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Career City 2018

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Career City 2018 took place on Wednesday, May 23 2018.

At this event, students experienced firsthand what it felt like to take a walk through a safe and inviting city which had been created just for them for this special day. As they strolled through ‘Career City’, students learned about a wide variety of industries and engaged with professionals from our local businesses and organizations in a fun and inviting environment. After stepping out of Career City, they took the first steps on the roadmap to their future!

IMPORTANT FACTS

98% of Dillard Elementary students walk to school, are from single-parent homes and get their food intake while they are attending school. Most of the Dillard Elementary students have never traveled outside a five-mile radius of their neighborhood. Many of these students also never had the opportunity to walk into a real grocery store, an office supply store, a bank, a flower shop or even a restaurant. Dillard Elementary students are sweet, friendly and well behaved. The students have experienced a lack of exposure, so they want and need a chance to learn and grow.

With your help, we can fill Career City streets with an exciting group of industry professionals. This was the perfect opportunity to inspire the next generation of South Florida’s professionals.

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See last year’s video: Career City 2017

Career City 2017 was Outstanding

Career City 2017 was Outstanding at Dillard Elementary!

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73 companies and 219 volunteers and community partners showed up to teach students about their industry at Career City 2017.

Ranger Good Works, Dillard Elementary teachers, staff, students and I would like to personally give our attending companies and volunteers a ‘heartfelt thanks’ for the support they gave to Career City 2017 to help make it a HUGE success! 

Our volunteers and participating companies shared their time and talent with our children, improving their lives by helping build their hopes and dreams for their future. They showed compassion, generosity, and were aware of the deep need to share their skills and knowledge with their students. This year’s Career City was our first “all grades inclusive” attempt at Career City, and it went just like it did last year. Outstanding!

To quote Martin Luther King, Jr.:   “Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve…. You don’t have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace.  A soul generated by love. “

Without our many Ft. Lauderdale companies and volunteers, Career City wouldn’t have the success it does.

Click here to watch Career City 2017 Video

Click here to view photos of the Career City.

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Dillard Elementary Students Love the University of Miami – Local Heros!!!

 

Florida Atlantic University & Dillard students

Florida Atlantic University & Dillard students

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Our 2016 College Tour Program was off the charts!  Ranger Good Works partnered with Florida Atlantic University – College of Education to give our students from Dillard Elementary an experience they will never forget.  Dillard Elementary Students Experienced College life for four days!

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Fifth grade students spent four days and three nights at the Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton Campus.  The students had an opportunity to learn what it is like to be a college student staying in the dormitories, attending classes on campus and eating in the dining hall.  The professors and graduate students at FAU designed a special curriculum for our exceptional Dillard Elementary students.

The amazing Department of Curriculum, Culture and Educational Inquiry created a program just for our students:  STEAM for Social Justice: using Inquiry Skills to Create Changes in Your World. The students were broken down into two groups and gave “Shark Tank Presentations” on June 3rd 2016.

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Students Presenting for Shark Tank

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Dr. Corey King, Vice President for Student Affairs gave a nice welcome to visitors there to witness the Pitches & Presentations from the students. The students presented their company and their product/service and fielded questions from the panel of sharks. Sharks included Tony Ash, James Engstrom, Ana Escuder, PHD, Whitney Rawls, and Chief Constance Stanley.

As a result of super team work headed by Dr. Traci P. Baxley, numerous FAU Faculty and students, 8 staff from Dillard Elementary headed by Mrs Angela Brown and funding from our Ranger Good Works donors, the event was an outstanding success!!!

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING RGW IN OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE THE BEST EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES POSSIBLE FOR THE DILLARD ELEMENTARY STUDENTS!