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Last updated: May 28, 2024

I was a speaker at an elementary school career day. When I received the invite, I had no idea what to talk about.

What should I say? What questions should I ask?

How should I structure my speech? What were some presentation ideas?

Now I know. And I will tell you everything that I learned.

These are the best tips, tricks, and advice for speakers at an elementary school career day.

The speech and presentation ideas are collected from educators, colleagues, friends, and my own experience. You’ll read in this article about my learnings from hosting a career day, including:

• How to write your speech
• What things to bring (props)
• How to interact with the kids, and more.

Table of Contents

Introduction

My girlfriend invited me to speak to her 2nd grade class at their Career Day.

I immediately thought: How do I speak to children? What do elementary school kids want to hear at a Career Day?

What I learned is that there are many differences in speaking to kids compared to speaking to adults .

You should be aware of the following:

• The kids were very participative. They gave many more questions and interactions and interruptions than I’ve ever had with an adult audience.
• If I was asking a question to the audience and getting answers from multiple people, I had to remind each student of the question. In a presentation to adults, if I ask a question, I can just point at different adults and quickly get multiple answers around the room. Today I found that I had to repeat the question each time I pointed at a new student in order to help them remember what I was specifically asking for.
• The kids all sat on the floor. To raise engagement levels, it was helpful for me to also sit on the floor or in a small chair.

Best Career Day Tips

Here are my best tips that you can use when writing your speech or presentation.

Write your speech with simple language

But don’t “talk down” to the kids in class, even at an elementary school.

Be prepared to answer questions.

The students will be very curious! They had a LOT of questions for me.

Have Good Stories Ready

You should also have good stories that you can tell about situations at work which describe your daily duties.

I received lots of tips and advice for my own talk from my network. Here at the best tips that I used:

• Sit At Their Level

Sit at their level. Either on a little chair or on the floor. Grownups can be scary! — Jason Hackett

• Bring Props

My friend Jarrod suggested that I bring some props. I brought large printed examples of some objects at the museum.

Props are a great way to keep the students engaged and allow them to look at and fiddle with something while they’re speaking with you. — Ecka

• Have High Energy / Be Excited

I think my girlfriend told me this: Get excited! Kids can feel the energy. Be animated and expressive with my body and face.

My friend Danielle said: “Be silly, yet firm.”

Ask the Students Questions

This was one of the best pieces of advice, and a lot of people suggested it.

Make sure there is a back and forth. Ask them questions, encourage them to ask questions. — Sarah Marsom

Ask tons of questions. I start by asking them if they have ever been on a field trip and then explain that I plan field trips for adults. — Theresa

Ask questions throughout!!! It will empower them to feel like they are part of the conversation and promote active listening throughout!!! — Camellia

Questions That I Asked

• Who here has ever been to a museum? (raise your hand)
• Who can name a museum in New York City?
• What are some things that you find inside of a museum?
• Entrepreneurship: If you were going to sell something to your friends, what would you sell and why?
• Interactive Play

Think about a game or activity about your job. Allow the children to role play as if they are in a day of your career.

• Bring a Box of Snacks

Check with the teachers beforehand to get approval or dietary restrictions, but this can be a big win! Kids love snacks.

Tell a lot of stories about your job

Kids also love stories. Imagine you’re telling a bedtime story: how would you talk about your career? What is one of your favorite memories from work? What was it like when you first started your job?

Give the students examples

One of the things kids can relate to is toys. Bringing up one of the best toys like SLIME can surely make the whole class excited! Ask them what type of slimes would they like to put if they have a Slime Museum?

Give out handouts or prizes

Do you have any brochures from your job that you can pass around, ideally with photos?

Are there objects that you could pass around the room?

Bring those to your career day speech to make it more interactive.

Sample Career Day Speech

Here’s what you could say for a sample career day speech. It is based on my own presentation to a group of 2nd graders when I introduced myself as a museum tour guide.

Hello everyone! My name is Nick Gray and I am a museum tour guide. Who here has ever been to a museum? Raise your hand if you’ve ever been to a museum before. My job is to be a museum tour guide. That means I walk people around as a guide at an art museum. I tell them about the works of art. Who has ever seen a paining before? Raise your hand if you have ever seen a painting. Keep your hands up. I am going to call on someone now to ask you about what painting you saw, or what you remember. (ask a few students about any painting they have seen before, and what they liked about it) The times that I work for my job are 10AM to 6PM every day. Sometimes I even have to work on Saturday and Sundays, because those are very busy days at the museum. Do you think you would want to work on the weekend? My favorite parts about my job are meeting new people, and doing research about the new works of art. To do my job, you have to be very good at talking to people. Who here likes talking to people? Raise you hand if you like talking to people.

Presentation Feedback

In two of the classes that I spoke to, I asked the teachers to fill out these “Comment Cards” for my career day presentation. I love to get feedback whenever I speak.

Class 1 — It was effective when:

• Positive narrating good behavior.
• Contextualizing your occupation with a fun launch that engaged kiddos.
• The harmonica was captivating!
• Introducing pieces from the museum, but pushing kiddos to inquir & think critically of the pieces.

Class 2 — It was effective when:

• You brought resources.
• You brought tons of enthusiasm!
• Gave many opportunities for the kids to speak and share.
• Good job sounds! (That was when I played my harmonica.)

Areas for improvement:

• Limiting students called on for each question in the interest of time (time conflicts that are not your fault, though). Nick’s note: I can certainly improve a lot here. There were just SO MANY kids wanting to participate. I didn’t want to make kids feel left out by not calling on them, so I think I tried to call on everyone. This wasted a lot of valuable time.
• I have lots more things that I could improve on! But the teachers were too nice not to critique me more.

Presenting at Career Day as an elementary school speaker was challenging, rewarding, and fun.

In summary, my best advice for career day speakers is:

• Ask Them Questions
• Tell A Lot Of Stories
• Give The Students Examples They Can Relate To
• Give Out Handouts Or Prizes

I have a newfound respect for teachers at all grade levels. To deal with so many active students for hours every day… wow. It was tiring after one hour and I can’t imagine a whole day of being “on” like that.

What advice do you have for someone who is presenting to elementary school kids on Career Day? Send me an email and let me know.

Thank you to KIPP Infinity in Harlem for inviting me to speak, Zach for organizing and managing the morning, Rachel for proof-reading this post and inviting me, and all my friends on my private Facebook who gave tips and advice.  

Video Example of Teaching Style

This is the best video I found online showing classroom management by a teacher. It was helpful to watch and try to emulate some of these things when I presented to the students for Career Day.

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55 Career Day Ideas, Tips, and Activities for All Ages

Encourage kids to consider a wide variety of careers for the future.

School career days give kids a peek into their futures, with the opportunity to learn about all the job fields and opportunities available to them. These career day ideas include options for preschool, elementary, middle, and high school. We’ve also got tips for making your event truly meaningful for everyone involved!

General Career Day Tips

Preschool career activities, elementary school career day ideas, middle and high school career day ideas.

Keep activities age-appropriate

Younger students should be encouraged to explore through play, while tweens and teens are ready for a more detailed look at what various careers entail.

Invite families to participate

Chances are good that you can find someone working in just about any career you can imagine among the parents and families of your own students.

Engage with the community

People love the chance to share their careers with the next generation. Reach out to local businesses and organizations and offer them the opportunity to participate.

Include as many career fields as possible

Think big! You want to help students see that there are good jobs to fit any interest and skill set, including those that don’t necessarily require a four-year college education.

Vary your career day activities

Provide ways for all students to engage, whether they prefer to listen to others speak or actually try some hands-on experience. Keep students moving throughout the day by offering activities and speakers in multiple locations.

Start small and expand over time

If it’s your first career day, it’s OK to keep it simple. After a few years, you’ll build up a collection of regular speakers, activities, and more career day ideas.

Gauge interest

Let students request or suggest specific speakers, career field representatives, or activities they’d like to see, and accommodate them if you can.

Prepare participants

Work with speakers and other participants in advance to help them plan their presentations or activities. Make sure their plans are age-appropriate and meaningful.

Think beyond a day

As kids get older, the chance to explore a variety of careers becomes even more important. Consider dedicating one day each month to a career activity, setting up a speaker series , or trying independent career exploration projects.

Follow up afterward

Career days can help students make connections with people in careers that interest them. Encourage students to build on those connections after the official career day has ended. Younger students can help maintain community connections by writing thank-you notes to participants.

At this age, kids should be encouraged to learn through play as much as possible. Give them lots of opportunities to explore a wide array of different occupations with activities like these.

Little ones love to dress up! Provide them with lots of career-themed outfits and accessories, and encourage all kids to try on every kind of career for size.

Imaginative play

Whether they’re in costume or not, kids can pretend to be lots of different workers. Give them an array of career-themed toys and equipment, and provide every child a chance to try anything that interests them.

Career centers

Add career-themed play centers to your classroom, like kitchens, fire stations, post offices, hospitals, vet offices, science labs, and more. Keep the appropriate dress-up clothes and toys for these fields in each center for kids to experiment with.

Field trips

Pre-K is a great time to visit all sorts of workplaces. Ask parents and families if your class would be welcome for a tour, and work with community partners to find more career-themed field trip opportunities for students.

Career story time

Rather than just asking people to come talk to your class about their jobs, invite them to do read-alouds instead! Find a book related to their job in some way for story time, then let students ask questions afterward. If you do this virtually, people can participate from their workplaces and take kids on a virtual tour too.

Students can explore jobs a bit more in-depth at this age, as well as learning some basic career-readiness skills. Try these ideas for elementary school career day.

