NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The classroom is where young minds are shaped, dreams begin, and future careers take root.
For fifth and sixth graders at Thelma Gibson Primary School, Career Week was a chance to explore a world of possibilities, including what goes on behind the scenes at Our News.
Our Joshua Williams joined Our News Assignment Editor Jasmin Brown and ENG Cameraman Darnel Auguste as they spent time with students, sharing how stories are developed, how cameras capture the action, and what it takes to deliver the news every day.
However, the lessons went beyond the newsroom, according to school principal Yolanda Rolle.
Yolanda Rolle – Principal, Thelma Gibson Primary School
“Just allowing students to know about what is out there in terms of possibilities. Sometimes our students, they are in an environment where it’s limited, where they see certain careers…”
With professionals from several industries sharing their experiences, Rolle says the goal is to help students recognize their potential.
Yolanda Rolle – Principal, Thelma Gibson Primary School
“The primary school is the foundation, the foundation. And, you know, nobody can build something strong if the foundation isn’t laid properly. So, the teachers at primary school, we set a foundation…”
A message of starting early was one our own Darnel Auguste knows all too well.
Darnel Auguste – ENG Cameraman, Our News
“Go for it…I didn’t go to school [for] this. This is…straight off the top. I’m not saying don’t go to school, but if you have [an] interest, do not wait. Start now. You can start right now…”
So, while students got a glimpse into our world of news, the bigger lesson was that every career starts somewhere.
