Upcoming Panels and Field Trips

Career Exposure Events: Summer 2024

Career Exposure Events are activities that offer middle school students opportunities to learn about careers and engage in career exploration through interaction with professionals, worksites, and high school students. This summer, Exploring Futures will offer two categories of Career Exposure Events: Career- Connected Field Trips and Panels to help sites reach their required 5 hours of career exploration programming. If you are interested in attending any of the in-person events that have limited dates, please indicate so on the DYCD Exploring Futures Trip Survey. 

Career-Connected Field Trips

Apple

Code your first app, make your own emoji, or design a theme song. Learn Art and Design skills at a hands-on Today at Apple session just for your group.

Location

Book a session at your nearest Apple location here.

Dates Offered

Sites pick the date

Status

✅ Open

CUNY Explorers

CUNY Explorers ensures that 6th-10th grade students have the opportunity to visit a college campus to promote academic and life success. Through age-appropriate and customized visits, CUNY reinforces the message that all students CAN GO to college, college is AFFORDABLE, and students can take steps NOW to achieve their college goals. More information about specific campus offerings can be found here.

Location

Various campus Locations. See here for specific campus offerings.

Dates Offered

Sites pick the date. Click on the “schedule a visit” link below each campus on this website. July/August dates will be updated by mid-June.

Status

Open; July/August registration will be open in mid-June.

Inspiring Girls USA X Fitch Group

Join us for an invigorating two-hour Career Exploration Workshop tailored for middle schoolers. The workshop will include a panel discussion featuring role models from the Fitch Group, sharing personal anecdotes, educational journeys, and professional successes. Skill or Theme-Based session led by real-life professionals designed to equip students with essential soft skills and foster social and emotional learning. Q&A and networking opportunities for students to engage directly with industry professionals. A catered lunch will be provided.

Location

Whitehall Building: 33 Whitehall St, New York, NY 10004

Hearst Tower: 300 W. 57th St., New York, NY

Dates Offered

  • Tuesday, July 9th 1-3 PM- Whitehall Building 
  • Tuesday, July 16th, 1-3PM- Hearst Tower
  • Tuesday, July 23rd, 1-3PM- Hearst Tower
  • Tuesday, July 30th, 1-3PM- Whitehall Building

 

Status

Interest for this event has reached capacity.

NYC Parks: Summerstage Tours

Students will tour SummerStage NYC’s flagship location at Rumsey Playfield. Students will learn about the Rumsey Playfield site and the details and challenges of putting on a live music show in Central Park from staff. Students will be able to tour the venue’s backstage area and discuss production, see the artist dressing room area, and see the VIP member areas to get a full behind-the-scenes introduction to the live events industry.

Location

Rumsey Playfield (located in Central Park at E 71st Street off of East Drive, map link)

Dates Offered

  • Thursday, July 18th 1-3 PM
  • Thursday, July 25th, 1-3 PM

 

Status

Interest for this event has reached capacity.

NYC Office of Emergency Management

In this trip, students will get to tour the agency responsible for coordinating citywide emergency planning and response for all types and scales of emergencies and meet with employees from the agency.

Location

Office of Emergency Management Headquarters: 165 Cadman Plaza E, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Dates Offered

Tuesday, July 30th, 1- 3PM

Status

✅ Open

Pfizer School of Science

Registered students will participate in a half-day field trip at our office for a hands-on, science-based learning experience where they will be exposed to a multinational company, meet colleagues, and learn about what we do. The visit will also include a 60-minute instructional course on topics like Drug Discovery, Microbiology, Immunology and more. More information about the specific trip opportunities can be found here

Location

Pfizer Headquarters: 66 Hudson Blvd E, New York, NY 10001

Dates Offered

  • July 9th, 10th, 11th, 1:30-3:15 PM: Vaccines

 

  • July 16th, 17th, 18th: 1:30-3:15 PM: Immunology

 

  • July 23rd, 24th, 25th: 1:30-3:15 PM: Microbiology

 

  • July 29th, 30th, 1:30-3:15 PM: Central Dogma

 

  • August 5th , 6th , 7th , 8th, 1:30-3:15 PM; Tools of the Trade (our most technical lab-based course)

 

  • August 13th, 14th, 15th: morning and afternoon times available: 9:45-11:30 AM, 1:30-3:15 PM: Artificial Intelligence and Health Care

 

Status

✅ Open

Mets/MLB

Join the MLB and Mets for an afternoon behind the scenes at Major League Baseball headquarters. Students will have the opportunity to tour the office, meet with employees, and see work in action at the “replay center.”

Location

Time-Life Building: 1271 Avenue of the Americas

Dates Offered

  • July 22nd, 2-4 PM

Status

Interest for this event has reached capacity.

High School 101 Panel

Join us for a virtual panel of high school and college students sharing advice about high school on Register your classroom. Want to have your site ask a “live”  question during the event? Sign up here!

Location

Virtual, register here

Dates Offered

Wednesday, July 10th, 2-3:30  PM

Status

✅ Open

High School 101 Panel (In-Person)

Join us for a virtual panel of high school and college students sharing advice about high school.

Location

DYCD Headquarters: 2 Lafayette Street, New York, NY

Dates Offered

Wednesday, July 24th, 1-3 PM, limit 75 participants.

Status

Interest for this event has reached capacity.

Careers in Sports Panel

Get ready to score big with our virtual “Careers in Sports” virtual panel! Join us for an action-packed event where you’ll meet professionals from various sports industries. They’ll share their job experiences and career paths, showcasing that career opportunities in sports go beyond being a pro-athlete!  Want to have your site ask a “live”  question during the event? Sign up here!

Location

Virtual, register here

Dates Offered

Monday, July 29th, 1 – 2:30 PM.

Status

✅ Open

View the map to see event locations. Click on the upper left icon to click on map marker names.

Questions?

ALEX FENDRICH
Exploring Futures Program Director

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