Dress-up day

This is a career day classic! Students dress up as what they think they might like to be when they grow up. (Tip: Have teachers dress up as what they imagined they might do for a living when they were young!)

Career parade

Once everyone is all dressed up, hold a grand parade around the school or playground. Offer prizes for the best costumes, presented by representatives of local companies or organizations.

Parent/family job day

This is another longtime favorite: Parents and family members visit the classroom to share a little about what they do in their daily jobs.

If you’d like to expand your career day into more events, try theming them by field. For instance, you could have a day for STEM careers, one for skilled trades, one for business careers, etc.

Virtual field trips

You can visit many more locations and see a wider array of career fields when you do it virtually. Set up videoconference time with various people, and let them take you on a tour and introduce you to the people they work with every day. Allow some time at the end for Q&A.

Career stations

Set up different rooms or booths with information, activities, outfits, speakers, and more for individual careers or fields. Kids can circulate among them, with the opportunity to spend extra time at stations that interest them the most.

Career scavenger hunt

As kids explore career stations, provide a scavenger hunt to encourage them to engage more deeply with the activities. Examples: “List three tools a carpenter uses” or “How many years of college does it take to become a doctor?”

Career library

Set aside a selection of books about different careers, and let each student pick one they want to read and report back on. ( Get ideas for creative book reports here. )

Let STEM-related workers give demonstrations of what they do in their jobs, from coding demos and engineering challenges to lab experiments and animal interactions.

Career skits

Take imaginative career play to the next level by asking kids to write and perform simple skits set in different workplaces. They can play out a normal workday or show a worker tackling a special challenge or task.

Go-to-work day

This takes some coordination, but it’s a cool way to really immerse kids in careers. Think of it like “Take Your Child to Work Day,” but kids aren’t limited to only visiting their parents’ jobs. Instead, a group of kids signs up to visit various participating businesses, and each is partnered with an employee for an hour or two to tour the facility and learn more about what happens there.

Career crafts

Paper firefighter hats, DIY stethoscopes, worker finger puppets … there are lots of fun crafts kids can make and take home as they learn about different jobs and career fields.

Career day booklets

Give each student a blank booklet of eight pages or so. On each page, encourage them to illustrate and take notes about one career that really interests them. They’ll each go home with an individualized resource for talking to their families about possible jobs for the future.

Lunch with a …

When it’s time for lunch, set up a room or table for each career and let kids sign up to eat with people from that field. They can chat informally while they dine, sharing stories and asking questions in a naturally comfortable environment.

Career bulletin boards

Create bulletin boards themed by career or field throughout the building. Let each class work together to create their own, then take a tour to check out the whole collection.

Career posters

Let each student choose a career they’d like to learn more about, then have them create posters showing what they find out. Display the posters in school hallways, and let kids stand nearby to answer questions about the job on which they’ve become an expert.

My first resume

Introduce kids to the basic idea of what a resume is, then help them write their own. Of course, at this age they don’t have specific job experience. However, they can list their experiences doing chores at home or at school, plus any special skills they have. It can be fun to watch them create titles for themselves like “Dog Walker” or “Bedroom Cleaner”!

Equipment displays

Invite businesses to bring in equipment big and small, from fire trucks, construction equipment, and portable X-ray machines to medical supplies, building tools, and cooking implements. Kids will love getting a closer look at these tools of the trade.

Personal career collage

After kids have a chance to learn more about all the jobs available to them, have them assemble a collage that shows the occupations they’d most like to try someday. They can cut out pics from magazines, or work online to collect digital images or videos for a virtual version.

Career day pledge

At the end of the day, invite each student to sign a Career Day Pledge, in which they promise to stay in school and prepare themselves to succeed at any job their future holds.

Now’s the time to really get into the nitty-gritty of what careers entail and what it takes to work in specific fields. The more opportunities for career exploration you can offer teens, the better. These ideas and activities make the most of their time dedicated to learning about careers and employment in general.

Career fair

The classic career fair takes a bit of logistical planning, but it can actually be among the easier career day ideas. Most businesses and organizations already have materials ready to go for career and recruitment fairs, so offer them a place to set up their tables and booths and encourage them to tailor their overall presentation to students.

Sometimes a job sounds good in theory, but when we actually see what it entails on a day-to-day basis, it’s not quite what we had in mind. That’s why job shadowing is such a good idea. Today’s technology makes things easier than ever before too. If you can’t get kids to workplaces in person, they can connect via video chat to spend a few hours with employees instead.

Wheel of careers

This is a fun activity you can do during career day or as preparation for the event. Kids “spin the wheel” to learn more about a selection of careers from every kind of field. It’s a great way to encourage them to consider jobs they might not have thought about before. Find the Wheel of Careers activity here.

Career cluster rooms

Clustering various careers together in one space makes sense and helps give some structure to your activities. Students will have an easier time finding the jobs they want to investigate, and you’ll keep people spread out into more manageable groups too.

Career groups by interest

Another way to group careers is by the skills and interests they involve. Set up stations for sports-based careers, math-based jobs, jobs for those who love to write, occupations for people who like to use their hands, etc. Label them “If You Like ________, Try These Jobs!”

Career panel

Arrange for panels of speakers related to specific careers. Each can give a short introduction to their job, then they can talk about their work among themselves as well as taking questions from students. This gives kids an excellent chance to compare opportunities in related fields.

Entrepreneur showcase

Those who want to go into business for themselves will love getting to talk with local business owners, start-ups, and other entrepreneurs. They’ll get a clearer picture of the benefits and challenges of being a business owner, and they can present some of their ideas to those who can give them tips and advice.

Don’t forget to include your area’s career and technical education programs as you assemble your career day ideas! They’re among the best resources you have for presenting quality jobs to kids, especially those in the skilled trades, health care, service and hospitality industries, and other positions students can start preparing for while they’re still in high school.

Student-led interviews

Let students find out what they really want to know by putting them front and center with speakers. Help them compile a list of questions in advance, then interview career representatives to investigate their jobs. Consider recording these interviews so students can check out as many of them as they want to after career day is over.

Hands-on experiences

Trying something for yourself is a meaningful way to see it’s something you really like. Ask businesses and organizations to set up hands-on experiences. Maybe kids can try their hand at cutting hair on a model head, examining a “patient,” using construction tools to build something simple, etc. These encounters will be incredibly popular!

Community service

Volunteer at organizations like nursing homes, after-school education programs, food pantries, and other community services. It’s a good look at the nonprofit world and also lets kids try out some of the roles that need to be filled at these valuable workplaces.

Career-themed competitions

Have a cook-off or bake-off, host a debate, set an engineering challenge, hold an art or writing contest … kids probably already have a lot of the skills they’ll need to do the jobs that interest them most! Interactive career day ideas like this really help build interest and engagement.

Career interest inventory

There are many career interest inventory tests and worksheets teens can complete to find out what they’re best suited for. Use these as the kick-off to your day, or in the preparation and planning stages so students can decide what they want to investigate more thoroughly on the day itself.

Resume workshop

As juniors and seniors start looking for summer jobs and internships, they’ll value the chance to learn what a good resume looks like and how to build their own. Bring in professional experts to advise them, but be sure they’re up-to-date on the newest trends . Resumes have changed a lot in the last couple of decades.

Mock interviews

Interviewing for a job can be stressful, and many people don’t get any experience until they’re sitting in front of a hiring committee for the first time. Mock interviews with real hiring managers give students a low-stakes chance to see what the experience is really like and polish their interpersonal skills.

Professional skills workshops

One of the biggest complaints many people have about employees first entering the working world is that they don’t understand professional norms. Workplaces are very different from school, and we can’t expect kids to automatically know professional behavior. Instead, provide workshops where they can learn things like professional writing and communication, workplace attire and behavior, and their rights and responsibilities as future employees.

Where are they now?

Highlight graduates from your school by sharing what they do now. Be sure to include representatives from a variety of fields so kids can see that those who’ve walked the same halls are now working as everything from teachers and lawyers to welders, stockbrokers, and more!

Alumni networking

Even better, invite some of those alumni to visit or even become mentors to current students. As adults know, finding a good job is often very much about who you know, so help older teens start to establish their professional network now.

Post–career day follow-ups

Teach students the importance of following up with contacts by having them write thank-you notes to someone they met who made an impact on career day. Review these notes for professional language and help kids compose them, then send them off so members of the community know they really did make a difference.

Career resources guide

Put together a guide students can use as they explore their future options. Include websites, college and career prep tips, and more. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has some terrific resources to help you get started.

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Great Career Day Activities For High Schoolers (Including free worksheet and career aptitude tests)

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There are hundreds of great careers out there, yet few students are aware of all the possibilities.

In fact, students’ list of possible careers is often limited to family, friends, and those they are exposed to in school. That’s why career exploratory activities are so important to students making informed career decisions.

We compiled this resource to help teachers guide students in their career exploration journey.

Below you can find helpful career tests, virtual career day videos, and a free worksheet to guide students as they research multiple careers.

Career Aptitude Tests

Career videos for jobs, activity to research potential careers, other activities and career skills.

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Career aptitude tests can help students not only better understand their strengths and interests, but how they translate to the workforce.

Having students take an attitude test can help them realize a passion for podiatry, a knack for carpentry , or a million other possibilities.

• Truity – Career Test

Truity’s 15-minute career test measures key personality factors to show you the exact careers that suit your strengths. No account or sign-in is needed for students to take Truity’s career test.

• CareerExplorer’s Career And Personality Test

CareerExplorer’s test takes approximately 45 minutes. Like Truity, no login is required to take CareerExplorer’s personality test. CareerExplorer’s test is far more in-depth and might be a better fit for students in their last years of high school.

