If we aren’t telling our story, no-one else is! And if we tell our story early and often to as many who will listen, land surveying will become a well-known and appreciated profession.
In late October, Chris Fox, O.L.S. met online with students from a grade 4/5 class at Kemptville Public School to introduce them to land surveying by explaining what land surveyors do. He spoke for little more than 15 minutes and then the students had about 15 minutes to ask questions. It took a half hour and was long enough to introduce land surveying, and short enough to keep the children engaged. The students were so engaged, that he answered more then a dozen questions that included: “How did you become a land surveyor? Do you work in a team or by yourself? Is land surveying a difficult job? Why is land surveying important?” Expectations were exceeded by the quality of questions.
A couple of students connected what was said in the presentation to their personal lives. One noted that her aunt was an Aerospace Engineer, so what kind of an engineer was Chris? Another student noted that one of her sister’s friends lives in the subdivision used in the presentation and that she had been there many times.
A parent reached out to Chris and said that that their son thought he had a “really cool” job, and it was “awesome” that lasers were used in surveying!
Chris’s daughter who was in the class said the presentation was “great” and at dinner she was able to discuss some of what was said. She was certainly listening and remembered Geo and GeePS!
