High praises for all of the teams today. Going virtual with breakout rooms. Thank you to the students, teachers, educators, parents and over 100 judges who participated today. 

Wishing the student teams the very best tomorrow as they compete in the regional Future City Competition - State of Illinois. This year's theme 'Living on the Moon.' The winning team moves on to the National Competition in Washington, DC next month.

Check out the video here. https://lnkd.in/ewaqH9G

FCC- Illinois

School Team
o Alexander Graham Bell School Notre Luna & Selene City
o Lincoln Hall Middle School Luna City
o Montini Catholic School Luna York
o Queen of All Saints School Artemis
o St…

DuPage Area STEM Expo

The DuPage Area STEM Expo, in conjunction with National Engineers Week, is a specialized event designed to promote the awareness of professional and educational opportunities provided among engineering and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields.

Check out the 37th Annual DuPage Area STEM Expo hosted by Illinois Tech College of Computing! Click the Presentations Tab to find LIVE events (registration required), Recorded presentations, and Hands-on activities. Find even more Hands-on activities on the National Engineers Week tab that can…

Future City Competition

.The deadlines for the four deliverables and live Q&A event are:

• City Essay – Jan. 22, 2021
• Project Plan – February 5, 2021
• City Model Slideshow – February 8, 2021
• City Presentation Video – February 15, 2021

Plus - City Question and Answer – February 27, 2021

• The next submittal is the Project Plan (10 points) needs to be submitted by Feb. 5, in 2 weeks.
• The City Essay needed to be a maximum of 1500 words that describes the unique attributes of…

Are you a Future City team member? Astronaut Ricky Arnold has a message just for you!

NASA astronaut and fellow educator, Ricky Arnold, invites you to blast-off to new heights and design cities that can exist on the Moon. 

Check out this video from Astronaut Ricky Arnold here.

Award-Winning Future City Competition

Announces Theme for 2020-21:

Living on the Moon

29th Annual International Competition

Asks Middle School Students to Imagine a City on the Moon

At Least One-Hundred Years In the Future

CHICAGO– In 2020-21, for the first time ever, the program has been adapted to today’s virtual world and both the regional finals and the Future City Finals will take place completely…

This year, Future City is going virtual! This means that no matter how educators are teaching and teams are meeting, YOU'LL be able to do Future City and have an incredible experience. Check out this short video to find out more here. 

It's a different competition this year; however, very workable and exciting. Register now- more details here.

If you have questions, contact Don Wittmer at dwittmer@hntb.com or Deborah Hodges at…

Future City has made several adaptations due to the COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainty surrounding the school year and extracurricular activities. Bookmark this page for continued important updates throughout the program cycle!

Picture: 2020 First Place Team- Illinois Prairie Junior High

• Teams can complete the deliverables in-person (i.e. in a classroom or afterschool program) or remotely (i.e. collaborating online while learning from home). 
• The competitions (regionals and Finals) will take place online, rather than…

29th Annual International Competition

Asks Middle School Students to Imagine a City on the Moon

One-Hundred Years In the Future

Chicago— The challenges of sustained lunar living, while immense, are within our grasp to conceive of and plan for. With the tantalizing concept of permanent human life on the Moon closer than ever to becoming a reality, the award-winning Future City® Competition, now in its 29th year, announces Living on the Moon, the 2020-21 theme for its project-…

Don't miss this week's Chats With Changemakers. 

Join DiscoverE every Friday at 11:00 CST to meet engineers who are working hard to make the world a better place. Your host is Tiffany, a Future City Competition alum and current ninth-grader who lives in Texas. Register here.

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Did you miss this program 'Chat with an Engineer'? Tune in here. 

DiscoverE Presents: Chats with Change Makers

Join DiscoverE every Friday at 11:00 CT (noon eastern time)to meet engineers who are working hard to make the world a better place. Your host is Tiffany, a Future City Competition alum and current ninth-grader who lives in Texas.

You can choose to attend one or more of the following webinars. …

A personal follow-up experience from Omega and their participation in the 2020 Illinois(Chicago)Future City® Competition...

"Recently I had the pleasure of volunteering at the 28th annual Future City Regional Competition alongside one of my colleagues, Dan Lowery. I’ve been volunteering at this competition for about five years, and it never ceases to amaze me on how well-prepared and confident these middle school students are," stated Katherine Au of Omega.

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“MWRD staff participates in the Future City competition to inspire students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math. The competition also motivates me and my work to witness student teams brainstorm and conceive innovative solutions for difficult problems that I struggle with like how to ensure future cities have a reliable supply of clean water. I learn a lot from the future leaders of tomorrow,” said Commissioner Avila.

Click here for more…

Congratulations to All!

The state-wide 28th Future City® Competition (Illinois) was very impressive! The pressing issue for the award-winning, project-based Future City® Competition is Clean Water: Tap Into Tomorrow for its 2020 competitions-national and regional. The Univerity of Illinois at Chicago hosted the regional event on Sat., Jan. 18, 2020. Over 200 people prepared for the competition and many activities over the past year preparing for the annual competition. The first-place winning team…

We are proud to announce that Prairie Junior High School is headed to the National Future City Competition in Washington, D.C. next month! The first-place team excelled in the State of Illinois competition held on Jan. 18th at the University of Illinois at Chicago. 

The student team was incredible. Congratulations to the students: Meghan Brown, Aidan Reilly, Zack Zemeckis, Patrick Corrigan, Livia Chase, Brooke Petrie, Arielle Tyson, Angelica Salazar, Amelia Smith, Nathan Udal, Atiana DeGiulio, Christopher DeHaas, Miliani Garcia, Joanna Ryzewska, Owen Iwaniec, Liam Monroe, Erich…

New Event Location-University of Illinois- UIC Student Center West, 2nd floor, Thompson ABC on  Jan. 18, 2020! 

Check the Directions page for more details. 

New location: The University of Illinois at Chicago- Student Center West, 2nd floor, Thompson ABC Room. 

Check out the Regional Agenda and Schedule for more details. See you there! 

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CHICAGO —.  The pressing issue for the award-winning, project-based Future City® Competition is Clean Water: Tap Into Tomorrow for its 2020 competition. The State of Illinois Future City®…

We are making a significant impact! Students and parents find it favorable to learning and useful today and the future.  Over 83% of students reported they learned how to use engineering to solve real-world problems. The 28th Future City Competition will be held next month on Sat., Jan. 18th, 2020. 

November 8th is National STEM/STEAM Day, an opportunity to encourage study in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and math.  In honor of #StemSteamDay,  share what you are doing today to celebrate it  Share your stories with us on Facebook and LinkedIn.