Hathaway Elementary School students strolled through booths of professionals showcasing their careers and cultures during the Dream Big event, held in the school gymnasium, on Wednesday, Dec. 6.
The event featured an array of professionals, including a music producer, yoga instructor, nurse and former NFL football player.
Hathaway Principal Sarika Mosley said the goal of the event was to bring hope to the students about their future, help them dream about their future selves, and let them realize that they can start making changes now — maybe by joining the school’s robotics club, learning to play an instrument or building with Legos — to prepare for their future careers.
All of the professionals volunteered their time for the event, but a grant from the school’s community foundation, which provides multicultural experience for students, paid for five resident artists to attend the event.
Mosley says she wrote the $1,000 grant that was approved by the Washougal Schools Foundation, and allowed for visitors from Peru, Mexico, Brazil, India and Japan to attend the event.