Here are a few shots of the After Aces, the afternoon ACE Mentor program at Cane Ridge High School in the Metro Nashville Public School system.
The students are investigating and discussing recycling.
Construction
We are extremely happy to have Doster Construction as a participant with our ACE Mentor program here in Nashville and Middle Tennessee!
Source: ACE Mentor Program of Nashville – Doster Construction
Team 3 visited Turner’s one-of-a-kind Virtual Reality Lab on Tuesday!! The students learned about the real world benefits of 3D modeling and how exploring the virtual environment can help owners make decisions about their projects. Outside of the tangible benefits, the students got to play in several “just for fun” virtual modules. We also had a few brave students try to walk the plank and several who tried their hand at stacking boxes.
Cane Ridge High School ACE teams
The Aces – are beginning the research on our theme of ” Resilient”. These students have completed their interviews for project positions within their class that they will hold throughout the year while working on their project. While the After Aces ( afternoon program) team has completed a scavenger hunt around the school to open their eyes up to particular construction details are required or their school has. Those students have research the theme “Resilient” and Resilience” and found it was much more hard work than anticipated in developing ideas for a project of interest.
MLK Students visited the new Bridgestone Americas headquarters downtown and rode the buckhoist up to level 15. After learning about the pour sequence and the process of shoring and reshoring, the students each took home a bag of concrete mix and were challenged to create something that was lasting and had a function. They each tried their hand at pouring a small widget—and in doing so, learned the importance of form release!
This week the team visited HCA where Greg Stein explained how hospitals have to remain online and maintain critical systems despite whatever disasters may strike. It was great for the students to understand “resilience” through this lens of the largest healthcare owner and operator in the country. As they left that meeting, they were challenged with finding and sketching a place in Nashville that has endured and adapted to thrive despite adversity.
It’s going to be the world’s tallest building by 2020.
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One of 17 high school students attending the ACE Mentor Summer Camp, Dylan Akers obtains his love for building and design through DNA. His father, Chris Akers, is a civil engineer with Littlejohn Eng…
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ACE Mentor of Nashville, teaming with Middle Tennessee State University and Vanderbilt University, have come together to create a summer program preparing kids for jobs in the ever-growing construction industry in Nashville.
Source: Engineering Camp Teaches Kids About Architectural Construction – Story
As construction booms in Nashville, there’s a looming concern about a worker shortage. The industry has been working with high schoolers to get them
We appreciate our partners from MTSU, Vanderbilt and the design and construction community for their help with this project.
A handful of high school students from across the South are building their architecture and design skills.
ACE Mentor Nashville 