Union Ridge and South Ridge elementary schools are once again looking for community members who would be interested in participating in our fourth annual career fair for Ridgefield 4th graders!
The career fair will take place on Thursday, February 5th, 2026 at the Ridgefield Administrative and Civic Center (RACC) gym at 510 Pioneer Street from 8:45 to 11:45 a.m.
We are looking for community members to give presentations about one of the career clusters listed below. Volunteers will be presenting six 15-minute sessions with approximately 10 students at each.
Here’s what we’re asking from volunteers:
A 7-minute presentation on their career covering:
What “a day in the life” looks like
Education or training needed
Your favorite aspects/least favorite aspects
What you use daily from your K-12 education
A 6-minute interactive activity
Activity that lets students explore some aspect of the career hands-on
2-minute closing remarks/time for questions and answers
The career clusters we are looking for volunteers in are:
Agriculture, food and natural resources
Architecture & construction
Arts, audio/visual technology & communications
Business management & administration
Education and training
Finance
Government & public administration
Health science
Hospitality & tourism
Human services
Information technology
Law, public safety, corrections & security
Manufacturing
Marketing
STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)
Transportation, distribution and logistics
If you have any questions or are interested in being a presenter, please email Nick Maudlin at nick.maudlin@ridgefieldsd.org to sign up. We are really excited to provide this opportunity for students and are thrilled to include presenters from within the Ridgefield community!