“Research has shown girls at this age begin to formulate ideas regarding what careers they may see themselves pursuing in the future,” says PTC Dean of Student Affairs Nancy Mach. “We’ve designed this event to help young girls see and imagine themselves in roles where they are contributing to advanced, hi-tech industries. Many girls at this impressionable age are forming thoughts about what they want to do when they grow up, and this kind of field trip makes a lasting, positive impression,” Mach adds.
This year’s WIT event features an opening keynote presentation from Lori Tapani, Co-President of Wyoming Machine, and a closing session from The Raptor Center with live raptors and a presentation about careers in animal science – with many more presentations and sessions in between.
“Every year, we look forward to sending our sixth-grade girls to this event,” says Wendy Wall, Counselor at Grantsburg Middle School. “They come back with such vibrant energy and enthusiasm for careers in technology and science they may not have considered yet,” Wall adds.
The event runs for two days, and by the time it concludes Mar. 10, nearly every sixth-grade girl from Askov, Braham, Grantsburg, Wisc., Mora, Pine City and Rush City will have experienced WIT. The 2011 WIT event is tentatively scheduled for Mar. 8 and 9, 2011.
Photo above: Sixth-grade girls get a lesson about medicine-making and pharmaceuticals.
Photo above: Interpretive Naturalist Adam Barnett of The Raptor Center presents an owl to an audience of sixth-grade girls at PTC's WIT event.
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