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Where classrooms meet real‑world careers

Thank you for joining us for our first-ever Discovery Education Futures Fair!

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Where classrooms meet real‑world careers

On November 5, classrooms across the country came together for a day of inspiring learning and career exploration. We joined with educators to connect more than 13,000 students with professionals shaping the world of tomorrow.

Featuring Professionals from

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Illumina
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Honda
Verizon
3M
Honeywell
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The inaugural Futures Fair brought together inspiring professionals from STEM, the arts, skilled trades, entrepreneurship, public service, and more.

Each 25-minute virtual session gave students a firsthand look at the skills shaping the future. The day concluded with a special, all-grades broadcast live from Churchill, Manitoba— the polar bear capital of the world!

Explore additional resources for the sessions below!

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The Discovery Education Futures Fair was a one-day, interactive event that invited K–12 classrooms to explore careers through live, virtual sessions with real-world professionals. Educators and students tuned in from around the country to discover how today’s learning connects to tomorrow’s opportunities.

Whether you joined one session or the whole lineup, you helped give your students a front-row seat to a variety of career paths and the confidence to dream big.

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The event was designed for K–12 classrooms, with sessions tailored to elementary, middle, and high school learners.

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Futures Fair was a half-day virtual event featuring a lineup of live 25-minute sessions delivered via Zoom. Educators could choose the sessions that best fit their schedule and students’ interests.

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Inspiring speakers helped students see how the skills they’re developing today open doors to the careers of tomorrow. Futures Fair sessions built meaningful connections between school and the working world, supporting districts’ goals for future readiness.

Resources shared after each session helped educators extend the learning beyond the event.

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The Futures Fair was just the beginning! Imagine if every student could see, hear, and interact with the people shaping the world they’ll one day lead. That’s exactly what Discovery Education makes possible—every month of the school year.

Experience is the only teaching & learning solution that makes it easy for every K12 educator to connect career exploration to their curriculum. Career Connect is built into Experience, making it safe and easy to bring industry professionals directly into classrooms. These connections aren’t just inspiring—they’re practical, giving students a window into diverse career paths, the skills they’ll need, and the confidence to pursue them. And with our Careers Hub, educators can tap into curated resources aligned to 14 career clusters, complete with profiles, virtual field trips, and immersive tools. Whether you’re working with K–5 learners just beginning to dream or 6–8 students craving real-world connection, or 9-12 students ready to plan, these collections make career exploration part of everyday learning.

If your district doesn’t already partner with Discovery Education, we offer a robust collection of free career-exploration resources. This content is created in partnership with business leaders across high-growth industries, and designed by our instructional team to support your HQIM. These resources include:

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