<![CDATA[Career awareness is an essential developmental aspect that should be fostered from the elementary school level to help children recognize their interests, potentials, and aspirations for the future. However, elementary school students often receive limited opportunities to explore career options through structured guidance activities. This community service activity aimed to foster career awareness among fourth-grade students of SD Negeri 26 Sungai Geringging through the implementation of the Tree of Dreams learning media in a classical guidance service. The activity involved 13 fourth-grade students and employed a participatory approach emphasizing active student engagement. The implementation consisted of career introduction, discussion, individual reflection, writing career aspirations on leaf-shaped papers, and presenting them before attaching them to a Tree of Dreams displayed in the classroom. Data were collected through observation, documentation, and field notes during the activity. The results indicated that students enthusiastically participated in every stage of the activity, confidently expressed their future aspirations, and demonstrated an initial understanding of the relationship between education and future careers. Various aspirations emerged, including teachers, police officers, pilots, football players, and gamers, reflecting diverse interests and career perspectives among students. The activity also created an enjoyable and interactive learning environment that encouraged students to respect different career choices while increasing their motivation to achieve their dreams. Therefore, the Tree of Dreams media can serve as an effective alternative career guidance strategy for elementary school students to promote early career awareness through meaningful and student-centered learning experiences.]]>
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