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Edison Celebrates “Take Your Child to Work Day” 

Nearly 20 children of Edison Community College employees were on campus Thursday, April 26, 2012, for the inaugural “Take Your Child to Work Day,” which provided a fun and hands-on experience for parents and kids alike. 

Both parents and mentors from the college were on hand to tour the campus in the morning, and to visit offices and see first hand the type of work that’s being done on a daily basis at Edison. Following lunch and an impromptu wiffle ball game in the gymnasium, parents, mentors and children were then given the opportunity to join Edison faculty in some hands-on learning in labs and classrooms. 

In the nursing lab, a demonstration was given on the patient simulator, which can mimic real-life symptoms and even speak. Kids attending the day’s events also got the chance to work with medical laboratory technician students and faculty by preparing samples onto slides and then examining them under a microscope. 

The day wrapped up with a visit to the Edison television studio to work in front of a green screen producing movie special effects clips and a trip to the police academy’s virtual firing range for a demonstration. 

The inaugural “Take Your Child to Work Day” at Edison was a wonderful success! The children, parents, and mentors enjoyed the whole experience,” said Natalie Rindler, human resources administrative assistant at Edison. “From the feedback we received today this will most certainly be a hard act to follow, but we will definitely host this event again next year and do our best to top it!”