Future City Competition

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. 

• 25 teams of middle school students from the Mid-Atlantic have created future cities in large tabletop models. They present and defend their cities to judges at the competition.
• This year’s theme – “Clean Water: Tap Into Tomorrow”
• 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 15-19, 2020

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

WHEN:  Best Time for Coverage: 8:30am-12:30pm

• Preliminary judging 9:00am-12:00pm
• Winner announced approximately 2:30 PM (We will call your desk with the info.)

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, Mid-Atlantic 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 schools.
• Future Cities are dazzling and colorful, constructed from recycled materials and built for less than $100.
• They ARE the future, come see for yourself!