The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences hosted its inaugural Blue Jay for a Day event, a twist on Take Your Child to Work Day, on April 25. Faculty and staff were invited to bring youths ages 8 to 13 to campus to explore the exciting work happening across Homewood, build community, inspire the next generation, and demonstrate how Johns Hopkins launches future changemakers.
Departments from across the university transformed young participants into honorary Blue Jays through hands-on activities. The visitors explored see-through fish with the Biology Department, uncovered ancient fossils with Earth and Planetary Sciences, launched pressure-powered rockets with Physics and Astronomy, moved and grooved at the Ralph S. O'Connor Center for Recreation and Well-Being, and joined a molecular quest with Biophysics. The afternoon concluded at the Imagine Center, where the Center for Staff Life Design led creative workshops in storytelling and game design.
"It was such a joy to introduce young students to the magic of being a molecular detective—something we get to experience every day in the lab," said Elise White, a Biophysics graduate student in Sarah Woodson's lab. "Watching them grasp the underlying concepts and ask thoughtful questions was really rewarding."
Image caption: Exercising in the O'Connor Recreation Center
Image credit: WILL KIRK / JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
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