Family Engineering

Past Events

Lawton Chiles Elementary, Gainesville FL - Spring 2012
Williams Elementary, Gainesville FL - Spring 2012
St. Martins Middle School, Pascagoula MS - Fall 2012
Arthur Watson Elementary School, Port Gibson MS - Fall 2012
PK Yonge Research School, Gainesville FL - Fall 2012
Lawton Chiles Elementary, Gainesville FL - Spring 2013

Parents and their children attended an evening abounding with fun STEM focused activities at Lawton Chiles Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla. (Alachua County) in the pictures below. The event was hosted by the WTS UF and UFITE student chapters and the UF Transportation Research Center (TRC) and supervised by Leslie Washburn, workforce development coordinator for STRIDE. Sponsors included the UF College of Engineering and the City of Gainesville. Seventy-three families attended with a total of 120 elementary aged students participating in the various activities offered. Activities were designed to encourage children to think of engineering concepts and were designed be team-driven by children and their parents. For more information on Family Engineering visit their website, www.familyengineering.org.