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A National Engineers Week Program January 28, 2012 Sheet Metal Workers Union Hall 1301 S Columbus Blvd Philadelphia, PA |
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| The mission of the National Engineers Week Future City Competition is to provide a fun and exciting educational engineering program for middle school students that combines a stimulating engineering challenge with a "hands-on" application to present their vision of a city of the future. |
| The Philadelphia Regional Future City Competition is a 501.c.3 educational outreach program of National Engineers Week. It is one 40 or more regional programs conducted throughout the country with the goal to introduce middle school students to the engineering profession. The Future City Program continues to be on the National Association of Secondary School Principals’ National Advisory List of Student Contests and Activities. |
| The Philadelphia Regional Competition draws schools form Philadelphia and surrounding counties stretching until we bump into the Atlantic Ocean or the boarders of neighboring regional competitions in New York, Baltimore, and Harrisburg. Students from middle schools in the region form teams consisting of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students who work with a teacher and an engineer mentor from September to January to: |
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| Registration for each year’s program begins in March and ends in October. The cost to schools is $25 registration fee and a maximum of $100 in materials to build the model. The Philadelphia Program has involved from 30 to 50 schools each year since its beginning in 1995 and more than 10,000 students since its beginning. The program provides the schools with the computer software, handbook with teacher’s guide, video CD orientation, prior competition videos, and assistance from the Regional School Coordinator. |
| The culmination of the program is an all day judging competition in Philadelphia in January. The first place Philadelphia Regional team travels to Washington, DC during National Engineers Week in February where they compete with regional teams from all over the country for the national prizes. The Philadelphia teams have always placed well nationally and in 1999 and 2011 took first place. |
| In addition to the first place regional awards, Future City also provides "Special Awards" in a number of areas related to engineering of cities. These awards provide the students the opportunity to present their cities to more than just the competition judges and provide them with a feeling of accomplishment even if they were not a finalist in the competition. Last year, there were over 40 special awards presented in Philadelphia and every team went home with at least one award. Additionally, all of the teams were provided with Future City tee shirts and various other items. |
| Future City is volunteer run with the support of the local engineering community. Over 200 volunteer engineers work on the program each year as committee members, mentors, organizers, and judges. The mentors have the most rewarding part in the competition since they have the opportunity to directly share their engineering expertise with the students, working with them to develop their cities and presentations. |
| Why not get involved in this exciting educational program? If you represent a school, register using the registration form available on this page or contact John Kampmeyer Coordinator2012@Futurecityphilly.org 610-328-3020 If you are an engineer who wants to get involved, use the online volunteer form. Someone will get back in touch with you within 72 hours to discuss the opportunities available. |
| The competition is made possible through the efforts of a large number of dedicated volunteers. If you want a rewarding experience and would like to help, please use our on-line sign up Volunteer Opportunities |
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