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About Us
The ACE Mentor Program of South Florida helps high school students discover the wide range of career options available to them in architecture, construction and engineering.
During the program year, professionals from local building industry firms as well as high school and university educators meet weekly after school with teams of high school juniors and seniors to share experiences and expertise. Students visit construction sites, specialty training facilities and offices of industry professionals. They also work together in teams on projects reflecting real-world challenges.
The ACE program was first introduced to the South Florida area in 2005 by Turner Construction who mentored students at Miami Senior High School. In 2008, the ACE Mentor Program of South Florida affiliate was formed with teams at five schools – Miami Senior High School (Miami-Dade), Plantation High School (Broward), Atlantic Technical Center Magnet High School (Broward), McArthur High School (Broward) and South Fork High School (Martin).
In 2009, the ACE Mentor program was adopted at three more schools: Miami Carol City High School (Miami-Dade), Atlantic High School (Palm Beach) and Seminole Ridge High School (Palm Beach). During the year 120 students were mentored by local AEC businesses with the support of the Associated General Contractors (AGC) ,the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and the Construction Association of South Florida (CASF).
Our Projects
Students learn about the industry through mentoring sessions involving professionals from Architecture, Engineering and Construction. These sessions include lectures, hands-on activities and field trips to construction sites and industry professional offices. Students demonstrate the knowledge they gain by creating a project that incorporates each facet of the AEC industry.
This year’s project focuses on key ideas: sustainability, “community solution”, and urban reuse/refill. The project brings in concepts from construction: incorporation of the local workforce, safety and best work practices, which represent some of the focal points of today’s AEC industry.
At the end of the year, students present their projects at the Presentation and Scholarship Awards Night. Attendees include students from all counties, school representatives, industry professionals, family and friends.
Our Activities
In this year’s program students attended college/career event with FIU, FAU, Broward College, Palm Beach College, Everglades University and ABC training institute. Additionally, over 40 students had an exclusive tour of the new Florida Marlins ballpark under construction that will be featured in this year’s National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) “Build Your Future” video that will be marketed nationwide during National Careers in Construction week in October. At the yearend function held at Everglades University one team from each school presented their final projects in front of school administrators, parents and mentors and $4,500 in scholarships were awarded.
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If you’d like to experience ACE’s challenges, opportunities and rewards for yourself, just contact the ACE leader listed in the upper right-hand corner of this page.
2010-2011 Affiliate Project
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ACE 2010 2011 Presentation Award Night
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FAU Football Stadium Construction Site
Marlins Ballpark Field Trip
Presentation and Scholarship Night
Career Fair at Everglades University
