This week Techmenity hosted a group of 7th and 8th graders from Walt Whitman Middle School in Brooklyn for a STEM field trip organized by Geeks Rule.
The kids learned about the many roles and systems involved in designing and constructing a smart building including the Technology General Contractor and why designing a Digital Foundation™ is critical for ensuring the current and future technology needs of a property are met.
Big shoutout to Joseph Morris for his highly informative and entertaining slideshow - this guy knows how to keep kids engaged. We did a hands on activity building a snap circuit and the kids hammered our senior PM, Lou Scavelli with questions. We think we have some future TechGC's in the group!
It’s an honor to host young students and seeing their minds get sparked when we present information about our industry (smart building design, deployment and management as a Technology GC). In this picture, we were working with motors, switches, and batteries to create a circuit. This was a new concept to the students and it was a blast seeing the satisfaction on their faces when they built the circuit and were able to turn the motor on and off using the switch.
Geeks Rule provides programming to support STEM learning at underserved middle schools, including a STEM After School Program, a new Biology Club, field trips and Speaker Series. Schools do not pay for any of these activities, as Geeks Rule depends totally on contributions from individuals and organizations for support.
If you or your organization is interested in hosting a field trip at your office next school year please reach out and I'd be happy to connect you with Mark Stollar of Geeks Rule. We love working with this organization to get our local schools out in the field learning about the many career paths students can find through STEM.
