Future City Competition - Arizona Region
The Arizona Future City Competition is part of the national Future City Competition, sponsored by National Engineers Week. We are a 501(c) 3 organization, supported by corporate and other donations and staffed solely by volunteers. The competition encourages middle school students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by presenting a set of technical challenges over a four-month season that each three-student team must address, culminating at regional finals in January.
Congratulations
Xiwang Team from Veritas Homeschoolers
Our 2011-12 Arizona Region Champions
Best of luck at the National Competition
February 18-21 in Washington, DC
Click here to see photos of our Regional Award winners
Click here to see photos of our Society Award winners
Click here for the 2011-2012 team photos
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Students
We are so proud of you!
You made 2012 one of the best competitions. You set a new standard for excellence. Your city designs were thoughtful and you showed us many new possibilities. The Final Five were the most competitive in recent memory.
If you are in 6th or 7th grade, the 2012-2013 competition starts with the beginning of school in the Fall. Until then, keep envisioning a better future. If you are in the 8th grade, we wish you success in high school and beyond. We are confident that you will achieve great things and make a better future for all of us.
Teachers
Thank you to all the teachers who visited our booth at the ASTA convention. Keep up your great work!
Without you, there is no Future City Competition! You are the key catalyst for your students to learn from the Future City Competition Experience. If you sponsor student teams, they will not only apply classroom learning, but develop new skills like teamwork, planning, time management, and public speaking. They will build valuable lifelong knowledge and cherished lifelong memories. You will meet STEM objectives as well the objectives of other programs like 21st Century Learner.
It all starts with you. Register today! For additional information, click here
Jim Wilde's Energy Presentation now available on Resources - Presentations webpage
We need Engineer-Mentors today!
If you are a member of the engineering, architectural, or technical professions, a retiree from those professions, or a college or university student pursuing a degree in those areas, our competition students and teacher-sponsors need your help right now!
Become a mentor today! Register here
Competition Judge teams are forming now! Click here for more information
Click here for Engineer Page
Engineer mentor training on November 3, 2011. See calendar for details.
Judges
There are two types of judges, competition judges and society judges. Competion judges are teams of professional engineers who evaluate each student team's competition deliverables. The judges use competition rubrics to determine scores. Competition Judge Manuals are now available for download. For more information, click here
Each year, Arizona Region professional societies present awards to competing student teams based on criteria estblished by the society. Judges from each society are selected by the society from its membership. Contact your society to volunteer to become a society judge. Click here for the latest information from societies. For the 2011-12 Society Judge Training Session presentation, click here.
Volunteers
We are ALL volunteers in the Arizona Region. Every teacher-sponsor, engineer-mentor, judge, and member of the leadership team is a volunteer. The spirit of helping others is strong here. Each year our volunteers contribute thousands of hours to promote and produce the Future City Competition here.
Join us today to help our Arizona Region students build a better future.
Click here for more information about volunteer opportunities
Parents
Parent encouragement is key to the success of student teams. Teams with ongoing parent support are more likely to complete competition deliverables and have a lifelong learning experience.
Learn more now
Sponsorships
The Future City mission is to encourage students in math, science, and engineering skills and provide an early opportunity for academic teamwork. Corporations and companies are the lifeblood of Future City. We are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and we are entirely dependent on donations and sponsorships to support the hundreds of students, schools, and adult volunteers participating in the competition each year.
Become a sponsor today
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