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ACE Mentor Program of Eastern PA
Mentor Appreciation Night
Wed, Sept 28, 2011, 5:00 - 7:30 PM
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ACE Mentor Program of Eastern PA celebrates our 10th Anniversary.
Founded in 2000, the ACE Mentor Program of Eastern Pennsylvania gives students from local high schools an exciting opportunity to learn more about potential careers in architecture, engineering and construction.
Under the mentorship of experienced professionals from leading building industry firms, students work in teams to pursue a range of informative and stimulating after-school activities, including field trips to “in-progress” construction sites, discussions with project managers, tours of professional offices and more. In addition, each team works on a project that addresses “real-life” situations and issues.
From November through May, the program meets every other week from 4:00 to 6:00 p. m. in the offices of the team's mentors. It’s a perfect way to explore the building industry’s rich and diverse career opportunities.
ACE Mentor Program of Eastern Pennsylvania works with students from 20 area high schools in Philadelphia, as well as the following suburban high schools, Chester, Norristown, Plymouth-Whitemarsh, Pottstown, and Souderton. New schools are targeted for the next school year are Abington, Cheltenham, West Chester and Bensalem.
Our Projects
Our teams have worked on a variety of projects over our ten year history. Past projects have included a six-story, mixed-use development with retail and/or commercial occupancies on the street level and a residential condominium development on the floors above, a new dormitory for the University of Pennsylvania, and a home for Habitat for Humanity. Currently, there is an active team working on the new Barnes Museum in Philadelphia.
To complete their projects, each team had to produce seven items (site plans, models, elevations, perspectives, etc.) from a list of 14 deliverables. The teams then used these items to demonstrate their project solutions during a special event for mentors, peers and other guests.
Scholarships
All active participating seniors who intend to pursue related fields at accredited institutions may apply for ACE scholarships. Since the beginning of program, Eastern Pennsylvania program has awarded over $180,000 in scholarships.
Education Collaborative: Institutions have earmarked money for ACE Students that are pursuing related fields. Example: Williamson Free Trade, Associated Builders and Contractors, Lafayette University.
Enrollment
Any student interested in participating in the program must complete an online application. Go to the student page. The application is available on this page. Students also need a completed Parental Consent Form that needs to be handed in at the first team meeting.
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If you’d like to experience ACE’s challenges, opportunities and rewards for yourself, just contact one of the ACE leaders listed in the upper right-hand corner of this page.
