ACE Program has Philadelphia students thinking outside of the box

Penn dorm design by students at Souderton Area High for the after-school ACE program.A mentor told teens: "Dream."

 

ACE - architecture, construction & engineering 

The ACE program in Philadelphia is helping kids tap into their creative capabilities and realize that there are possibilities and dynamic career choices for them in these creative job fields. Kids in this program are exposed to top level executives with careers in engineering and sciences that can encourage them to stay in school and show them the endless possibilities that are available if they use the creative gifts inside of them. Many kids just aren't aware of the jobs that they can do with expertise and training in these job fields. I would definitely encourage any young person I know with a desire to do something like this to get involved with ACE because they could really help them realize their potential. 

Touring the Barnes construction site on the Parkway is Constitution High student Labriah Morgan, 17. She is part of the ACE Mentor Program.

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