If you haven’t yet made plans to bring your kids to work and show them some of the wonders of working at a world-class university—get ready. 

Registration for Take Our Children to Work Day at Penn opens on March 31 at 9 a.m.

Take Our Children to Work Day takes place on April 23. This nationwide event benefits kids by exposing them to diverse career paths, fostering future career aspirations, and helping them understand the value of learning and professional life. Penn is a great place to let kids see a variety of occupations while they enjoy hands-on learning with researchers and professional experts.

Through partnerships with schools and centers, there are dozens of thoughtfully planned activities offered to inform and inspire staff and faculty participants and their young guests. Advance registration is required for many of the activities. 

Here is a sample of events planned by partners across the Penn community:

• uCity Square Activities–Hands-on Science: Take part in uCity Square’s concurrent Take Our Children to Work Day hands-on STEM special topic activities.
• Explore the Penn Museum: Explore the museum for free and enjoy 15% off gift shop purchases.
• Kite Coloring and Flying with the Office of Information Security: Build and fly your own kites while learning about information security and renewable energy.
• BioBlitz with Penn Biology Department and Penn Vet: Alongside experts, help spot and identify frogs, insects, birds, and other animals.
• WXPN Interactive Studio Demonstration and Radio Station Tour: Tour a professional radio station with producers and on-air hosts as your guides.
• Try Your First Case with Penn Carey Law: Argue your client’s case in a high-stakes trial against other “lawyers for the day.”
• Pedal-Powered Snack Lab: Pedal on a “smoothie bike” while learning how food fuels our bodies.
• Storytime at the Penn Bookstore: Join the Penn Bookstore team for children’s stories, crafts, giveaways, and milk and cookies.
• Marshmallow Spaghetti Towers with the Penn Society of Women Engineers: Work with others under the guidance of engineers to design and build the tallest tower using only spaghetti and marshmallows.

Visit Penn’s Take Our Children to Work Day web page to preview these and other activities and mark your calendar to register on March 31 at 9 a.m.

—Division of Human Resources