Now Registering for ACE Homeschool Team

Full Description

Registration is now open for ACE Mentoring. This award-winning program is open to 9-12 grade students interested in learning more about pursuing a career in the Architecture, Construction and Engineering industry or Trades Fields. Students will meet weekly to work on a hands on project and hear from mentors about career opportunities.

At these weekly meetings there will be guest speakers from the architectural/design fields, engineering fields and construction fields. They talk about the education/skills needed to do their job and relate how their industry relates to the project, as well as approximately entry pay in their field. Students also work on their projects as a team during the meetings. 

Students are given an RFP (Request For Proposal) to design a building or other space. In the past ACE students have designed an urban park, a hotel, a restaurant, a library, a college gym, a café, a bridge, a traffic/highway/interchange solution, an Olympic Stadium, a Shoreline Design, and The Jacksonville Landing site among many others. 

Students will have the opportunity to attend a field trip day (usually in March) and typically visit an architectural firm, engineering firm and construction firm/construction site. At the end of the year all of the ACE teams meet together to present their projects, then enjoy a catered lunch at the awards ceremony. 

In recent years, ACE students have had access to participate in a local college campus tour, Technology Bootcamp, Trades Day, Field Trip, and the ability to earn scholarship opportunities.