Arranging speakers from the community to speak to your class can be incredibly rewarding. However, even in the best of times arranging schedules and finding a diverse sample of speakers can be challenging.

We compiled a list of videos that allow students to hear from multiple workers in exciting fields. This can spark interest and help students better envision what it would be like to work these jobs.

Click on the links below to view YouTube videos of people sharing information about their jobs and careers.

Videos On What It’s Like To Be A…

• Archeologists
• Veternarian
• Physical Therapist
• Wildlife Biologist
• Army Dentist
• Aerospace Engineer
• Marine Biologist
• Nutritionist

If Youtube is not an option, you may peruse the wider library of videos available at OneStop’s website . Note: Not all of these videos have interviews like the ones highlighted above.

It is important for students to research prospective careers. To help guide the research, Zippia created a free worksheet teachers can use (in conjunction with the previous activities if desired) to help students explore potential careers.

Students will use https://www.zippia.com/explore/ to research 4 careers, answering questions about education and skills needed, salary, and job responsibilities.

Below is a preview of the downloadable worksheet:

You can download the worksheet for use in your classrooms below: Download Career Research Worksheet

If you anticipate your students will struggle picking careers to research (or you would like to insure they research careers from multiple industries or different educational background), you can provide them with careers to research instead of letting them pick out careers on their own.

Similarly, if you have had students take the career aptitude test, they can use that as the springboard for their research activity.

If you have covered the above content or want to delve deeper into specifics for job hunting, we have a list of vital job seeking skills and articles that are needed for students to conqueror the job market.

• Best Jobs For High Schoolers
• How To Write A Resume (With Examples)
• How To Write A Job-Getting Cover Letter
• 50 Most Common Interview Questions
• How To Get An Internship
• What To Wear (And What To NOT Wear) To A Job Interview

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10 Fantastic Ideas for Career Day at School You’ll Love

If you need ideas for career day at school or your community helpers theme that work great in both classrooms and speech therapy, keep reading!

Your school may have lined up some great speakers and demonstrations and your kids may be over the moon that they get to dress up on Career Day as their favorite occupation. Kids really relate to the topic of careers and community helpers, because they can connect their real-world experiences to it.

So why not build on the fun ahead of time, expand your student’s vocabulary, language skills, and knowledge and really help that learning stick! Here are 10 fabulous ideas for career day activities to get you started.

Set the stage for excitement with these ideas for career day at school.

1. start exploring careers the week before with a few wonderful books.

Since I love combining literacy and learning, my first idea for career day at school is to start with some great books about occupations and community helpers. Whether you find them in your library or on YouTube, these are great choices:

• Whose Vehicle is This? Written by Sharon Katz Cooper is great for your younger students. This book shows each vehicle and asks “Whose vehicle is this?” Have your children guess, then read the description. There are also fun facts about the vehicles and what each person who uses that vehicle does. For instance, in the description of a mail carrier, students will learn that mail vehicles have steering wheels on the right instead of the left!
• Whose Tools are These? and Whose Hat is This? are two more great books by Shannon Katz Cooper you’ll want to check out.
• Career Day by Anne Rockwell tells about children in a class who bring their “special guests” (their parents) to their career day. Each guest has something interesting to share about their career, from bulldozer driver, to judge, to crossing guard.
• Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do  by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook takes a look at what’s hanging on different clotheslines to figure out what job each person does.
• Belinda Baloney Changes Her Mind by Becca Carnahan. Belinda finds that the world is full interesting jobs and keeps changing her mind about what she wants to be when she grows up. She worries about that, then learns that that she doesn’t need to decide yet…just have fun exploring the possibilities!
• Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts is a fun book about a girl who has lots and lots of questions… a budding scientist for sure.
• Andrea Beaty and David Roberts have many more fun career books like Iggy Peck, Architect and Rosie Revere, Engineer .
• What Do You Do With An Idea?  by Kobi Amanda is the story of a boy with a big idea. Was it too strange and weird? Should he abandon it? No, because it’s good to see things differently… and you might even… change the world! A wonderful book to encourage young thinkers, future inventors and entrepreneurs!

2. Guess Who? Grab Bag

Fill a bag with descriptions of community helpers and careers. Students reach in and read the description and try to guess who it is. For younger children who are not readers, you may want to use pictures of their vehicles, clothes, or tools. (If you need pictures, check out my Pronouns and Plurals, Dress me Community Helpers activity below.)

3. Make a Paper Bag Village with Community Helpers

I love this idea for career day from In The Bag Kids Crafts. Provide brown paper bags, crayons or markers, scissors, and construction paper. Have each child choose a different community helper and create a “shop” or place of work. Have your children tell all about what’s in their shop or business, and what people do there.

4. Twenty Questions

Put a picture or list a career on each card. For large groups, pin a card with a clothespin to the back of each child’s shirt (or play with cards in headbands for smaller groups). Have the group walk around and take turns asking each other questions to try and figure out what their career is. You may want to set a 5 or 10-minute time limit. Provide a list of sample questions for younger children such as:

• Do I use a vehicle to do my job?
• Do I work with animals?
• Can my job be dangerous?
• Do I wear special clothes for my job?

This is such a fun idea for career day at school (or week)! Some students may need support in asking questions, so I’ve made cards for you with sample questions they can ask while playing this game. Download them here: 20 Questions Career Day Game Cards.

If you’d like to save yourself time with ready-made picture cards, scroll down. The cards in either of my career and community helpers resources below would work great!!

5. Play Three to One Thumbs

For older children, have them choose an occupation and tell 3 reasons why the job may be great (Thumbs up!), and one reason that it might be challenging (Thumbs down).

6. Compare/Contrast

Have older children choose two occupation cards from a bag or bowl and list ways the occupations are similar and ways they’re different. The similarities may be trickier and your kids may need a little help with it to think outside the box. For instance, how are a pilot and a veterinarian alike? They both require a lot of training!

For younger children, try cards with the vehicles, and compare/contrast the vehicles such as bulldozers, police cars, airplanes, or firetrucks.

My Pronouns and Plurals, Dress me Community Helpers pack (check it out below) has cards perfect for this activity

7. Job interview.

Have kids pretend to interview for a job. Talk about what to do and what not to do. This is a great social skills lesson too!

8. Career Taboo Game

I love this idea for Career Day from Miss Sepp’s Counselor Corner. Students are divided into 2 teams, which take turns drawing a card that contains a career and two “hush” words. The student who drew the card must describe the career to his/her teammates so they can guess the occupation… but without using the “hush” words! For instance, for “Florist” the hush words are “flowers” and “arrange.” The post includes a file to download the Career Taboo cards. Fun for upper elementary!

Many of these activities are great for your Community Helpers theme too!

If you need more hands-on activities for your preschoolers and kindergarteners, my Pronouns and Plurals, Dress me Community Helpers activity will get your littles excited to participate!

Put the cutout “helpers, clothes, and equipment out on a cookie sheet. Your littles get to dress the people as different helpers as you practice pronouns, naming the helpers and their equipment, and more. I’ve included cards for games and plenty of printables to practice a variety of syntax targets with your community helpers theme.

There’s a diverse selection of 8 different people children can choose from, helping them find someone who looks like them!

Pronoun, plurals, and WH questions mats and worksheets are included to give you tons of versatility in targeting syntax, wh questions, sentence structure, and community helpers vocabulary.

I hope these Career Day ideas for elementary school get you excited about planning for this theme!

Career day and community helpers are one of the highlights of the year for many kids. I hope you love it too. I also know planning for this theme can be time-intensive, so if you need a fantastic, versatile activity that’s print-and-go or even digital, Career Bingo Riddles is your winner.

Like all my best-selling Bingo Riddles games, Career Bingo Riddles has rhyming clues, which make the game seriously fun! Kids listen to the clues, then guess who the community helper is. It’s a perfect idea for career day from kindergarten through 5th, and it’s easy to level the game for different learners.

With 30 different boards, you can use it with an entire class, put it in a center, or play it in speech therapy. I’ve included a digital version to play with Google Slides™ that’s terrific for virtual instruction and teletherapy.

Happy educators said:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great resource to reinforce my community helpers unit. The students loved listening to the clues and trying to figure out who the individual being described was. Very interactive and motivating.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This was a great career day activity for our campus! I had it ready should one of our speakers for stations not show up – and that did happen! The kids enjoyed the game.

Check out Career Bingo Riddles right here in my website shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers ,

If you’re a Bingo Riddles fan, you can find many more seasonal and holiday Bingo Riddles games in my shop. (Bingo Riddles are kinda like potato chips. You can’t stop at just one!)

Happy career day everyone!

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5 Ways to Make Career Day Presentation Interesting 

by Tracy Mayaka

A Career Day is a highly structured Career Awareness activity in which working-class people from a variety of companies come together at a school or online to share information about their companies, their job description and the education skillset that is required for success in their career.  

What are Career Days Designed to do?  

Career days are designed to meet specific learning objectives, and to help students connect what they’re learning in school with the workplace.

They listen to speakers seeking information about the industry and the career options it provides.  

They also learn about the education required for entry into the industry and   participating business role in the local economy.

Career day presentations offer a unique opportunity to inspire students and provide insight into various professional paths.  

How to Make a Memorable and Informative Presentation  

To make your presentation not only informative but also engaging and memorable, you need to put together a whole lot of preparation, creativity, and enthusiasm.  

This comprehensive guide will walk you through strategies to create an interesting career day presentation that leaves a lasting impact on students.  

1. Understanding your Audience  

The first step to having an engaging career day presentation is knowing your audience.

