Field trip to Walmart shows students all aspects of a career in retail

Alexis Darro’s Life Skills class from Crispell Middle School had a wonderful experience recently during their field trip to Walmart in Napanoch.

A middle school boy stands at a register in a Walmart with a woman who is pressing the screen.

This was a community-based trip where the students had the chance to experience working in retail. Students learned about the history of Walmart and what it takes to get a career in retail. They were exposed to the different jobs within Walmart – sales, management, stocking, cashiering, cleaning, cart pushing, personal shopping, bakery, deli, pharmacy, and folding clothes.

A woman with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing a black and white shirt and blue vest, helps two students who are using a board to fold a shirt.

The students toured the entire store. They participated in inventory scanning, cashiering, folding and explored the stockroom and different store departments. In addition they were presented with a goody bag that had shirts the students decorated and took home, along with a $5 Walmart gift card.

A group of four middle school students sit at a table with two adults decorating tshirts.

It was a wonderful and educational experience for students and staff alike.

A group of four middle school students stand in front of five female adults. They are standing in front of lots of retail merchandise

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Field trip to Walmart shows students all aspects of a career in retail