Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas seeks to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy. Essentially, Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas is a partnership between the business community, educators and volunteers — all working together to inspire young people to dream big and reach their potential. Junior Achievement programs are organized as sequential, integrated curriculum, which utilize a variety of hands-on activities to help children in grades K – 12 understand the relationship between what they learn in school and their successful participation in our society and economy.