Meet your Neighbors at Junior Achievement of Western PA

About the Program
Meet Your Neighbors is a new way for members of the Remake Learning network to open their doors and welcome others in. These gatherings build community by showcasing incredible work happening across our region—and by creating space for authentic connection and shared learning.

Each Meet Your Neighbors event follows a simple, consistent flow:

• Welcome from the host organization
• Tour of the space to see learning in action
• Guided Activity that brings the host’s work to life
• Shared Meal with time for conversation and networking

Host Spotlight: Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania’s Experiential Learning Center
Since 1952, Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania has been empowering young people across the region with real-world learning in financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and career readiness.in action, participate in a hands-on guided activity, and connect over a shared meal.

At the heart of their work is the Experiential Learning Center — an immersive, hands-on environment where students step into adult roles, manage businesses, and experience what it’s like to navigate a working economy. Through programs like JA BizTown®, learners take on jobs, pay taxes, make financial decisions, and collaborate as part of a thriving community.

At this Meet Your Neighbors event, you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at the center’s innovative approach to learning, participate in an interactive activity inspired by their programming, and connect over a shared meal with fellow educators and partners who are helping young people prepare for the future.

Who Should Attend
We use the word “educator” broadly. Meet Your Neighbors is for anyone shaping learning in our region—teachers, librarians, youth workers, nonprofit leaders, civic partners, industry collaborators, and more. If you care about helping people learn, you belong here.

Why It Matters
Learning doesn’t just happen in classrooms—it happens everywhere. Across our region, there are countless places where learners engage in hands-on, meaningful experiences. Some are familiar, like schools and libraries. Others might surprise you: a horse stable where young people develop leadership skills, or a repurposed school building that now houses a TV studio broadcasting STEM learning across the globe.

Meet Your Neighbors shines a light on these diverse spaces. By opening doors and welcoming others in, the program helps our region discover and celebrate the full range of opportunities for learning.

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