Take our Sons and Daughters to Work

Written by: Kate Snyder, Executive Assistant

Last Thursday, 56 middle and high school students in EECM’s Children & Youth programs participated in our annual Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day. Across the country, many youth participate in similar programs each year, tagging along with their parents to work for the day. The difference with our program is that the kids don’t go to work with their own parents -- unfortunately, many of our youth do not have career role models within their own families. But they dream of achieving more and reaching higher than their parents could and throughout our programs we seek to help them with these goals.

The Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day program pairs these students with mentors in a field of interest to them, allowing them to shadow a professional for a day and learn what it takes to enter that field. After a day at the office, the students meet back for a banquet at EECM and share their experiences over a good meal.

This year, students were paired with mentors in more than 20 different fields including:
Radio broadcasting
Teaching
Graphic Design
Athletics
Day Care
Cosmetology
Law
Medicine
Real Estate
Health and Nutrition
Music
Veterinary Medicine
Retail

One lucky student even got to spend the day in the cockpit with a pilot! She was thrilled. I’m hoping that if I ask nicely, they’ll let me participate next year. I’d like to explore whether perhaps I’ve missed my true calling as a trapeze artist.