What Your Child Loves Can Start a Conversation About Their Future

The child who wants to know everything about an animal. The one who takes things apart to see how they work. The student who is always drawing, organizing, making, or dreaming up something to sell.---I love noticing and fostering those sparks.

There are soooo many careers to explore and by connecting students to people who are in a wide variety of careers-they can ask questions, get curious and see if a spark ignites!

They give us a place to begin learning more about a child’s interests. An interest can change, grow, or lead somewhere unexpected. We can value it now without deciding what it must become.

That is part of the purpose behind Growing Futures, the new career exploration class I’m developing for grades 5–12 in the 2027–2028 school year at My Learning Farm.

Through real-world learning and exposure to different kinds of work, the goal is to help students explore their strengths and discover possibilities. The program’s vision includes community professionals and areas such as agriculture, entrepreneurship, skilled trades, and technology.

Try a little interest noticing at home this week. What does your child choose to do when they have some free time? What questions do they ask? What could they happily explain to someone else?

Then ask one gentle question: “What do you like most about that?”

You might learn that a love of animals is really about caring for living things, or that building is about solving a problem. You might simply learn that your child enjoys something—and that is valuable, too.

I want Growing Futures to give those conversations more room to grow.

Have a curious student who might enjoy Growing Futures? Contact me about the 2027–2028 interest list and share a little about what they love.

Contact My Learning Farm about Growing Futures