Building Effective Partnerships

The School Liaison program pairs volunteers from the business community with classroom teachers to help prepare Oak Park students for post-secondary education and 21st century careers. Students learn about career awareness, entrepreneurship, and goal-setting as well as focusing on leadership and soft-skills development.  

Share Your Experience
Share your valuable “real life” work experience with tomorrow’s workforce as a business volunteer. Volunteers are asked to commit to:

1. Junior Achievement training.  (One time, 1½ hours)
2. Attending an Orientation meeting.  (Approximately 1-1½ hours)
3. Five to six consecutive weeks of in-class participation presenting the Junior Achievement Curriculum.
4. Visiting your adopted classroom one hour per month after completing the Junior Achievement Curriculum.
5. Providing ongoing evaluation feedback to the OPBEA.

Volunteer Today!
To become a volunteer or to learn more, click here.