The National Engineers Week Future City Competition, for sixth, seventh and eighth grade students, was held from September, 2010 through February, 2011. The National Future City Competition is sponsored in part by Bentley Systems, Inc.
Philadelphia's Our Lady Help of Christians School won the grand prize at the 2011 National Engineers Week Future City Competition. Read more about the winning team and their project.
Future City is an example of problem based learning with computer simulation. It is an integrated and multidisciplinary STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) outreach program. The program asks 6th, 7th and 8th grade students from around the US to team with engineer-volunteer mentors to create — first on computer using SimCity™ software and then in large, three-dimensional models — their visions of the city of tomorrow. Students also write a research essay on a specific engineering challenge and a second narrative outlining its key features. As a team, students defend their vision of the future in front of a panel of judges from the community.
2011 Press Coverage
Students Show Their Winning Future City Model (video)
NBC 10 Philadelphia, February 25
National Engineers Week Future City Competition (video)
FOX 5 D.C., February 22
The Westwood School Students Earn Second Place in Future City Competition
Your-Story.org, January 28
McSwain students' 'future city' earns third in state competition
Merced Sun-Star, January 28
St. Francis students have winning vision for city of future (video)
Post-Bulletin, January 28
St. Patrick's students win city design contest
Mid-Columbia Tri City Herald, January 27
Hopewell Crest students awarded at Philadelphia Regional Future City Competition
NJ.com, January 27
Westerville team captures Future Cities state title
Columbus Local News, January 27
Students design city that meets needs of the sick and disabled
The Citizen of Laconia, January 27
Blythewood Middle School Students Win Big in Science
WLTX.com, January 26
Belmont Middle team advances in competition
The Citizen of Laconia, January 26
Local sixth graders earn accolades for Future City designs
The Turlock Journal, January 25
Building better students - and cities - with SimCity technology
Chicago Sun-Times, January 24
Middle schoolers compete in Future Cities Competition (video)
Good Morning Arizona, January 24
Building City of the Future And Focusing on Health
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, January 24
Sixth-graders make strong showing at Future City contest
Aiken Standard, January 24
Capital District students take part in Future City Competition at Hudson Valley Community College
Celebrity Sentry, January 24
Several students from Idaho and Montana showcased their talents on Saturday at Boise State University by building "future cities" (video)
Fox 12 Idaho, January 24
Midlands students take home top honors
WIS 10, January 23
Health care in the future - Middle schoolers compete in Future City contest
Hudson Reporter, January 23
School Kudos: Asheville, WNC students win honors
Asheville Citizen Times, January 23
Young engineering minds envision the future
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 22
Future City Competition challenges students to imagine solutions to real-world problems
The Dallas Morning News, January 22
Students create a future metropolis
The Seattle Times, January 22
Middle schoolers envision the future of urban life
Eastern Iowa Schools, January 22
Kids compete for the future of America (video)
WIVB TV, January 22
Hart-Ransom futurists headed to DC
Modesto Bee, January 22
Blackhawk Middle School students' city a winning design at Future City regional
News Sentinel, January 22
California Trail advances to Future City finals in D.C.
Kansas City Star, January 21
Nineteenth Annual Regional Future City Competition Held at Shelby Center
The Exponent, January 20
Science-minded middle school students diagram Las Vegas' future
Las Vegas Sun, January 20
Windsor Knolls students learn science, engineering skills through 'Future Cities'
The Gazette, January 20
Middle school minds plan the cities of tomorrow
N.C. State University Technician Online, January 20
US students win big for future vision
Hurriyet Daily News, January 20
Sequoyah students win 2nd place at Future City regionals
Edmonds Sun, January 19
Students compete in Future City Competition
NewsOK.com, January 18
Pinnacle Academy to represent Maryland in 'Future City' finals
Today's Zoman, January 18
Kutztown students take their City in the Alps to Future City Competition on Jan. 22 (videos)
BerksmontNews.com, January 17
Students to tackle health care during Future City competition
Aikenstandard.com, January 16
Elkhorn school wins cities contest
Omaha World-Herald, January 15
Alabama Region Future City Competition
al.com, January 15
Davidson IB wins 4th straight NC Future City title
DavidsonNews.net, January 15
Jennifer Kingsley's Neighbors: Corning students prepare Future City project on health care
Elmira Star-Gazette, January 14
Imagining the city of the future
News Sentinel, January 14
Three Main Line middle schools in national Future City Competition
Mainline, January 13
Raleigh to host Future City regional finals
Local Tech Wire, January 13
Future City team heads for UIC
Pioneer Press Online, January 13
2011 News Alerts
Future City Mentor - Michael Barkasi
January 20
Future City Mentor - Melissa Rohland
January 20
Future City Mentor - Thomas Chmielenski
January 20
Future City Mentor - Norelis Florentino
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