Bring Your Child to Work Day
Each spring, children and grandchildren of WPI employees spend a morning learning about their parents’ and grandparents’ jobs. The children shadow their host for the morning, taking part in meetings, lectures, or helping out around the office. In the afternoon, in single-sex groups, they take part in workshops on robotics and hands-on science. The opportunity for girls to learn about science and engineering, on their own, without the negative peer influence that occurs in a co-ed setting, helps build their confidence and interest in quantitative professions.
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