The age group and educational level of your audience will significantly influence the content and how you deliver your speech, for example;  

• Primary School Students: Keep it simple, interactive, and fun. Young children get distracted easily and respond well to visuals and hands-on activities. Getting a variety of fun as well as educative games to keep the children engaged is a sure way to get career day fun and exciting for them.  
• High School Students: Provide more detail about your profession, but still focus on interactive and engaging content. High school students are curious and can handle more complicated information, especially if it relates to their interests.  
• University Students: Offer detailed insights into your career, including educational paths, daily responsibilities, and future opportunities. University students are thinking about their futures and are interested in practical advice and real-life experiences.

Start with a Hook  

Begin your presentation with a captivating line to grab the audience’s attention.

This could be an interesting fact, a surprising statistic, or a personal story related to your career.

For instance, if you’re a scientist, you could start with a mind-blowing experiment or a fun fact about space.  

Establish Relevance  

After your hook, briefly explain why your career is important and relevant to the students’ lives.

This helps establish a connection and shows them the value of paying attention.

For instance, if you’re a doctor, you might say, “Understanding how the human body works and how to keep it healthy is something everyone can benefit from.”

2. Delivering Your Message  

Once you know your audience, deliver your message to their level of understanding and interest.

Consider what might resonate with them while also keeping them engaged;  

• For Younger Students: Focus on the exciting aspects of your job. If you’re a firefighter, talk about the big red trucks and the excitement of helping people. If you’re a scientist, share fascinating experiments and discoveries.  
• For Older Students: Discuss the skills required for your profession, potential career paths, and the steps they can take to enter the field. Share your educational background and any relevant experiences that shaped your career.  

Importance of Visuals  

Visual aids are powerful tools for enhancing understanding and keeping the audience engaged.

Here are some types of visual aids you can use:  

• Slides: Create a visually appealing slide deck with images and bullet points.  
• Videos: Short videos can illustrate your work environment, a day in your life, or specific tasks you perform.  
• Infographics: Use infographics to simplify complex information and present it in an easy-to-understand format. Infographics can illustrate career paths, industry statistics, or the impact of your work. This is especially necessary for students in the university.  

The Power of Stories  

Storytelling is a powerful way to convey information and make your presentation more memorable.

They illustrate key points and keep the audience engaged.

You   could share your journey including the ups and downs you’ve faced and also talk a bit about what a typical day in your line of work looks like.  

Importance of Interaction  

Having an interactive session in between your speech will greatly enhance engagement and help reinforce key points.

They make the presentation more fun and allow students to actively participate.  

Bringing Your Work to Life  

Props and demonstrations can make your presentation more fun, engaging and provide a tangible connection to your work.

They help illustrate your points clearer and make your profession look more real to the students.

Consider the following ideas:  

• Tools of the Trade: Bring along tools or equipment you use in your job. For example, if you’re a photographer, bring your camera and explain its features. If you’re a doctor, bring a stethoscope and demonstrate how it’s used.  
• Live Demonstrations: Conduct live demonstrations to show your work in action. For example, if you’re a scientist, perform a simple experiment. If you’re a chef, demonstrate a simple cooking technique.  
• Samples and Models: Bring samples or models related to your work. For example, if you’re an engineer, bring a model of a structure you’ve designed. If you’re an artist, bring samples of your artwork.  

To make your presentation more relevant and memorable, connect your career to the students’ future goals and interests.

Discuss how the skills and knowledge they are acquiring in school relate to your profession.

Here are some tips:  

• Highlight Relevant Subjects: Explain how subjects they are studying in school, such as math, science, or English, are used in your job. For example, if you’re an engineer, discuss how math and physics are essential in designing structures.  
• Discuss Educational Pathways: Provide information about the educational paths that lead to your career. Discuss the degrees, certifications, or training programs required. Highlight any extracurricular activities or internships that can provide valuable experience.  
• Showcase Career Opportunities: Discuss the various opportunities within your field. Explain the different roles and specializations available, and the potential for growth and advancement. This helps students see the long-term possibilities of pursuing a career in your profession.  

Providing Practical Advice  

Offer practical advice to help students achieve their career goals.

Share tips and strategies that have helped you succeed.

For example:  

• Networking: Emphasize the importance of networking and building relationships in your industry. Share tips on how to connect with professionals and seek mentorship.  
• Continuous Learning: Highlight the importance of continuous learning and staying updated with industry trends. Recommend resources such as books, websites, and courses that can help them stay informed.  
• Soft Skills: Discuss the soft skills that are important in your profession, such as communication, teamwork, and problem-solving. Provide examples of how these skills are used in your daily work.  

4. The Power of Passion  

Your enthusiasm and passion for your work can be contagious when you speak with genuine excitement about your career, it captures the audience’s attention and inspires them.

Here are some ways to convey your enthusiasm:  

• Express Your Passion: Talk about what you love most about your job and why you chose this career. Share your excitement about recent projects or achievements.  
• Be Animated: Use expressive gestures and facial expressions to convey your enthusiasm. Vary your tone of voice to emphasize important points and keep the audience engaged.  
• Share Success Stories: Highlight success stories and positive experiences from your career. These stories can demonstrate the impact of your work and inspire students to pursue similar paths.  

Leave a Lasting Impression  

Give the students something to remember your presentation by.

This could be a small souvenir, a brochure, or a list of resources for further exploration. Here are a few ideas for takeaways:  

• Handouts: Provide handouts with key information, fun facts, and useful resources related to your career. This can reinforce your message and serve as a helpful reference.  
• Souvenirs: If possible, give out small souvenirs related to your profession. For example, if you’re a writer, you could give out bookmarks or pens with your name and website.  
• Resource Lists: Provide a list of books, websites, and organizations that can help students learn more about your field. Include any online courses or workshops that might be beneficial as well.  

For kindergarten students, gifts like glow bracelets are a fun and sure way to make them remember you for quite some time.  

• Encouraging a Follow-Up  

Encourage students to do follow up if they have more questions or are interested in learning more about your career.

You might be surprised by just how many are interested. Let us look at a couple of ways in which this can be achieved:  

• Contact Information: Share your contact information, such as an email address or social media handles, where students can reach you with questions or advice.  
• Offer Mentorship: If possible, offer to mentor interested students. This could involve answering their questions, providing guidance on educational paths, or helping them find internship opportunities in industries that align with their career paths.  

• Follow-Up Activities: Suggest follow-up activities or projects that students can do to explore your field further. For example, if you’re an environmental scientist, you might suggest a school project on local ecosystems.  

  Conclusion  

Making a career day presentation interesting requires a lot of preparation, creativity, and enthusiasm.

By understanding your audience, crafting an engaging introduction, utilizing visual aids, sharing personal stories, incorporating interactive elements, bringing props and demonstrations, relating your career to students’ future goals, showing enthusiasm, and providing takeaways, you can create a memorable and inspiring presentation.  

  Keep in mind though, that the goal is to not only inform but to ignite curiosity and a passion for your profession. With these strategies, you can leave a lasting impression and help students envision a future in your field.  

References  

Rachel Kolar (2018). Lessons from Elementary Schools Career Day, 2017 Edition. Retrieved from rachelkolar.com.  

Tim Hindle (1998).Making Presentations.  

Lisette Edgar. Speech Sprouts. Retrieved from speechsprouts.com.  

Nick Gray. (2024). 9 Career Day Speech and Presentation Ideas. Retrieved from nickgray.net.  

Carmine Gallo. (2014). Talk like Ted: 9 Public Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds.  

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How to Plan a High School Career Day

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A high school career day can help students prepare for their future careers and plan the track of education they will need to follow. Students will get a chance to learn about different careers while networking with local companies in that field. It is important to start early when planning a career day to make sure there are enough participants.

Determine when and where you will hold the high school career day. The event can be held in the school’s gymnasium, auditorium, cafeteria or a combination of them. The event should be planned for an entire day to give students a chance to participate, and to allow time for parents to attend and ask questions.

Contact local companies about attending career day. Call a variety of companies in different fields, such as hospitality, sales, science, manufacturing, communications and dining. Include civil service jobs, such as police, firefighters and paramedics. Invite those in the medical field, including doctors, dentists and other medical professions.

Invite area college and technical school representatives to attend. Students can learn about different education options for a particular profession. School counselors will be able to help them apply and sign up for appropriate courses.

Plan to have staff from a local career center on hand. Employees at the career center will be able to help students find jobs and training classes. Career centers also offer assistance with job applications, job searches and resumes.

Make a schedule for guest speakers. Ask participants if they would be willing to speak during the career fair. Give speakers approximately 20 minutes to speak and answer questions about their job. Depending upon the number of speakers and the length of the career fair, you can adjust speaking times.

Confirm participants' attendance one week before the event. Have an information packet ready, including location, times and expectations, to mail or drop off.

Send details about the career fair to students and parents. Include a list of all the participants, date, time and guest speakers. Encourage students to come dressed professionally, as if they were interviewing for a job.

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Tips for providing P-12 students career day–type presentations about the veterinary profession

Children begin forming career aspirations in elementary school, and in many cases, adults find themselves in careers that they decided on before 12 years of age. 1 – 3 Tai et al 4 report that eighth-grade students who had an expectation of a career in the life sciences were nearly twice as likely to graduate with a baccalaureate degree in the life sciences as were others who did not have that early expectation. Preliminary research has shown that introducing young students to veterinary medicine through formal curricula and activity books can positively impact their attitudes toward and interest in science careers, increase their desire to study science in college, and influence their perceptions of veterinary medicine. 5 , 6 And educational experts cite classroom visits by role models and opportunities for role-playing by students as important means for students to learn about careers and the educational requirements needed to attain their occupational choices. 2 , 7

Veterinarians and veterinary technicians are frequently invited to participate in career day activities at local schools or community centers. These presentations can provide an opportunity to encourage young students to pursue careers in the veterinary medical profession and provide information about the breadth of opportunities that the profession has to offer. But, for individuals who have not provided presentations in the past, accepting such an invitation can be intimidating. The present report was written by a team consisting of a veterinarian, elementary school teachers, and high school teachers and is intended to provide tips for veterinarians and veterinary technicians planning to visit classrooms or community centers to give career day presentations.

