MANHATTAN — Kansas State University is giving middle and high school students an opportunity for hands-on learning about careers in helping professions at the annual Social Impact Lab on April 2.

Seventh-through-tenth graders can participate in the program, which is hosted by the department of applied human sciences in the College of Health and Human Sciences and the department of sociology, anthropology, and social work in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Participants will meet with K-State faculty, staff and students and participate in activities that teach about helping professions. Students can sign up for the breakout sessions that interest them the most, selecting from topics such as introduction to the FBI, befriending conflict, building healthy relationships and the mystery of the missing medication.

The program, which will run from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on the Manhattan campus, is free to attend and is available for both individual registrations and student groups or classrooms. Participants will receive lunch and a free T-shirt as part of the program.

Registration is open until March 26. For more information on the program, a full list of breakout sessions or to register, visit the Social Impact Lab website at https://www.k-state.edu/sasw/social-work/social-impact.html.