The program has been designed to provide grade 9 students with a sampling of dynamic activities to support their career exploration.
Please note: photos may be taken during the day activities and may be posted on the University of Windsor social media channels.
Program Overview
Download detailed program for the day (Coming Soon!)
Students will be divided into three groups, with students who arrive together staying in the same group. Activities will run in rotation, allowing each group to participate in all activities throughout the event.
8:30 am - Welcome and Day Overview
9:15 am - 11:45 am -- Morning activities
Lunch
Parents/Staff/Hosts will take students out for lunch, with opportunities to explore campus dining options and enjoy a meal together.
Enjoy exclusive Sodexo and Whamburg "Take Our Kids to Work Day" promotions available only on November 4!
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at Rodzik Dining Hall: Enjoy an all-you-care-to-enjoy dining experience featuring a variety of freshly prepared options — enjoy lunch for the price of breakfast! Allergy-friendly Simple Servings options are also available.
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at Whamburg: Taking your student to Whamburg for lunch? Enjoy the Wham Wednesday promotion at its regular promotional price, or receive $4 off any other menu item (excluding Wham Wednesday promotional items).
Feel free to visit any of the other dining spots around campus and discover the variety of food options available at the University of Windsor.
Morning Activities
Learn proper PPE use and handwashing techniques and test your hand hygiene! Practice doing compressions on our CPR manikins. Discover the human bones and organs through a fun interactive activity. Visit our SIM lab where you can listen to heart and lung sounds, feel for pulses and practice airway management on our realistic human manikins.
The Faculty of Science activity will feature hands-on activities all about DNA. What is it, why is it important, and how can we see it? We will also explore the scientific careers related to the study of DNA, from Forensics and Health Science to Computer Science and even Environmental Science!
Participants will be introduced to Mechatronics Engineering by completing a series of challenges by changing parameters in the Arduino code to program self-driving autonomous cars (these cars are designed to be the size of a remote control car).
Afternoon Activities
Are you curious about what programs are in the largest faculty on campus? Come explore the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences through hands-on experiences, enjoy great discussions and have fun while being an active participant. We want to ignite your passion, stir your curiosity, and show you the fun that you can have with FAHSS in a Box.
Get ready to team up, solve challenges, and discover your leadership skills! Take on fun challenge course activities that put your teamwork and communication to the test.
Then, head to the Centre for Human Performance and Health (CHPH) to explore how Kinesiology and Health Studies students test the fitness of high-performance athletes!
Get ready to swap the classroom for the boardroom in our fast-paced, high-energy Speed Networking challenge! This event is like "speed friending" but for careers, giving you a fun, pressure-free way to network with future colleagues.
Questions? Contact Oliga Tserakhava, Employee Experience Coordinator at oligat@uwindsor.ca