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Take Our Kids To Work Day - Hold the Date

Posted by: Industry-Education Council Hamilton

 

ATTENTION PARENTS OF GRADE 9 STUDENTS – HOLD THE DATE!
ENSURE THAT YOUR CHILD PARTICIPATES IN THIS NATIONAL ONE-DAY EVENT
 
Take Our Kids to Work™ is a one-day job-shadowing experience that is delivered across Canada. 

It’s a chance for students to connect what they are learning in school with what happens in the workplace. Students also have an opportunity to see how a parent or another adult spends his or her day. Take Our Kids to Work day starts young people thinking about the many choices available to them after high school.
 
In mid-September you will receive additional information about this event.  In order to prepare for this day, talk to your employer and see if you are able to participate in this National event!
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