Future Cities Needs You

The Future City Competition is an amazing program that introduces 7th and 8th grade students to the field of engineering. The students plan, design, and “build” a city of the future then present their city to a panel of expert judges at a local competition held in January. I am the regional coordinator for the Future City Competition Hampton Roads VA region and I am hoping one of you (or your colleagues) can help us out.
Eaton Middle School in Hampton has registered to compete in this years competition. However, they need help finding an engineer mentor.
Typically, an engineer mentor can expect to provide approximately 20-40 hours of assistance to the student team over the competition period (from now through January). However, that time can vary based on the students’ needs and the engineer mentor availability. You might also consider “tag-teaming” with another co-worker/engineer to meet the teams needs.
You can find more information about the role of the engineer mentor in the handbook here: www.futurecity.org/docs/2009_Engineer_Mentor_Manual.pdf
And about the Future City Competition itself here: www.futurecity.org.
If you are interested in being a mentor, please contact me either by phone (757-728-2038) or via email [sgriffett@hampton.govsgriffett@hampton.gov ] and I will answer any other questions you might have and put you in direct contact with the teacher.
Please feel free to forward this information to anyone you know who might be interested.
If you are not able to be a mentor but might be interested in serving as a judge at the competition, just let me know!
Thank you for your time and consideration and I look forward to hearing from you!
Selena