Get ready to take your kids to work

If you’ve ever had trouble explaining to your kids what you do all day at work, here’s a chance to let them see for themselves.

Caltech employees are invited to bring their children in the 4th through 12th grades to this year’s Take Our Children to Work Day, on Thursday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “The intent of the program is to introduce our children to the various career opportunities that are available here at Caltech,” says Diana Alvarez, the program’s coordinator.

Interested parents should fill out a registration form and medical release and mail it to Alvarez at Employee Services, mail code 153-84, by Thursday, April 18. Registration forms can be found online at http://cit.hr.caltech.edu/HRForms/HumanResourcesforms.htm, and are also available in the Human Resources Employee Services office at 399 S. Holliston Ave. If you have more than one child, a medical release form must be completed for each one. “The program is limited to 200 children and is on a first-come, first-served basis,” Alvarez emphasizes, “so be sure to register before the deadline.”

Parents who would like their children to “shadow” them on the job before or following the program should obtain their supervisors’ approval. Children who are unable to stay with their parents must have other arrangements made, as no child care will be provided before or after the formal program.

Take Our Children to Work Day is sponsored by Human Resources and Public Relations. For more information, contact Alvarez at ext. 6001 or diana.alvarez@caltech.edu.
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