General Considerations

Visitor requirements.

Many schools and community centers require visitors to complete a volunteer form and undergo a criminal background check and a sex and violent offender registry check before they can visit with minors. Additionally, many schools and community centers will require visitors to sign in and sign out at the main office and use a visitor pass. Some will require visitors to be accompanied by school personnel at all times and might have designated parking areas for visitors. Be sure to ask what requirements and policies you need to follow as a volunteer and guest of the school or community center.

Live animals

Animals can be an excellent means of engaging students, but careful consideration should be given before live animals are brought into a school or community center. First, the school’s or center’s leaders should be consulted as to whether animals are allowed in the facility. If animals are allowed, the teacher should be consulted to determine whether there are any students or adults in the classroom who have a fear of animals, have allergies to animals, or are immunosuppressed. Next, the type of animals and age of the students should be considered. The ultimate goal is for students to have a positive experience. Some students have an innate fear or have had negative experiences with certain animals. Although positive experiences can help alleviate the fear, you are not likely going to accomplish this during a 20-minute presentation. The temperament of the animal should be considered. For example, a pet dog might be great with children, but might not be great with 30 children. It is recommended that dogs (and other animals as reasonable) be current on all vaccinations and undergo behavioral testing and certification before they are used for educational purposes in a public place. Human health risks that animals might pose should also be assessed. The CDC recommends that reptiles, amphibians, poultry, ferrets, and items these animals have contacted not be handled by children < 5 years old, senior citizens, or individuals with weakened immune systems. 8 , 9

If live animals are allowed in the facility and do not pose a health, safety, or fear risk to students or adults, consider the impact on your presentation. Once an animal is observed, the students’ attention will immediately shift from the content of your presentation to the animal. Decide if and how the information you are delivering can be enhanced by the use of a live animal. Consider revealing the animal toward the end of the presentation, once your talking points have been delivered, to provide an interactive experience or demonstration that positively reinforces the content of your presentation. Remember that student exposure to animals will vary. Be sure to remind students of appropriate ways to interact with the animal before revealing it. Also remember to discuss the importance of hand washing after handling animals and ensure that hand washing occurs after animal contact and before eating. To reduce contamination and reinforce the concept, hand sanitizer can be provided if hand washing is not immediately feasible.

Prepresentation Meeting with the Teacher or Community Center Team

It is strongly advised that you contact the teacher or community center team at least 2 weeks before your presentation to arrange a time to meet and discuss your presentation plans. Meeting after regular school-day hours is generally preferred if you are meeting with a teacher. This prepresentation meeting will give you a chance to review logistics, including travel time to the location, parking options, location of the main office, check-in and checkout procedures and time needed to complete these procedures, approval of your background check, location and layout of the classroom or presentation area, audio-visual equipment availability, Internet availability, time allotted for your presentation, and classroom or center rules. The last is important because, as a guest, you do not want to break any rules that students are expected to follow.

Age and experience level

During the prepresentation meeting, you should discuss the content of your presentation. The teacher or center team can help you ensure that the content and type of presentation are appropriate for your audience’s age and experience level. For example, a slide presentation might be appropriate for high school students but not desirable for first graders. The teacher or center team can also inform you of what their students already know that is related to your topic. For example, the teacher or center team can help you determine the level of exposure the students have had to animals. Some classrooms and community centers have resident animals (eg, dogs, cats, fish, and rodents) that students see daily. Students might have pets at home. Students might have gone on a trip to the zoo. Keep in mind that experiences in pet ownership and veterinary care might be reduced in communities with a low socioeconomic status.

Cultural relevance

Ask the teacher or center team to describe the demographics of the student population so you can ensure that your presentation is inclusive. Using materials that portray culturally diverse images of veterinary professionals in action and highlighting the accomplishments of culturally diverse veterinary professionals allow all students to see themselves in successful veterinary medical careers. 10

In traditional African-American and Latino cultures, learning is contextual. Stage setting, or preparing for a task, is an important part of problem solving. 10 To help set the stage for your presentation, you might provide scrubs, lab coats, or scientific notebooks to use during the presentation. This can encourage excitement about learning.

Research has shown that communal communication and cooperative group learning can facilitate learning by African-American and Latino students. 10 Communal and cooperative learning is easier to implement in a community center setting than in a formal class-room. Hands-on activities that foster communal learning give the presentation content personal meaning and facilitate mastery by the children. 10 , 11 Group activities encourage students to work in partnerships and small heterogeneous groups on learning tasks that have multiple parts. In this way, each group member can contribute to the overall goal. Before any group activities begin, provide students time to introduce themselves to their group members and discuss what they each hope to learn. Lastly, encourage students to write and draw about what they learned after the presentation. Successes can be celebrated by displaying essays and artwork.

Interactive activities

If you are planning interactive activities, determine in advance whether all students will be physically able to participate or what modifications you need to make for the activity to be inclusive. You can let the teacher or center team know if you would like any background information presented to the students in advance of your visit, but should expect to provide them with needed resources.

Get feedback on the safety and appropriateness of items or animals you are planning to bring for students to see or handle. Again, keep in mind that once you give students something, they will be distracted from the presentation. If you are planning on bringing food items such as candy, discuss the appropriateness and ensure none of the items contain ingredients (eg, peanuts) that are allergens for students. If you will be using handouts, ask how many students are in the class so that you can bring sufficient copies or arrange for the teacher to have copies ready.

Room preparation

Discuss the arrangement and setup of the presentation room. The more the teacher or center team knows ahead of time, the more prepared they can be when you arrive. Decide where you want your students to be. Older students might remain at their desks. Younger students might be seated at desks or tables or on a carpet on the floor.

Student management

Managing students during presentations can sometimes be a challenge for visitors. Students who do not know you might test your authority. Similarly, you might not be familiar with the students and any special needs they might have. One way to personalize your presentation is to request that students wear name tags so you can address them by their first names.

Be sure to ask the teacher or staff member in advance whether there are any students with special needs in the group. Students can have visible and invisible disabilities. A group might include a student who uses a wheelchair or a student with a cognitive disability. Work with the teacher, student aide, or staff member to ensure that any group activities are inclusive.

Lastly, confirm that a teacher or staff member will be in the room with you at all times and that students with special needs will have a student aide as needed. Your function will be as a content expert and role model. The teacher or staff member in charge should be responsible for assisting with students who are not listening, students who are misbehaving, or students who have needs during the presentation (trips to the bathroom or the nurse). The teacher or staff member can even help with the presentation.

Preparing for the Presentation

Your presentation should be practiced and polished. Incorporate your passion, enthusiasm, humor, and even a dash of showmanship. Use voice inflection to create drama and excitement in your talk. Teachers are almost like actors on a stage, and you will have to bring some of those qualities to prevent students from becoming bored. Listening to a lecture for 50 minutes from someone they don’t know can be difficult for students, and you have to remember you are competing with video games, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, television, movies, and so on. A wonderful, quick, and easy-to-read book that describes effective teaching strategies is entitled Teach Like a Pirate , by Dave Burgess. 12

Keeping a presentation exciting takes work. Think about the amount of time you are asking students to sit. A good rule of thumb is that student attention span is equal to 1 min/y of age (ie, an 8-year-old can give 8 minutes of attention before needing to move). If you are speaking for > 12 to 15 minutes, switch your presentation medium to allow for some movement (eg, slides, handouts, artifacts, video clips, games, activities, labs, or demonstrations). Text is not particularly exciting, so if you are using slide presentations, make sure to include color, video clips, pictures, or diagrams. If students participate in movement activities, always begin with rules and consequences for not following the rules so that no one gets hurt.

Asking students questions during the presentation increases student engagement. Your responses to questions should be age appropriate. Avoid saying “no” if an elementary school student gives an incorrect answer. Alternative responses include the following:

• That is not what I was looking for, but I like the way you are thinking.
• Keep thinking, I like how you are trying.
• That is close. Who would like to help?
• I think you were answering ________, but I was going for_______. Do you want another shot at it it, or would you like to call on a friend to help you with this one?

Prizes for correct answers for groups of elementary school students could be distracting. Instead, save give-away items for students to take home at the end of the presentation.

For high school students, you can improve attention by bringing prizes (candy, pencils, pens, key chains, stickers, etc) to give to students who answer questions correctly, calling on students by throwing a ball to them, or putting their names in a bowl and drawing them to answer questions. Students want to feel as though they are part of the presentation, not just being lectured to. High school students will be held more accountable for the information presented if they know they could be called on.

Your attire should be neat, clean, and professional and should correspond to the aspect of the veterinary medical profession you are representing. For example, small animal clinicians could wear scrubs or business attire and an examination coat. Large animal clinicians could wear coveralls. Military veterinarians should don their uniform. Researchers can wear a lab coat. A name badge is recommended.

Your presentation should excite students about the breadth of careers in the veterinary profession, inform students of the skills and knowledge they will need to succeed, and explain the steps to becoming a veterinarian. The depth of information provided will depend on the age of your audience. Begin your presentation by introducing yourself and letting the students know the topics you will be discussing. Create dialogue and interactions throughout your talk. Students will learn more when they are engaged in a dialogue rather than listening to a monologue. Ask the students questions and encourage them to ask questions also. As you prepare your content, think about creative ways you can make your presentation interactive. You can even keep a notepad or voice recorder with you to record thoughts immediately so your ideas are not forgotten.

