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January 3, 2019

Students Compete in Regional Finals at The Armory at Sage College on January 12, 2019

WHAT:  DiscoverE’s Future City® Competition – a non-profit educational program that asks middle-school students to imagine, design, and build cities of the future.

  • 23 teams of middle school students from Albany area have created future cities in large tabletop models. They present and defend their cities to judges at the competition.
  • This year’s theme – “Powering Our Future”
  • First-place team receives an all-expense-paid trip to compete in the Future City Competition National Finals in Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., February 17-19, 2019

WHO:   Interviews with teams, teachers, mentors, judges & regional VIPs are available.

WHEN:  January 12th from 8:20 a.m. – 3:30 p.m

WHERE: The Armory at Sage College
130 New Scotland Ave.
Albany, NY 12208

WHY: Future City students see engineering as a direct influence on their lives – why math and science are relevant to their world – and make a hands-on connection between their education, Albany area and their future.

  • Excellent visuals and uplifting, positive story about STEM education at its most creative and exciting.
  • Access to inspiring, optimistic students with great ideas who are great interviews.
  • One of the most successful nationwide informal education programs: over 40,000 students in 1500
  • Future Cities are dazzling and colorful, constructed from recycled materials and built for less than $100.
  • They ARE the future, come see for yourself!