ADVISORY/Deloitte & Touche Volunteers Teach Junior Achievement Ethics Curriculum to 700 Dallas Elementary Students.News Editors/Assignment Desks ADVISORY...for Wednesday (May 14) DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2003
What: Junior Achievement "Excellence Through Ethics" pilot program
teaching elementary school students that honesty and
integrity are the keys to success in business.
When: Wednesday, May 14, 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Where: John F. Kennedy Learning Center, 1802 Moser Ave., near
downtown Dallas
Who: 700 Kennedy Learning Center students and 50 Deloitte & Touche
partners and employees
Visuals:
Deloitte & Touche volunteer teachers in 35 fourth, fifth and sixth
grade classrooms teaching a specially-designed ethics curriculum.
Opportunity to visit classrooms during ethics training and
interact with students.
Dallas Independent School District Chief of Staff Carol Francois
welcomes Junior Achievement and Deloitte & Touche (8:15 a.m.).
Junior Achievement of Dallas President Linda Schoelkopf will be
available to answer questions about Junior Achievement and the
ethics curriculum.
Deloitte & Touche Regional Managing Partner Roger Nanney will be
teaching a fifth grade class.
On Wednesday, May 14, 2003, over 50 Deloitte & Touche volunteers will spend the day at John F. Kennedy "John Kennedy" and "JFK" redirect here. For other uses, see John Kennedy (disambiguation) and JFK (disambiguation). John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917–November 22, 1963), was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in Learning Center, near downtown Dallas Downtown Dallas is the main business district in Dallas, Texas (USA), located in the geographic center of the city. The area officially termed "downtown" is bounded by the downtown freeway loop: bounded on the east by I-345 (although known and signed as the northern terminus of , teaching fourth through sixth grade students the Junior Achievement "Excellence Through Ethics" business ethics business ethics, the study and evaluation of decision making by businesses according to moral concepts and judgments. Ethical questions range from practical, narrowly defined issues, such as a company's obligation to be honest with its customers, to broader social curriculum, in advance of a national curriculum rollout in the fall of 2003. Carol Francois, Dallas Independent School District Chief of Staff, will be present to experience the kick-off of this new curriculum, which will teach students that honesty Honesty See also Righteousness, Virtuousness. Alethia ancient Greek personification of truth. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 18] Better Business Bureau nationwide system of organizations investigating dishonest business practices. [Am. and integrity are important values to have in their future business endeavors. Junior Achievement lessons teach students K-12 about the importance of free enterprise, business and economics. Last year, in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of ongoing, high profile corporate scandals A corporate scandal is a scandal involving allegations of unethical behavior by people acting within or on behalf of a corporation. A corporate scandal sometimes involves accounting fraud of some sort. , students across the country spoke their minds on business ethics. Ninety percent stated they would not consider working for a company accused of practicing unethical unethical said of conduct not conforming with professional ethics. behavior. These students went on to express their unwillingness to purchase from an unethical company. This outcome from approximately 1,450 teenagers shows that they pay close attention to the business climate and it influences their decisions. "Members of the business community have an obligation to help restore credibility and trust," said Roger Nanney, Deloitte & Touche Regional Managing Partner. "To have a lasting effect, that process should begin with education at the elementary level. It is incumbent upon us, the business leaders of today, to embrace the challenge of teaching tomorrow's leaders about core business values." Deloitte & Touche LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol committed $1 million to Junior Achievement to develop the "Excellence Through Ethics" program. The program, underwritten by Deloitte & Touche, is an example of the firm's commitment to restore confidence in the capital market system. Dallas was one of 20 cities selected to pilot this program. Ultimately, this program will reach more than three million elementary, middle and high school students nationwide. JA-in-a-Day is a special delivery method that facilities the partnership between a business and an elementary school elementary school: see school. . During this day volunteers from Deloitte & Touche will work with every fourth, fifth and sixth grade classroom at Kennedy Learning Center. At the end of the school day, the students will have completed all regular Junior Achievement program content, along with one new lesson devoted to ethics. At that point, they will have earned their JA certificate. The Deloitte & Touche volunteers will have the opportunity to be role models and teach important business concepts that will help children become successful. About Deloitte & Touche Deloitte & Touche, one of the nation's leading professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. firms, provides assurance and advisory, tax, and management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects services through nearly 30,000 people in more than 100 U.S. cities. The firm is dedicated to helping its clients and its people excel. Known as an employer of choice for innovative human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. programs, Deloitte & Touche has been recognized as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For in America" by Fortune magazine for six consecutive years. Deloitte & Touche refers to Deloitte & Touche LLP and related entities. Deloitte & Touche is the U.S. national practice of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Deloitte & Touche (also referred to as Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and branded as Deloitte.) is the second largest professional services firm in the world, and one of the Big Four auditors, along with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young and KPMG. . Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu is a Swiss Verein A Swiss Verein ("Verein" is German for "Union") is a legal structure in Swiss law. It is similar to the Anglo-American voluntary association. Unlike Germany, a Swiss Verein does not need to be registered in order to have a separate legal personality. Most Swiss NGOs resp. , and each of its national practices is a separate and independent legal entity. For more information, please visit Deloitte & Touche's web site at www.deloitte.com/us. About Junior Achievement of Dallas Junior Achievement of Dallas, Inc. is a non-profit economic education organization educating and inspiring young people to value free enterprise, business and economics to improve the quality of their lives. Junior Achievement programs are designed to help students K-12 learn about the American free enterprise system and their role in it. All Junior Achievement programs include hands-on learning presented by trained volunteers in the classroom. Schools receive Junior Achievement programs at no cost. During the 2001/2002 school year, over 1,500 business volunteers served as classroom consultants reaching over 34,000 Dallas area students. Nationally, JA reaches nearly four million students in 113 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.jadallas.org. |
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