[Counselors] Career Days

Tue Mar 3 08:55:09 CST 2015

We do a Career Day every year at Beggs Elementary.
Parents/grandparents/former alumni come and speak to one grade level (1st -
4th) about their career for 15 minutes per class (we have four classes per
grade level).  Many times the speaker will bring something for the students
like rubber bracelets with the company name on them, etc.  You can usually
get a local dentist, health department nurse, minister, banker, etc. if you
are in a small town like we are.  We have coffee and bagels for the
speakers.

At the same time, we have Careers on Wheels set up outside: firetruck,
police, ambulance, Game Warden, electric company, Highway Patrol, heat and
air, National Guard vehicle---even a farrier brings his horse.  One year
Channel 6 in Tulsa brought their helicopter!  During the inside speakers,
the Kindergarten and Pre-K classes attend Career on Wheels.  Then when the
inside speakers are done, the 1st and 2nd tour the Career on Wheels and
then the 3rd and 4th tour.  The Careers on Wheels volunteers are here from
8:30 - 11:30, then we feed them Subway for lunch.

We also do Jr. Achievement in our school and don't have to pay for it as we
use recycled kits and get our own volunteers to teach it.  High school
students teach the Kindergarten Jr. Achievement.  Both Career Day and Jr.
Achievement introduce the students to careers during elementary school.

Judy Disch
Beggs Elementary Counselor

On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 2:32 PM, OSRHE EPAS PK-12 Counselor Discussion Board
<counselors at lists.onenet.net> wrote:

>  If you are looking for some vendors to attend, I know that Tulsa
> Technology Center has had their students and some instructors set up booths
> with some really cool displays promoting several careers. I bet other
> career centers would be able to do the same.
>
>
>
> *From:* counselors-bounces at lists.onenet.net [mailto:
> counselors-bounces at lists.onenet.net] *On Behalf Of *OSRHE EPAS PK-12
> Counselor Discussion Board
> *Sent:* Monday, March 02, 2015 2:17 PM
> *To:* counselors at lists.onenet.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Counselors] Career Days
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> Last year with my 4th graders ( I am at a 3rd & 4th school), I had them do
> a career search on what they wanted to be & then they created posters that
> covered salary, education, locations of that job, & pictures.  I planned on
> doing a wax museum with them dressing up like their career choice &
> standing in position and as someone came by & touched their hand they
> recited information about their career but that didn't get arranged in
> enough time.  I worked with them twice a month for a half an hour.
>
>
>
> Kay Gilchrist
>
> Academy Elementary
>
> Guymon Public Schools
>
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 1:58 PM, OSRHE EPAS PK-12 Counselor Discussion
> Board <counselors at lists.onenet.net> wrote:
>
> I am trying my first one next week. We are going to do it with the 4th and
> 5th grade classes.  I'm starting to figure out that waiting until high
> school is too late for me. I need them interested and see the relevance to
> school before they enter middle school.
>
> I am asking past students of Wilson Schools to come back and talk about
> their careers and how education is important for that career.  We are
> setting up 15 minute sessions, 6 morning and 6 afternoon, where the
> students
> will rotate with a 5 minute break in between each.
>
> Claudia Labeth
> Wilson High School
> (580)668-2317
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:counselors-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of OSRHE EPAS PK-12
> Counselor Discussion Board
> Sent: Monday, March 02, 2015 1:52 PM
> To: Counselors
> Subject: [Counselors] Career Days
>
> Do any counselors have ideas for hosting a Career Day at school?
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jessica Sauls
> Counselor
> Hugo High School
> (580) 326-9648 x13
>
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