HANAMA‘ULU — A student using a cell phone to text message and access the Internet is already doing things involved in a career. The difference is that they didn’t realize they were doing things that are involved in a lot
HANAMA‘ULU — A student using a cell phone to text message and access the Internet is already doing things involved in a career.
The difference is that they didn’t realize they were doing things that are involved in a lot of careers. But that was quickly remedied as some of the fifth grade students at the King Kaumuali‘i School realized that they could be getting paid for something they enjoy as a means of communicating with their friends.
The students were listening to a presentation on Kaua‘i’s daily newspaper, and many did not realize that at one time, The Garden Island was at the location currently being occupied by Kaua‘i Pasta.
A dozen community professionals took time out of their normal workday schedule to discuss their respective careers with the school students.
Shelley Paik of the Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative as well as Tito Villanueva utilized vehicles as part of their presentations as Steve Rymsha of KIUC carefully drove his alternative energy trailer onto the campus and Villanueva had the American Medical Response ambulance ready to inspection by the students as part of their respective presentations.
The annual Career Day is part of King Kaumuali‘i School’s curriculum and allows the students to interact with community professionals to gain a better understanding of the different types of careers available to them.
Some of the other presenters included Celeste You, the Talent Acquisition officer from the Kaua‘i Marriott Resort and Beach Club, Anson Lardizabal, Marnie Crawford, a nurse, Chef Mark Sassone of the Hilton Kaua‘i Beach Resort, Ed Pickop of the Department of Agriculture, Leesha Kawamura of Hawaiian Air, television producer Thor Seraphin. as well as representatives from the Kaua‘i Civil Defense, a teacher and Kaua‘i Fire Protection.
Lardizabal said his presentation was easy because he works with some of the students teaching them how to play the ‘ukulele.
But for the fifth grade students, getting paid for doing something they enjoy, was food for thought.
