The original article comes from the Waterways Journal on October 18, 2024
Crowds of busy, excited, attentive high school students were bused to Melvin Price Locks and Dam in Alton, Ill., for the latest We Work The Waterways (WWTW) event on October 16 to learn about the many possibilities for a rewarding career on, or adjacent to, the river industry. It’s a topic few students are likely to learn about in regular school curricula.
The Alton event was coordinated with similar events at the Port of New Orleans on October 16 and 17. A third We Work The Waterways event is scheduled in Pittsburgh on October 22.
We Work the Waterways was established less than a year ago but has hit the ground running. WWTW is an organization dedicated to introducing students of all ages to maritime careers through industry interaction. WWTW has held 26 industry interaction events and provided an estimated 10,000 students with a day of engagement and connection to the maritime world.
