ACE Mentor’s Oakland high school team successfully completed its second spring after-school program at Laney College (Oakland, CA). Under the guidance of mentors from the building industry, 30 students from seven schools were engaged in hands-on activities and learned about careers in architecture, construction, engineering, and the building trades.
Highlights included:
- A field trip to see the Golden State Warriors’ new stadium under construction;
- Guest visits with the UC Berkeley architecture department and Laney trades faculty;
- A model bridge design competition;
- And a final project to propose re-designs of a local neighborhood park.
Plans are underway for the Spring 2019 semester. Meanwhile, other BEST Colleges across the U.S. are also exploring collaborations with nearby ACE teams.
