Today the 6th grade was honored to spend time with Erin, a Microsoft project manager who came to share her school and work experiences.

Erin spoke about her high school and unviersity career, where she was often one of very few women in a class and how she focused on what she enjoyed and didn’t worry about what other people thought.  She is interested in electrical engineering and had internships at Microsoft where she was able to explore her passions.  So talked about her role as a project manager – the trips she gets to go on, the new software she gets to play with and all the people she gets to talk with everyday.

Students had lots of interesting comments and questions.  Abbey, Isaac & Lysbeth had questions about the upcoming Windows 7 operating system.  Ismael asked about using Microsoft & Apple computers harmoniously in the same household.  Isaac and Aaron had many specific questions about Erin’s favorite tasks/projects/benefits.  Augie was interested in Erin’s current software and Aselya wondered about meeting Bill Gates.  Deividas, Sam, Nick S., James, Nicholas, Olivia, Lizzi, Nick R., Sophie & Elijah all engaged with Erin and commented on her stories.

img_0467Special thanks to 7th grade parent Bob for setting up this experience!