In order to introduce children to the various career opportunities available at Caltech, the Institute once again opened its doors to the children of Caltech students and staff members during Take Our Children to Work Day on Thursday, April 24.

Clockwise from top: Children and their parents assemble in the Beckman Institute courtyard before moving on to the Caltech Precollege Science Initiative activity, which consisted of building a handheld catapult out of common household materials. Magnolia Ycasas from Human Resources welcomes Beth Larranaga from the Bursar’s Office and daughter Amanda during registration. Teams of kids made use of the grassy meadow between the Beckman Institute and the Broad Center to play soccer; staff members from Caltech Athletics were on hand to lead the kids in games of volleyball and relay races as well. At noon, the children replenished their energy with a pizza lunch, which they ate while relaxing in the Beckman Institute’s courtyard and around the Gene Pool. Rudy Arvizu and daughter Andrea display a medal made for her during the Aero shop tour.
In addition to visiting laboratories run by top Caltech scientists, the kids took in a Frank Capra short and learned about savings accounts during a presentation by the Caltech Employees Federal Credit Union. Human Resources and the Public Relations Office sponsored Caltech’s version of the national Take Our Daughters to Work Day.