Celebrating El Centro Elementary School District!

We’re excited to highlight the incredible work happening at El Centro Elementary School District in El Centro, California! They have made significant progress in their 7th and 8th grade Advisory classes this school year. They achieved this by integrating Thrively into their curriculum.  With Thrively resources, they’re building positive student learning identities. They are conducting well-being check-ins and fostering hope. They are also guiding students on their paths to future careers.  Awesome job El Centro!

McCabe Elementary School’s Inspiring Career Fair

McCabe Elementary School hosted a Career Fair at the end of last year. The focus was on student strengths and personality types. In preparation for the event, 7th and 8th-grade students completed Thrively’s Strength Assessment. They also completed the RIASEC survey to identify their top career interests. McCabe used the data from these assessments. They invited professionals from fields that closely matched their students’ most popular interest areas. 

The majority of students identified with Enterprising, Investigative, and Social personality types. The fair included a diverse group of professionals as a result. These professionals were bankers, sales managers, real estate agents, nurses, environmental specialists, and social workers. By aligning the presenters with the students’ interests, McCabe ensured that the event was both relevant and engaging. 

The school went the extra mile to make the experience meaningful. In their morning advisory class, students received their Strengths Certificates along with Cornell Notes to use during the presentations. This thoughtful preparation helped students connect with the speakers and provided a structured way to think about what they learned. At the end of the day, students completed reflection forms. They considered how their specific strengths and personalities help them succeed in the careers they found most intriguing.

McCabe took the time to truly understand their students and their aspirations. They created a Career Fair experience that was informative. It was also deeply personalized. 

Some of the students’ responses: 

“These strengths can be used to make myself successful in the career. I can learn information fast. I am creative.”

“Being athletic can help me succeed in Reach 9. I enjoy flying, and it requires strength.”

“I could use my compassion to make sure that they will stay happy. I could use my patience to take the time to help them. I could use social justice to stand up for them. I could use my flexibility to help multiple people at a time. I will use memory to remember how to help them.” (student interested in Social Work)

“The Verbal one shows how it would be nice for me to have a good language and grammar as that would help in advertising when I start my business. Independence shows how I would not depend on someone to start the business for me and I can start from scratch. The drive shows my determination.”

“I can use resilience in becoming a realtor.”

“Memorization is key for any job in the medical field.”

“My personality can fit the types of career I found most interesting because I like talking and being around others.”

“My personality might fit the types of careers I found more interesting because the jobs are very exciting and different every day for variety which I would enjoy.”

“I like comforting people, so being a counselor would be fun, as I enjoy making people feel better.”

Ms. Hester stated, “I think the best part of the experience was students seeing their unique strengths printed and having them with them. This happened while they learned about different career pathways. It makes their future more relevant. They connect career details with how their natural talents can lead to success in those careers. I think it was also very helpful to have data. This data informed our decisions about who to invite to speak to our students.”

Thank you, McCabe Elementary, for your unwavering dedication to your students. You are truly making a lasting impact on their lives and helping them envision a bright future!

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