When I was a kid, I had a very limited outlook on future career prospects. In my head, when someone asked “what do you want to be when you grow up?” the job options available were: doctor, lawyer, teacher, actress, astronaut.
My son has spent the last three Summers with Envision by WorldStrides! He’s been to Boston, DC and Berkeley. By putting my child on airplane solo, it has made him super independent and he comes back more mature and engaged. So glad Mazzy had a positive experience!
Love this story! I'm a college counselor, and I think it's great when students find something they love and pursue it outside of the classroom. There are so many amazing careers out there, many that you would never know about, and the early exposure is so great. FYI, when I applied to college and was asked what I wanted to major in, my answer was "Advertising - because of Angela on Who's the Boss?" :) I ended up getting a degree in marketing, working college admissions (which is marketing a college...) and then becoming a college counselor. It's a field I had never thought about and now I even encourage my high school students to think about counseling!
Thank you for writing about this experience! I had no idea a program like this existed. I have a 12 year old who has had so many ideas of what she wants to do when she grows up, I think something like this would be perfect for her!
That is really cool! I never knew what I wanted to be when I grew up. Ended up with a math/stats degree and working in IT forever. I wish I'd gone to programs like this one, but then my parents would have told me it needed to be something I was really interested in to do it, so idk that it would have been something they signed me up for. But maybe for the next generation, I can ship my daughter off to experience cool stuff!
I went to college for acting and ended up calling it my “alternative communications degree” in cover letters for 9-5 jobs. I’m glad Mazzy gets to experience different things. My daughter wanted to be an Imagineer when she was in her STEM middle school but changed her mind in high school and is now in her second year of med school.
How much does an experience cost? I’ve found that in my day, there were few opportunities to branch out into something “unknown” (like your experience). Today, there are tons of things for kids but they cost money … so it seems biased.
I imagine a lot of the cost is tied to how many people are in your group but I reached out to WorldStrides to get a better answer for you! There are definitely lots of options that don't include tickets for three days at Disney World.
My son has spent the last three Summers with Envision by WorldStrides! He’s been to Boston, DC and Berkeley. By putting my child on airplane solo, it has made him super independent and he comes back more mature and engaged. So glad Mazzy had a positive experience!
Love this story! I'm a college counselor, and I think it's great when students find something they love and pursue it outside of the classroom. There are so many amazing careers out there, many that you would never know about, and the early exposure is so great. FYI, when I applied to college and was asked what I wanted to major in, my answer was "Advertising - because of Angela on Who's the Boss?" :) I ended up getting a degree in marketing, working college admissions (which is marketing a college...) and then becoming a college counselor. It's a field I had never thought about and now I even encourage my high school students to think about counseling!
Thank you for writing about this experience! I had no idea a program like this existed. I have a 12 year old who has had so many ideas of what she wants to do when she grows up, I think something like this would be perfect for her!
That is really cool! I never knew what I wanted to be when I grew up. Ended up with a math/stats degree and working in IT forever. I wish I'd gone to programs like this one, but then my parents would have told me it needed to be something I was really interested in to do it, so idk that it would have been something they signed me up for. But maybe for the next generation, I can ship my daughter off to experience cool stuff!
I went to college for acting and ended up calling it my “alternative communications degree” in cover letters for 9-5 jobs. I’m glad Mazzy gets to experience different things. My daughter wanted to be an Imagineer when she was in her STEM middle school but changed her mind in high school and is now in her second year of med school.
How much does an experience cost? I’ve found that in my day, there were few opportunities to branch out into something “unknown” (like your experience). Today, there are tons of things for kids but they cost money … so it seems biased.
I imagine a lot of the cost is tied to how many people are in your group but I reached out to WorldStrides to get a better answer for you! There are definitely lots of options that don't include tickets for three days at Disney World.
What an awesome opportunity!
Love this! Looks so fun and I wish I was young enough to go on one of these trips. Will have to keep in mind for my daughter for the future