Extra Mile Education Foundation Supported Schools - Sr. Thea Bowman Catholic Academy, Northside Catholic Assumption Academy, St. Benedict the Moor School
In March of this year, the Extra Mile’s subsidiary Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) hosted their second annual Career Fair for our eighth graders at Saint Benedict the Moor School! It was a wonderful opportunity for our thirty-six eighth graders to meet one another before their field trip to Washington D.C. in May, and to learn about careers they might not have otherwise considered.
In total, PAC had eleven tables attending the fair, each with representatives from a multitude of careers. While in one room they had a teacher from Butler High School, a financial advisor, and a data analyst, in another they had a real estate agent, a transactional attorney, a marketing project manager, and a registered nurse. Also present was a civil engineer and a managing director of a hotel. The students were broken up into groups of four and received about five to eight minutes to talk with each professional. While some students were interested in the day-to-day responsibilities of each job, a lot of them were interested to hear about each professional’s collegiate journey, and about the sometimes-nonlinear paths that brought them into their jobs.
After visiting the tables, the students and volunteers enjoyed a pizza party in Saint Benedict’s cafeteria. For students, volunteers, PAC, and our foundation, this year’s Career Fair was a great success, and we look forward to next year’s!
