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Explore careers. Try three different activities. Earn your exploration degree.

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  • Medical and dental care
  • Therapy and eye care
  • Health and wellness careers

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2026 Kiddie College sponsor recognition

2026 station sponsors connected with this college

These community partners helped bring our original Kiddie College discovery areas to life. Their support continues to be celebrated as we grow into Kiddie College University.

Alabama Pediatric Dental Associates & Orthodontics

Medical and dental stations; Solar System and space exploration station

PaperPie · Melissa Slowik

Materials sponsorship across all areas: donated books and learning materials helped equip each discovery area

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Explore this college

Choose from field trips, classes, books and hands-on activities. Complete three different activities and have your parent or caregiver confirm your work. Dates and materials vary; check the details before making plans.

Book and kit suggestions count through the learning you complete. Read, build, investigate, draw or explain what you learned. Cross-college connections count when your actual work fits that college.

24 opportunities in this college

Field trips & experiences (8)

Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

Southern Research Pharmaceutical Scientist Pathway / Science of Drug Development

Health & Wellness for medicine-development careers, with Science, Space & Discovery for experiments. Listed in the saved calendar.

Calendar / program experience — check current schedule

Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind

Health & Wellness for hearing/vision services; Communication & Media for accessible communication; education careers would benefit from an education grouping. Planning-list opportunity.

Planning idea — check availability

Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

Goldfish Swim School

Health & Wellness for water safety/physical activity; Business for an explicitly taught swim-school career lesson. Planning-list opportunity.

Planning idea — check availability

Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

Imaging Excellence — MRI career shadowing

For high-school learners: observe the permitted work, ask about training and describe the imaging career.

Program opportunity — confirm current dates and arrangements

Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

Salon Allure — cosmetology shadowing

Explore cosmetology, hygiene and client care; describe the skills and training observed.

Program opportunity — confirm current dates and arrangements

Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

Alabama Pediatric Dental Associates & Orthodontics — office visit

Explore dental careers, tools and healthy oral-care habits.

Program opportunity — confirm current dates and arrangements

College and career campus visits

Jacksonville State, UTC, UNA, Troy and Wallace State are planning leads. Choose a department relevant to this college, then record a career question and what you learned.

Planning pathway — department and visit must be arranged

Also connects with Skilled Trades & Technology, Animal & Veterinary Sciences, Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, Business, Culinary Arts & Hospitality, Public Service & Community Leadership, Science, Space & Discovery, Arts & Design, Communication & Media

Classes (2)

Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

Alabama Pediatric Dental Associates & Orthodontics — visiting educational program

Participate in the educational program at your location and demonstrate a skill learned.

Program opportunity — confirm current dates and arrangements

Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

Coach P’s PE class

Participate in physical activity and describe a movement skill or healthy habit practiced.

Program opportunity — confirm current dates and arrangements

Career stations (3)

Cosmetology career station

Explore grooming, hygiene and client-care roles through an age-appropriate activity.

Career pathway — activities vary by event

EMT and paramedicine exploration

Explore emergency medical roles, equipment and training through an age-appropriate activity.

Career pathway — activities vary by event

Also connects with Public Service & Community Leadership

Home life and household skills

Choose a defined task: wellness and care, household budgeting and food preparation, or repair and practical making. Record the actual task in its matching college.

Career pathway — activities vary by event

Also connects with Business, Culinary Arts & Hospitality, Skilled Trades & Technology

Books (7)

PaperPie · Kane Miller

All Better!

Caring for someone who is hurt; connect to a pretend care station. Choose a section, then explain, draw or write what you learned.

Suggested level: Preschool; adult-led

Resource option — check edition and availability

PaperPie · Kane Miller

Time to Brush

Dental routines and brushing before the dental program. Choose a section, then explain, draw or write what you learned.

Suggested level: Toddlers / preschool; adult-led

Resource option — check edition and availability

PaperPie · Usborne

Lift-the-Flap Very First Questions and Answers: Why Should I Brush My Teeth?

Dental health and questions for a dental professional. Choose a section, then explain, draw or write what you learned.

Suggested level: Preschool / early elementary

Resource option — check edition and availability

PaperPie · Usborne

My Very First Body Book

Body parts and basic functions before a health experience. Choose a section, then explain, draw or write what you learned.

Suggested level: Preschool / early elementary

Resource option — check edition and availability

PaperPie · Usborne

First Encyclopedia of the Human Body

Basic body systems; support medical-imaging discussion. Choose a section, then explain, draw or write what you learned.

Suggested level: Elementary

Resource option — check edition and availability

PaperPie · Usborne

100 Things to Know About the Human Body

Choose a body-system topic to investigate before shadowing. Choose a section, then explain, draw or write what you learned.

Suggested level: Upper elementary / middle school; teen introduction

Resource option — check edition and availability

PaperPie · Kane Miller

Athlete

Movement and sports vocabulary alongside Coach P’s PE. Choose a section, then explain, draw or write what you learned.

Suggested level: Toddlers / preschool; adult-led

Resource option — check edition and availability

Curriculum & activities (4)

Apologia

Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology

Connect a body-system lesson to dental education, imaging careers, or movement.

Suggested level: K–6 curriculum; adapt selected task

Provider resource — match the title and edition in your collection

Apologia

Exploring Creation with Health and Nutrition

Use a relevant topic as preparation or reflection for a health or fitness experience.

Suggested level: High school

Provider resource — match the title and edition in your collection

Rainbow Resource

Interactive Human Body

Pair anatomy study with dental visits or MRI career exploration; identify body structures and explain one health career.

Suggested level: Grades 3–8

Resource option — check current contents and availability

Rainbow Resource

Squishy Human Body

Use the model to identify organs and explain their functions. Choose age-appropriate depth; a model activity alone is not a full high-school course.

Suggested level: Grades 3–adult

Resource option — check current contents and availability

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