Jack Wu visits Brookings School in Springfield for Career Day

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - One Springfield elementary school held a career day for its students, introducing them to different professions in our area.

22News Reporter Jack Wu was one of the guest speakers, who was joined by people from a wide spectrum of professions. They talked about the process of getting to where we are now and our day-to-day routines.

The Brookings School has been hosting Career Day for 12 years now. Everyone from Springfield firefighters to Zumba dance instructors taught students about different career paths. School counselor Gianna Allentuck told 22News about why they host Career Day year after year.

"It's just a great way for the kids to be able to see, we talked to them about believing in themselves," Allentuck said. "We talk to them about dreaming, their strengths, their talents, everything that they can share with you, with the community, with the world."

Jack Wu had the privilege of introducing children to the green screen with the help of computer science teacher Mrs. Kendall and mapping out how they can become TV news reporters.

They followed up with a wide variety of great questions. Mrs. Kendall helped relate the concepts Wu talked about to the topics they teach every day.