Light My Way ~ Career Day is a child-centered Career Day program. We address the needs and interests of individual elementary school children by helping them identify what they love to do and explore careers that reflect their passions.
On a typical career day, one speaker talks to an entire class, leaving it up to chance whether or not a student will feel engaged and interested. We set out to change this model. At Light My Way ~ Career Day, we interview each student yearly to discover their evolving interests and talents and connect them with two (out of 25) careers they will learn about on Career Day. By the time they graduate 5th grade, they will have had seven interviews and met 14 Career Presenters whom they chose. Eventually, as adults, they will need to make these choices for themselves, and we see ourselves providing the skills and pathway to making good choices.
Our program raises aspirations and expectations in a mutually reinforcing way. When kids dream bigger, they expect more from themselves. Giving children the power to envision their future shows them the relevance and purpose of school and motivates them to learn.
Become a Career Day Presenter
We seek volunteers who are passionate about their work, enjoy young children and who will stir within them the ambition and confidence to pursue their dreams and make good choices for themselves.
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Support Our Program
Light My Way ~ Career Day has connected hundreds of children from New York’s underserved South Bronx community to professionals in a wide variety of fields, exposing them to new ideas and possibilities for their future. Your donation will help us to continue this work and expand the program to create opportunities for more children.
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Bring Us to Your School
Our Common Core Standards aligned program eases the stress of over extended teaching and administrative staff and reinforces academic coursework by underscoring the value of the subjects students are learning.
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