Evergreen High School at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Monday, June 3, 2019 | Evergreen High School at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | by Gerald C.

Thank you very much for investing in the young ladies of Evergreen High School in Seattle, WA.

I am a retiring teacher (35 years of experience). This experience was so valuable and encouraging I found myself joyful and full of tears simultaneously. My young ladies do not get the opportunity to mix with professional women who are not educators. I found the women who participated in this event to be very giving and willing to share with and mentor my young ladies. They made each one feel valued whether or not they had an interest in technology careers or even if they had no idea what cloud infrastructure was. I spent most of the time walking between groups of mentors and students and was very impressed with their ability to draw out even my most reticent student. Their smiling faces and genuine interest in our students gave me hope for their future that I do not often experience in industry.

I interviewed three of our young women who attended the workshop. One a sophomore and two juniors. Here's what they had to say:

What was the most valuable experience you received during the field trip?

The panel:

Presenters shared that some of them did not even start out in technology, many of them came to it later in life. They were very honest and open with their experiences and volunteered to keep in touch with our young women after the event.

Mentoring:

The small group mentoring was incredibly valuable because students were able to have one on one and one on two mentoring and relationship building. Mentors answered questions and gave all young ladies the opportunity to interact and voice their opinions/concerns about the industry. The panel was very inviting and iterated how much our ladies were needed in the tech profession.

Give me your one sentence Takeaway. What are you going to remember most about this field trip?

You don’t need to be interested or know a lot about tech to consider working at Oracle.

You just need to believe in yourself and never give up! Don’t be afraid to make mistakes or to ask for help.

Thank you to the fabulous hosts at Oracle for giving girls/non-binary students from Evergreen High School the opportunity to learn more about careers in the Tech industry!