Resources for content can be found online at the AVMA website 13 and at the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine website. 14

To excite students about the breadth of careers in the veterinary profession, you might consider starting your presentation by finding out what students already know about animals and veterinary medicine, describing the members of the veterinary team, explaining the variety of careers the veterinary profession has to offer, and then asking the students to guess what type of veterinary professional they think you are. For a presentation to elementary school children, you could ask how many have animals at home or how many have visited the zoo. However, you should use these questions simply to gauge the experience level of the group, as asking individual students to tell you about their pets or their visit to the zoo can quickly derail the lesson. First, all students will want to have a chance to tell the group about their animals and animal experiences, and those who do not get the opportunity to do so will feel left out. Second, students who have not had exposure to animals might not feel included in the discussion.

You can, however, call on students in response to questions such as “Do you know what a veterinarian does?” and “Do you know what a veterinary technician does?” Use analogies to human medicine to help students understand the various roles veterinarians can play, explaining that just like human doctors, some veterinarians are family doctors, whereas others are specialists or experts in certain types of animals (dogs, cats, horses, cattle, birds, etc) or certain body parts (heart doctors, eye doctors, skin doctors, etc). Describe careers in fields other than clinical practice, such as research and the military.

With this introduction, you can then ask the students to guess what type of veterinary professional they think you are. Call on the students to answer, and give them hints as necessary by suggesting that they look at the way you are dressed or telling them what kinds of animals you work with.

For high school students, you might consider using a slide presentation with images of the veterinary team in action as you describe the breadth of career opportunities. Ensure, however, that your images include individuals of both genders and various races and ethnicity so the students can envision themselves as veterinary professionals.

Once students have identified what type of veterinary professional you are, you can then personalize your presentation by telling them, in a manner the students can relate to, what you might do in a typical day. Telling your personal story helps establish a connection with the students, and students will be more vested in the information you provide. Personalization might also give you credibility on the material you are presenting. As you talk about your work, use anecdotes from your own experiences. Relating information about veterinary medicine to experiences the students may have had can also help improve understanding. Another way to engage students and help them remember information is to involve them emotionally. Both sad and funny stories can be effective, and the “gross” factor can be especially effective for teenagers.

Think about incorporating some items that students can touch and pass around at this time in the presentation. Students love to manipulate things and learn best when they can use all their senses. Students will hear your words, see your slide presentation or handout, and be able to touch the items you brought. Items you could bring to pass around include things you use in your everyday work, such as, for a small animal practitioner, a stethoscope and otoscope; for a dairy practitioner, a balling gun and magnets; and for a surgeon, plates and screws. Other items could include enteroliths, foreign bodies, radiographs, bones, or preserved parasites.

Discuss the skills and knowledge students will need to become a veterinarian or veterinary technician, and explain how students can pursue a career in the veterinary profession. For younger students, this could mean talking about a desire to work with people and animals and a willingness to work hard at school and be a problem solver. For older students, you could focus on specific courses (math, biology, physics, etc) they will need, along with traits they will have to develop, such as good communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Finally, explain the steps necessary to becoming a veterinarian or veterinary technician, including the educational process. For older students, you might also want to talk about the steps needed to become a specialist or researcher.

Remember to organize your presentation to allow time for students to ask questions, and be prepared for unexpected questions. For elementary school students, you should decide whether you are going to have students hold their questions until the end of the presentation or ask during the presentation. Allowing questions during the presentation can distract other students and interfere with the presentation. Another method is to have students write questions on sticky notes and then choose a few to answer without having to call on anyone.

Some common questions to prepare for include the following:

• How do you help animals?
• How do you give animals medicine?
• What is it like to be a vet?
• Why did you want to be a vet?

For high school students, nothing is more frustrating than when a presenter says, “Hold all questions until the end.” Often, time runs short and they never get to ask their question. Allow the presentation to be interactive and dynamic, and use some of the questions to somewhat guide your presentation. Be flexible. It doesn’t mean you can’t say, “I’ll have to take the rest of the questions later” or “We may have time for stories at the end.” Some common questions to prepare for include the following:

• What courses should I take in high school?
• What can I do outside of school to prepare?
• What are the salaries of veterinarians and veterinary technicians?
• What grades do I need to be eligible to get into veterinary college?

Feedback is important so that you can continually improve your presentations. An easy way to get feedback from elementary school students is to ask them to draw a picture about what they learned from your presentation. High school students can complete a short questionnaire. Examples of questions include the following:

• What did you like most about the presentation?
• What did you like least about the presentation?
• What was the most important thing you learned from the presentation?

Presentation Day

Allow an extra 15 to 30 minutes in addition to the time you think it will take you to arrive and check in. This will be especially important if you are presenting at the beginning of the day at a school or the end of the day at a community center. Traffic can be a little tedious as school busses are loading and unloading and as parents are dropping off and picking up kids. If you are going to a high school, be especially wary as you will be sharing the road with inexperienced drivers.

Remember that you are the visitor, and respect the authority of the teacher or community center team and their rules while you are a guest. Be flexible. Even though you have thoroughly prepared your presentation, the day may move in a slightly different direction than you originally planned. That is okay. Find ways to make connections with the students to get them moving back in the right direction. Don’t be afraid to redirect inappropriate student behaviors (like talking to another student while the presenter is talking). Defer to the teacher or community center team member in charge if you are not sure how to answer a question or handle a situation. For elementary school students, find a way to get the students’ attention, or ask the teacher how he or she does so. Some suggestions include the following:

• A rhythmic clap.
• A call and response. (You can teach this to students at the beginning of the presentation: “1, 2, 3, eyes on me”; students respond with “1, 2, eyes on you.”)
• Lights out.
• Countdown to 1.
• Play music. (Let students know ahead of time that when they hear the music, they are to give you their attention.)

Remember to save items for students to keep until the end of the presentation. A nice time to hand out these items is after the feedback forms have been collected.

Academic Standards

Although there is no core standard that addresses career awareness and education, the English Language Arts Common Core State Standards include speaking and listening standards. 15 For example, several grade 5 listening and speaking standards 15 (eg, 5.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions…with diverse partners…, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly; 5.2: Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally; and 5.3: Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence) could be applied to a career day presentation.

Veterinary professionals have the opportunity to influence the future of our profession by being role models for young students and providing them the information and support they need to succeed. By building relationships with schools and community centers and developing presentations for elementary and high school students, they also have an opportunity to broaden participation in the veterinary profession.

Acknowledgments

Supported by a Science Education Partnership Award from the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The contents of this article are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the ORIP or NIH.

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It doesn’t matter if you are five years old or a high school senior, it’s not too early or too late to talk about your future job or career.

So what exactly is a job or career anyways? A job is something that you do to make money, that you do not necessarily need any training to do. A career, however, is a long-term job that you do that normally requires specific training or education.

At five years old, you probably don’t know exactly what you want to “be” or “do” when you grow up and some teenagers still may not know what career path they want to take. This is normal.

I hope you use these resources to get your brain thinking about your future career and spark some interest.

Not sure where to start?

Check out the Career Interest Quiz or the Multiple Intelligence Surveys to learn more about yourself and your interests. Use this to help you research different jobs or careers that may follow your interests. 

Career Interest Quiz – This is a career interest survey based on pictures and only takes about five minutes to do.

Multiple Intelligence Survey – For Younger Students

Multiple Intelligence Survey – For Older Students

Types of Smarts – Description of the different types of Smarts or Intelligences for Kids.

Let’s do some Job & Career Research

Use one of these sheets to help you research and look into different jobs and careers. 

Virtual Career Day Video Organizer – 2nd grade & up

Short Career Research – 3rd grade & up

Career Research Project – 5th grade & up

Career Videos for Local Jobs/Careers

Click on the links below to view short videos of some local (or nearby) community members sharing about their jobs and careers. 

College Business Science Instructor (Isothermal Community College) – Tiffany Cooper

Counselor – Ashley Bell

Health Educator (Cleveland County) – Tania Dixon, Zakoya Spikes, & Grant Wilson

Independent Beauty Consultant – Anita Bowyer

Nurse – Courtney Edney

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Electrical Technician

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Career Day – Getting Kids Excited About Accounting

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Recently, I was approached with a simple question, “How do you feel about giving a presentation to high school students for Career Day?” My initial reaction, in true accountant fashion, was, “What is the date? I hope this doesn’t interfere with the October 15th deadline.” Then, the more I thought about it, the more excited I became at the opportunity to stand in front of students and speak about the exciting world of accounting. Yes, you read that correctly: the EXCITING world of accounting.

How do I reach these kids? How do I make my presentation fun and interactive? What do I wish I knew when I was that age? Why accounting? What if I am not asked to come back next year? I had all these questions that needed answers. The future of the entire accounting profession was relying on my presentation. Okay, maybe I am overexaggerating slightly, however, my goal was to give a fun presentation to get young minds interested in learning more about the accounting profession. 

I began my presentation with a brief introduction and immediately asked the students what they thought of when they heard the word ‘accountant.’ We all laughed at the fun and exciting stereotypes surrounding the accounting profession. These were too great not to share:

• Boring and dull.
• Sit in tiny cubicles and stare at a computer screen all day.
• Count money.
• Solve math problems all day.
• Prepare tax returns.
• Secret agents using their goods looks and ninja training to fight crime (this one is actually true!)

Besides laughing with the students and getting them to open up, there was an important takeaway from this exercise. We, as an accounting profession, need to do a better job sharing our experiences and the opportunities that await  students considering going down the accounting path.    

