Our annual Career Day showed students they can aim high — the sky’s the limit! Big thanks to our Curriculum Director, Susan Barstow, for coordinating a fantastic morning of career exploration and to the volunteers who took time out of their busy lives to bring so many job opportunities to life.
Students spent the morning rotating through 30-minute sessions, taking notes as they went along. Check out the fantastic variety of careers represented during this exciting day:
- CPR Trainer
- Wildlife Biologist
- Mental Health Therapist
- Aquarist
- Community Outreach Leader
- Pediatric Nurse
- Vet Tech
- Creative Film Director (AJC Grad, Shaniya L-S.)
- Nursing
- CEO
- Biomedical Engineer
- Community Activist
Jeff Morley
Biomedical Engineer
Shaniya Liggins-Shaw
Creative Film Director (and AJC Grad!)
Fasharn Battle
CPR and Patient Assistance Trainer
Presenters brought their A-game with plenty of hands-on exploration, engaging discussions, and time for questions. Several remarked on how impressed they were by the students’ curiosity and thoughtful questions.
“One of the 6th graders really blew me away—he had a design suggestion that was right on the mark. You could see the wheels turning, and I thought, this kid is meant to be an engineer.”
-Jeff Morley
