Inspire a Child to Dream Day
Inspire a Child to Dream Day (Take Your Daughter/Son to Work Day) is held annually at Drexel University on the University City Main Campus. The event coincides each year with National Take Your Daughter/Son to Work Day in April.
The program is open to children and relatives (ages 7-14) of all Drexel University and Drexel University College of Medicine employees. The schedule is made up of group sessions and programs organized by various University departments, Schools, and Colleges. Breakfast and lunch is provided for all participating children. The day will be divided into sessions, lasting 45 minutes each. Faculty and Professional Staff members lead activities for visiting children. Children are broken up into groups according to age.
2011 Inspire a Child to Dream Day
April 28, 2011
This year's theme for Inspire a Child to Dream Day is "Community Service and Volunteerism." To get the children involved in community service and volunteerism, we are asking that each child who attends bring a new children's book to be donated to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, an organization with which Drexel has a partnership. In addition, our main group activity for all of the children is to have them make cards to be sent to the children at the hospital.
Inspire a Child to Dream Day Registration Form [PDF]
Inspire a Child to Dream Day Schedule
| 8:00am-9:00am |
Registration/Breakfast in Behrakis Grand Hall (3210 Chestnut Street) |
| 9:15am-10:00am |
Session 1: Breakout Session/Hands-On Activity |
| 10:15am-11:00am |
Session 2: Breakout Session/Hands-On Activity |
| 11:15am-12:00pm |
Magic Show |
| 12:15pm-1:15pm |
Lunch and Card-Making Session in Behrakis Grand Hall (3210 Chestnut Street) |
| 1:30pm-2:30pm |
Organized Games at the Buckley Field (33rd and Arch Streets)
OR Climbing Wall Session* at the Drexel Recreation Center (3301 Market Street)
*Session is limited to 15 participants. Spots are available on a first come, first serve basis. Participants must complete the Climbing Wall Waiver of Liability and Assumption of Risk on page 4 and 5 of the Registration Form [PDF]. |
| 2:30pm-5:00pm |
Free Time with Parents |
Professional Staff and Student Volunteers Needed
To help make this event a huge success, professional staff members and student volunteers are needed for the following: greeters, monitors, registration tables, escorting the children to and from their activity sessions, assisting the children with making the cards, and other duties as assigned.
If you would like to volunteer, please submit a Volunteer Sign-Up Form [PDF] to Althea Wallace in Human Resources: 3201 Arch St, Suite 430. If you have any questions, please email Althea Wallace or call 215-895-2582 and/or email Sherri Manson or call 215-895-1405.
Inspire a Child to Dream Day FAQs
My child has food allergies or other dietary restrictions. Can I bring a lunch for him/her?
Breakfast and lunch are provided for all visiting children, however if your child cannot eat what is served, you are more than welcome to bring a boxed lunch for your child at lunch time. Parents may also take their child off campus to eat during the time that is allocated for lunch, but they must return promptly at 1:00 PM.
I want my child to attend certain activities or be in the same group as another child. Is this possible?
On the registration form you may request certain activities or groupings; however, these are only requests. We will try to honor these requests but cannot guarantee that they will be accommodated.
My child has a disability that may make it difficult to participate in certain activities, what should I do?
Who will be escorting the children around campus?
Drexel University students will be escorting children around campus. Many of these students will get community service credit through the Office of Civic Engagement by participating in this program. Student volunteers will participate in mandatory training before Inspire a Child to Dream Day.
Can I walk around with my child during Inspire a Child to Dream Day?
Inspire a Child to Dream Day is designed so that employees will be able to have time at their work locations in the morning and interact with their children at their work stations in the afternoon. This year's program was arranged so that parents can work alone in the morning (children do the majority of the activities at this time) and then work with their child in the afternoon from 2-5PM. This schedule was designed to accommodate all employees, especially those with non-traditional schedules or work environments.
If you want to walk around with your child during the day, you must take time off if you are away from your workstation (i.e. not working). This policy applies to all employees who bring a child for Inspire a Child to Dream Day.
Are there any suggestions for children's books?
