The Construction Trades Foundation (CTF), the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), and Block Kids hosted a Block Kids Competition at Thomas Edison High School in Silver Spring on January 25, 2025, introducing K-6 students to engineering and construction careers through hands-on building activities, with local winners advancing to regional and national competitions.
According to MCPS, “The Block Kids Building Program is a nationwide building competition that introduces students in grades K-6 to world of engineering and construction careers. Students were provided with interlocking blocks, string, tin foil, rocks, and their imaginations to design and construct a structure. Structures were judged on creativity, design, and construction techniques and local winners have the opportunity to compete in regional and national competitions sponsored by NAWIC.
NAWIC and the Foundations Office work closely to promote construction education to high school students, with a special focus on increasing female leadership within the industry. Foundations Office Supervisor Steve Boden commented, “Block Kids is an engaging learning experience for our youngest learners. It is our hope that early introductions to STEM, engineering, and the construction industry will promote the wide variety of careers within the construction field and encourage students to explore those career options as they progress through MCPS and beyond.”
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