The CHP’s “We are the Future” team competed in the 2020 Future City Regional Competition at Rutgers University on Saturday January 18th. 76 teams entered the competition representing 28 schools and districts. Of the 76 teams, only 20 teams received an award, with CHP being awarded “Best Newcomer”! Future City is a project-based STEM learning program where 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students imagine, research, design, document, and build the cities of the future. Each team is required to prepare and submit a project plan, essay description of the city, presentation materials, virtual model of the city, and a scale model of the city. The theme of this year’s competition was “Clean Water: Tap Into Tomorrow”. People turn on the faucet and clean water flows. Most of us don’t give it much thought. But for civil engineers, urban planners, developers, and other professionals, maintaining a reliable water supply takes expertise, planning and constant vigilance. A water-resilient city must be prepared to address a wide range of risks, including drought, flooding, population change, natural and man-made disasters and economic recession. The challenge presented to this year’s teams was to choose a threat to their city’s water supply and design a resilient system to maintain a reliable supply of clean water.
Congratulations to the entire “We are the Future” team:
Brandon Montoya (Grade 8)
Martin Accilien (Grade 8)
Avi Gupta (Grade 8)
Rohan Jay (Grade 8)
Jenica Benneaser (Grade 7)
Caleb Gocher (Grade 6)
Sarah Karlekar (Grade 6)
Sidharth Nambiar (Grade 6)
Daniel Yuh (Grade 6)
Thanks to Brandon, Martin, and Sid for representing the team so well at the competition and for a fantastic presentation. A special thanks to all those students that were not officially part of the team, but who joined in to help with the construction of the city model: Grace Tuck, Aanya Tolat, William Qi, Leela Menon, and Payton Ceglia. Thanks to Mr. Mirot, Mr. Yeung, and Ms. Gopalan for their support, guidance, and mentorship throughout the process.
