5 investment returned a div
idend of $86.
Members of this year’s team said the
experience taught them skills that can
apply to other areas of life outside of a
corporate board room.
“I learned to overcome my fear of
stage fright, and in the process learned
to be a better leader and better public
speaker,” Gutu said.
Others said they appreciated learning
the challenges — and rewards — of run
ning a business.
“The thing I liked most about the
whole Junior Achievement Experience
was learning what it takes to create and
run a successful business,” Kahn said.
“Coming in to Junior Achievement as a
complete beginner, I had absolutely no
idea how much effort, risk, and work
it took to make a business. When I fin
ished this year, I looked back and real
ized how much I had learned, and I en
joyed each part of it.”
For Alison Shutzberg, the joy came
from the growth and personal develop
ment of her teammates.
“The most enjoyable part of this
experience was seeing my team
mates grow and improve immense
ly throughout the year,” Alison Shutz
berg said. “I am so incredibly proud of
how far they have come, and I know
we are all thrilled that all of our hard
work has finally paid off.”
What would it be like to be an American Hebrew Academy student? Join us for a weekend to find out!
Prospective Student Weekend - November 8-10, 2013
Reserve your space today. Student housing is limited. Experience classes, a campus tour,
Shabbat and what it is like to be a part of the Academy community.
Special programs for prospective students and parents will take place throughout the weekend.
Registration Deadline: October 30
For schedule, hotel information and registration forms, please visit www.americanhebrewacademy.org/psw
For additional information, contact a member of the Admissions Team.
American Hebrew Academy
An International Jewish College Prep Boarding School
4334 Hobbs (Tanger) Road • Greensboro, North Carolina 27410
tel 336.217.7100 • toll-free 855.855.4334 • fax 336.217.7011
admissions@americanhebrewacademy.org • www.americanhebrewacademy.org
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