• Travel opportunities – Working at larger, national firms provide the opportunity to travel and work in cities across the country. We get to tour the factories and plants to see the company’s operations and how ‘things’ are made.
• A variety of businesses and industries – Behind every business (big or small) there is an accountant. I joked with the students, ‘We are Everywhere.’ If you are interested in learning how business works in a variety of industries, accounting is your friend.
• Problem Solving – As the bulk of my audience consisted of math students, I spoke about the problem-solving skills they were learning in high school math class. We, as accountants, are called to solve problems. Whether it is creating a tax planning strategy for our clients or applying a new accounting standard to their financial statements, we lean upon the critical thinking skills we learned in math class to get us through. 
• Educating and Collaborating – As accountants, we are lifelong learners and work together as a team to serve our clients. The opportunity to learn and grow is present each day, along with the privilege of sharing this knowledge with others.

After conveying these experiences and opportunities to the students, I realized my time was running short, so I challenged them with the following:

Next time you meet with your guidance counselor, make sure you sign up for the accounting course offered at your school. But I am warning you, speaking from personal experience, you may fall in love.

Mentorship is a Win for All

My journey to becoming a public accountant  , with knowledge there is power.

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• How to Crush your Elementary School Career Day Presentation

  Posted on July 2, 2018 By Jeff Perkins

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I recently had the opportunity to speak at Career Day at the school where my kids go – Heards Ferry Elementary School in Sandy Springs, GA. I spoke to 100+ fourth graders about a career in marketing.

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Now, I’ve given presentations in front of some very large audiences in recent years.  But this was by far the most nerve wracking public speaking experience I’ve ever had.

When I’m speaking in front of a room of marketers or executives, I know the audience.  I know how to talk to them.  I know what kinds of jokes they’ll laugh at.  I know how to structure a presentation that will provide real value.

This was different.  I had to explain my job to 4 th graders.  And that’s not nearly as easy as it seems.  I once asked my kids the question: “What does Daddy do for a living?” You can see their answer in the video below.

As the presentation day got closer, I kept thinking about that scene in City Slickers where Billy Crystal is presenting at  career day at his son’s school and realizes his life basically has no meaning, which ultimately pushes him into a mid-life crisis. I really didn’t want that to happen to me.

So, I spent a few days outlining what I wanted to say about marketing. Then I built some simple slides to make my points. The presentation ended up going very well.  Actually, much better than I had thought it would.  In the end, the whole experience turned out to be really fun.

So if you get “volun-told” that you are presenting at you kid’s next Career Day, here are some tips that should help you survive.

1) Keep it Simple Stupid

Marketers can be pretty sophisticated in the way we think and talk. I mean, we are one of the few groups of professionals that can speak in complete sentences using only acronyms (SEO, SEM, PPC, CPM, ABM, SQL, MQL, CRM, etc.)! When you are presenting to kids, you have to strip all of that noise out. You can’t talk about the 3 C’s, 4 P’s or Porter’s Five Forces. You have to come up with the simplest possible definition of what you do.

Here’s an example of what NOT to say to a room of 4 th graders:

“I spend my day optimizing digital ad campaigns to ensure we are hitting our KPIs and the company is generating a strong ROI on our marketing investments.”

Here’s what I said to the kids:

“I help people learn about cool new products so they want to buy them or they ask their Mom and Dad to buy it for them.”

When I said that, the kids immediately got it. One kid asked, “So you do the ads we see on TV?”  Exactly!

Below you can see the slides that I presented to the kids. They’re super simple and helped reinforce the key points I was making to the class.

  2) Make it Relevant to Their World

Rainbow Unicorn Slime

To explain how to do marketing, I used a product example that almost every kid in the class could relate to: SLIME! My kids are totally obsessed with slime, and it turns out they aren’t the only ones.  Just saying the word “slime” got every kid in the class excited.  So, I poised this question to the kids:

Imagine that you invented the best rainbow unicorn slime ever. How would you get people to buy it?

Then we talked about how you could create a marketing campaign for that slime.  I told them that they have to ask 4 simple questions:

• Who am I selling the slime to?
• What’s my message about the slime?
• Where can I reach them?
• How do I get them to remember?

The kids had some great answers to all of these questions, especially about the messaging. A few of the kids came up with their own jingles for this special rainbow unicorn slime right on the spot.  They were really getting the idea.

3) Get the Kids Involved

An interesting thing I noticed is that 4 th graders raise their hands, even if they have no clue what they want to say.  They just hold their hand up high and often use the other hand to reinforce it.  Multiple times in the class I called on a kid who’s hand was raised, only to have him or her give me a blank stare, and then mumble “I forgot.” But, that’s not a bad thing.  These kids wanted to participate.  They wanted to be part of the discussion.  And, they made some really great points.  Now, as the speaker, you have to control the room.  In a 4 th grade class, there’s a fine line between participation and pandemonium.  But, letting the kids talk ended up being a great thing for the presentation and kept everyone engaged.

4) Show Fun Examples of Work

I played the kids a bunch of TV ads to demonstrate ways you can sell your product, including some classics from the past:

• Life Cereal: “Mikey Likes It”
• Toys R Us: “I’m a Toys R Us Kid”
• Coca-Cola: “I’d Like to Give the World a Coke”
• Reeses Peanut Butter Cups: “You put your chocolate in my peanut butter”

I also showed them more current ads for Sour Patch Kids, Doritos and M&Ms.  We watched the ads and had a great discussion about what the key messages were. I asked the kids which ad they liked best, and the majority said the Doritos ad.  These kids just don’t appreciate the classics!

If you’re interested, you can watch the playlist below with all the ads I played for the class.

5) Gamify It

After the TV ads, we played a game I called “Name That Jingle”.  I played them the music from a well-known jingle and they had to tell me the brand.  This helped me make the point that that marketers want you to remember their product.  One way to do that is to come up with a catchy jingle that gets stuck in your head. I was impressed that these kids knew almost every jingle I played, including State Farm, Nationwide and Farmers. It does beg a question: why do insurance companies have the best jingles?

Listen to the jingles below and see if you can guess the brand.

6) Bring a lot of swag

Of course, you cannot show up at career day empty handed.  You have to bring some swag from your company.  I brought a ton of ParkMobile stuff – koozies, lanyards, cups, pens, notebooks, etc., and these kids cleared me out.   I also brought some “premium items”, hats and shirts that I gave to the kids who gave me the best answers.  But, the kids were just as excited to get a pen as they were to get a shirt.  So, just bring something for them. They’ll love whatever you give them.  It was pretty funny when my wife came home later that day after volunteering at the school and told me that virtually every kid was running around with ParkMobile swag. It’s like I created an army of mobile billboards!

So that’s my advice for people doing elementary school career day presentations. If you get tapped to do one, don’t be afraid. You’ll be surprised just how much these kids will love it. And you just might have some fun too.

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• Presentation Ideas for Students: Easy and Unique Topics

Presentations at school are not just an everyday task: they are your chance to show you are a bright student and demonstrate your vision. Adding some creativity and your personal touch to your presentations will provide an extra level of interest and help your presentation remain in people’s memories.

You don’t need to be a techie, either. Software packages such as PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Canva are easy to use and provide many colorful devices to make your ideas visually striking.

To create this article, we invited experienced presentation designers and effective presenters to share tips and original ideas for presentations that will help students succeed. So, choose an interesting topic from our list and create a presentation using the tips from our experts!

List of Topic Ideas for Different Categories

As you already know, the right topic needs to appeal to you, fit the occasion, and hold the interest of your audience. Here's a more detailed checklist of the characteristics of the best presentation topics:

• Engaging: Captures and holds the audience’s interest throughout the presentation.
• Relevant: Relates to trends and topics in your field of study or work.
• Researchable: Information and resources are available to support your claims and arguments.
• Brief and Concise: Easily understood by the target audience with no convoluted ideas or overused terminology.
• Original: Offers a fresh perspective or approach, distinguishing it from common topics.
• Appropriately Scoped: Well-suited for the allotted presentation time; not too broad or too narrow.

Thus, when selecting presentation topics for students, consider these factors to create an excellent presentation. You can also explore what a good essay topic looks like to get more inspiration and ideas for your presentation.

So, check out our list of 100 PowerPoint presentation topics for students, which has been thoroughly structured to make it easier for a school or university student to choose a topic!

10-Minute Presentation Ideas

You must pick your subject carefully if you have 10 minutes to make an impression. It has to be brief and compelling. Here are ten short and memorable ideas for presentation topics:

• The Future of Renewable Energy Sources
• The Psychology Behind First Impressions
• The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Everyday Life
• Minimalism: More Than Just Decluttering
• The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health
• Brief History of the Internet
• How to Start a Small Business
• The Basics of Personal Financial Management
• The Importance of Voting in Democratic Societies
• The Benefits of Daily Physical Activity

If you need help creating a great topic, consider consulting expert writers. The PowerPoint presentation writing service can provide engaging presentation examples for students. Moreover, experienced authors will help you with any part of your presentation if required.

