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Take
Our Kids to Work is a national program of The Learning Partnership.
It is a one-day job-shadowing experience for students in Grade
9. Take Our Kids to Work enables students to spend a day at
work with parents, friends, relatives or volunteer host. |
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Across
Canada, Grade 9 students participate in career education activities
in school. They: |
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start
to develop the skills required to succeed in the world of
work |
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learn
about the range of career options available after high school
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begin
to develop an understanding of the world of work |
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The
first Take Our Kids to Work event took place in the Greater
Toronto Area in 1994. Since then The Learning Partnership
has expanded the program across the country to involve all
provinces and territories. More than 1.5 million young Canadians
and tens of thousands of workplaces have participated in the
program. |
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Students
of this age group generally have limited access to workplaces.
So a workplace visit on Take Our Kids to Work day can make
what they are learning in the classroom come alive. Visiting
a workplace gives students a chance to: |
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share
a day with a significant adult and develop a closer relationship
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see
a parent in a different role |
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understand what people do to earn a living and support a family |
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clarify
goals for the future so they can choose the appropriate school
courses |
