Future City Competition - Arizona Region



 The Arizona Future City Competition is part of the national Future City Competition, sponsored by National Engineers Week.  We are a 501(c) 3 organization, supported by corporate and other donations and staffed solely by volunteers.  The competition encourages middle school students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by presenting a set of technical challenges over a four-month season that each three-student team must address, culminating at regional finals in January.
 

 

                          Highlights & Events


Special Celebration Event

Meet the top Arizona teams and hear their story

What you can do to help move the needle?

Join us on Tuesday, April 16th at 6:00 at the
Salvation Army Kroc Community Center
1375 E. Broadway, Phoenix

Join the students, teachers, parents, volunteers and technical professionals who make the Future City Competition - Arizona
the top STEM program in the state.
 

Help us answer the big question:
"What can we do to and what resources can we provide to move Arizona students into the top tier of students in the country?"  


Dinner is included ($10 for adults, free for students). 
Register Now!
 

Information Just for You

Students

You Know It! Now Show it!
In a very short time, you mastered SimCity 4tmand simulated your vision of a thriving city.  You solved the challenge of retaining rain runoff in an essay.  You produced a narrative to entice others to marvel at the wonders that you designed and built.  Now, you are finishing your scale model to show everyone what was only a dream a few months ago.  Next week, you will describe to us your concept of a perfect city and the society that lives there.
 
No matter where you place in the final competition, you achieved greatly.  Your knowledge grew substantially.  Your skills expanded especially teamwork.  You overcame challenges and constraints to achieve your goal.  Congratulations and best of luck! 
 

Teachers

Thank you to all the teachers who visited our booth at the ASTA convention.  Keep up your great work!

Without you, there is no Future City Competition!  You are the key catalyst for your students to learn from  the Future City Competition Experience. If you sponsor student teams, they will not only apply classroom learning, but develop new skills like teamwork, planning, time management, and public speaking.  They will build valuable lifelong knowledge and cherished lifelong memories. You will meet STEM objectives as well the objectives of other programs like 21st Century Learner.

It all starts with you.  Register today!       For additional information, click here

Jim Wilde's Energy Presentation now available on Resources - Presentations webpage 

We need Engineer-Mentors today!

If you are a member of the engineering, architectural, or technical professions, a retiree from those professions, or a college or university student pursuing a degree in those areas, our competition students and teacher-sponsors need your help right now!

Become a mentor today!  Register here

Competition Judge teams are forming now!  Click here for more information

Click here for Engineer-Mentor Page

 

Judges

There are two types of judges, competition judges and society judges.  Competion judges are teams of professional engineers who evaluate each student team's competition deliverables. The judges use competition rubrics to determine scores. 
Click here to view this year's competition rubics. 
Click here for more information about Competition Judges.

Each year, Arizona Region professional societies present awards to competing student teams based on criteria estblished by the society.  Judges from each society are selected by the society from its membership.  Contact your society to volunteer to become a society judge.  Click here for the latest information from societies. 

Volunteers

We are ALL volunteers in the Arizona Region.  Every teacher-sponsor, engineer-mentor, judge, and member of the leadership team is a volunteer.  The spirit of helping others is strong here.  Each year our volunteers contribute thousands of hours to promote and produce the Future City Competition here.

Join us today to help our Arizona Region students build a better future.

Click here for more information about volunteer opportunities

Media

Do you want to produce a story on the positive achievements of Arizona middle school students?

It's also our 15th anniversary and we have a celebration planned.

Email:  Vi Brown,  v.brown@futurecityarizona.org

Click here for media resources

Parents

Parent encouragement is key to the success of student teams.  Teams with ongoing parent support are more likely to complete competition deliverables and have a lifelong learning experience.

Learn more now

Sponsorships

The Future City mission is to encourage students in math, science, and engineering skills and provide an early opportunity for academic teamwork.  Corporations and companies are the lifeblood of Future City. We are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and we are entirely dependent on donations and sponsorships to support the hundreds of students, schools, and adult volunteers participating in the competition each year.

Become a sponsor today

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Featured School

Featured School - Mohave Middle School

Featured Event

Future City Celebration, 6:00 PM April 16th, Salvation Army Kroc Family Center, 14th St & Broadway.

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