Good Higher School Presentation Ideas

School presentations for high school students can be a perfect way to introduce exciting topics and help them broaden their educational horizons. Here are ten PowerPoint presentation topics for higher school students:

• The Effects of Global Warming on Our Planet
• The Evolution of Pop Music
• Understanding the Stock Market
• The Science of Habit Formation
• Exploring Career Options in Technology
• The Role of the United Nations in World Peace
• The Influence of Advertising on Consumer Behavior
• Teenage Mental Health: Understanding and Support
• The History and Impact of Comic Books
• Cybersecurity: Protecting Yourself Online

Business Topics for Presentation at University

Business presentations must be informative, explaining industry trends, strategies, and innovations. Here are the ten most impressive business slideshow ideas for students:

• The Impact of E-commerce on Traditional Retail
• The Role of Social Media in Modern Marketing Strategies
• Startup Culture: Evolution and Impact
• Corporate Social Responsibility: Examples and Outcomes
• The Future of Work: Remote vs. In-Office
• Blockchain Technology in Business
• Global Economic Trends and Their Impact on Local Businesses
• Customer Relationship Management: Best Practices
• Business Ethics in the Age of Technology
• Mergers and Acquisitions: Strategy and Outcomes

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Medical and Nursing Topics for Presentation

Medical and nursing presentations usually focus on today's issues, innovations, and new or best practices. This list covers ten interesting topics for presentation for healthcare professionals and students:

• The Role of Telemedicine in Modern Healthcare
• Advances in Robotic Surgery
• The Impact of Mental Health on Physical Well-being
• Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing Practice
• The Importance of Patient Education in Chronic Disease Management
• Breakthroughs in Alzheimer's Disease Research
• Handling Medical Emergencies in Remote Areas
• The Evolution of Nursing Roles in Healthcare
• Strategies to Combat Antibiotic Resistance
• Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in Hospitals

Unique Management Topics for Presentation

Good management is at the heart of a successful enterprise. The following ten creative presentation ideas explore leadership, strategy, and operational effectiveness:

• Leadership Styles and Organizational Impact
• Change Management: Strategies for Successful Implementation
• The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Leadership
• Project Management Techniques for Efficient Workflow
• Cross-Cultural Management and Its Challenges
• Corporate Governance and Accountability
• Managing Remote Teams: Tools and Tips
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Moscow State Institute of Culture

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Founded in 1930, the Moscow State Institute of Culture is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the small city of Khimki (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Moscow Oblast. Officially recognized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Moscow State Institute of Culture (MGIK) is a coeducational Russian higher education institution. Moscow State Institute of Culture (MGIK) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor's degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study table below for further details. This 94-year-old Russian higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic records and grades. MGIK also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, sports facilities, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services.

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Fields of Study and Degree Levels Matrix

The following Moscow State Institute of Culture's Fields of Study/Degree Levels Matrix is divided into 6 main fields of study and 4 levels of degrees, from the lowest undergraduate degree to the highest postgraduate degree. This matrix aims to help quickly identify Moscow State Institute of Culture's academic range and degree level offering.

This University offers courses in at least one of the following subjects:

• Applied Arts
• Museum Studies
• Performing Arts
• Religion and Theology
• Visual Arts
• Other Arts & Humanities Studies
• Accounting / Finance
• Anthropology / Archaeology
• Business / Commerce / Management
• Communication and Media Studies
• Development Studies
• Library and Information Science
• Physical Education / Sport Science
• Political and International Studies
• Social Policy / Public Administration
• Social Work
• Sociology / Psychology
• Tourism / Hospitality
• Other Business & Social Science Studies
• Aboriginal / Indigenous People Studies
• African Studies
• American & Caribbean Studies
• Ancient and Modern Languages
• Asian Studies
• English Studies
• European Studies
• French Studies
• Germanic Studies
• Indian / South Asian Studies
• Italian Studies
• Middle Eastern Studies
• Portuguese Studies
• Russian / Eastern European Studies
• Spanish Studies
• Other Language & Cultural Studies
• Anaesthesia
• Biomedical Science
• Dermatology
• Medicine / Surgery
• Natural / Alternative Medicine
• Obstetrics / Gynaecology
• Optometry / Ophthalmology
• Orthopaedics
• Otorhinolaryngology
• Radiography
• Speech / Rehabilitation / Physiotherapy
• Other Medical & Health Studies
• Aeronautical Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Computer and IT Engineering
• Electronic and Electrical Engineering
• General Engineering
• Geological Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical / Manufacturing Engineering
• Mining and Metallurgical Engineering
• Other Engineering Studies
• Agriculture / Forestry / Botany
• Aquaculture / Marine Science
• Architecture
• Biology / Biochemistry / Microbiology
• Computer / Information Technology
• Energy / Environmental Studies
• Food Science
• Mathematics / Statistics
• Neuroscience
• Pharmacy / Pharmacology
• Textiles and Fibre Science
• Zoology / Veterinary Science
• Other Science & Technology Studies

Notice : please contact or visit the university website for detailed information on Moscow State Institute of Culture's areas of study and degree levels currently offered; the above matrix may not be complete or up-to-date.

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Tuition Fees

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Yearly Tuition Fees Range Matrix

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Admission Information

uniRank publishes below some basic Moscow State Institute of Culture's admission information.

Gender Admission

This institution admits Men and Women (coed).

Admission Selection

Has Moscow State Institute of Culture a selective admission policy? Yes, based on entrance examinations and students' past academic records and grades.

Admission Rate

Moscow State Institute of Culture's acceptance rate range is not reported.

International Students Admission

International students are welcome to apply for admission at this institution.

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Control type.

Moscow State Institute of Culture is a public higher education institution.

Entity Type

Moscow State Institute of Culture is a non-profit higher education institution.

Campus Setting

Academic calendar.

This institution adopts a Continuous type of academic calendar.

Religious Affiliation

Moscow State Institute of Culture does not have any religious affiliation.

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University Facilities

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University Library

This institution has a physical Library.

University Housing

Sport facilities/activities.

This institution features sporting facilities and organizes sports activities for its students.

University Services

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Financial Aid

Study abroad.

This institution offers study abroad and exchange program opportunities for its students.

Distance Learning

Academic counseling, career services.

Notice : please contact or visit the university website for detailed information on Moscow State Institute of Culture's facilities and services; the information above is indicative only and may not be complete or up-to-date.

Recognition and Accreditation

There are different types of legal recognition and quality assessment of higher education institutions around the world, depending on the country and its legal and higher education system... read our article about university accreditation and recognition to learn more.

Institutional Recognition or Accreditation

Moscow State Institute of Culture is legally recognized and/or institutionally accredited by: Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation

Specialized or Programmatic Accreditations

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Important : the above section is intended to include only those reputable organizations (e.g. Ministries or Departments of Higher Education) that have the legal authority to officially charter, license, register or, more generally, recognize Moscow State Institute of Culture as a whole (institutional legal recognition), accredit the institution as a whole (institutional accreditation) or accredit its specific programs/courses (programmatic accreditation).

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Affiliations and Memberships

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Academic Structure

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Social Media

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International Primary School & Nursery Riverside School , Novogorsk

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International primary Riverside School

Riverside School Novogorsk is an international primary school and kindergarten located in the North-West of Moscow adjoining the nature conservation area of the River Shodnya. We created Riverside School in response to a specific demand for bilingual programmes. Our school offers both British and Russian curriculums for children from about 2 to 12 years old. We have recreated a copy of a classic English school in Russia, but with a twist: Riverside School is one of the few schools in the area to offer two curriculums in two languages. This means that a Russian classic education is also present. We have worked hard to ensure that our pupils will get the best education possible and developed an innovative curriculum that combines academic excellence with an agile approach.

Our students are the expat children and graduates of bilingual kindergartens. We provide a happy and caring community in which it is easy to grow, learn and and play. We do our best to ensure that that every single child is happy, fulfilled and appropriately challenged . 

School life

Why riverside school.

English environment

Complete immersion in the English language environment

Effective programme

Our unique curriculum is based on two educational systems

Top Teachers

Highly experienced staff of native English speakers

Pupil-centric approach

Small classes, caring teachers

Safe and secure

Security on campus and a safe school area

Full day school

We look after the children from 7:30 to 20:00

Digital tools

We use an array of digital tools to facilitate the learning process

Healthy lifestyle

We offer a large swimming pool and a tennis court

Key Stage 1 5-7 years 0, 1, 2 classes

The National Curriculum subjects are English, Maths, Science, History, Geography and else...

Key Stage 2 7-12 years 3, 4, 5, 6 classes

Key stage 1 lessons with additional foreign language (French / Spanish)

• Russian Curriculum

The Russian programme of Riverside School fully complies with the norms of the Russian Federal State Educational Standard (FGOS). It is supplemented by our unique and innovative methods aimed at harmonious and comprehensive development of the child’s personality.

School preparation (5-7 years old).

The teachers’ work is based on the FGOS Basic Educational Model of preschool education. However, as the teaching and learning process happens in English and follows the British National Curriculum, our Russian preschool programme was slightly modified to meet the requirements of the British programme in order to maintain children’s interest in learning.

Russian Primary Education (7-12 years)

The structure and content of primary educational programme of Riverside School is fully consistent with the Federal State Educational Standard (FGOS). The teaching is based on the programmes recommended by the Ministry of Education of Russia: the 21st Century School and the School of Russia.

Founder's greeting

I am extremely proud to be Founder and Director of Riverside School and it is my pleasure to welcome you to our school in Novogorsk. 

We aim to create at our school a positive and hard-working learning environment where each child has an opportunity to develop as an educated and decent individual, as we foster pupils’ strengths and talents; we give them responsibility and believe that they should be supported to do their best.

Each child is respected, protected and encouraged to achieve great academic results. Good manners and respect for teachers and one another are also highly valued. We nurture pupils’ creativity and ensure that all our children enjoy learning and have fun.

 Children at our school are passionate and motivated keen learners; when you come to Riverside school you will meet happy children whose excellent behaviour reflects their enthusiasm for studies. 

Starting school is a very important and exciting time for children and their parents. Positive relationships between parents, teachers and children ensure the best possible opportunities for achievement, progress and success.

Our staff are always happy to talk to parents if there are any questions you would like to discuss.

Welcome to Riverside School!

Dr. Larisa Tsekhanova

International Riverside School

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