Air Zoo to Host Corporate Engineering Challenge for Young Students on February 28

The Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Center, Kalamazoo, MI, will host the 13th annual Corporate Engineering Challenge on Saturday, February 28, working alongside the Society of Women Engineers South Central Michigan Section to bring the program back for another year. Click HERE to know more about the event. The event focuses on girls ages 9 to 12 and introduces them to engineering through a team challenge led by professionals from 16 local companies and organizations. Participants will work together to solve a problem, test their ideas, and see how engineers approach real-world tasks. The Society of Women Engineers, a nonprofit organization that supports women in engineering fields, has long used programs like this to encourage young students to consider technical careers.

The Corporate Engineering Challenge is one of its regional outreach efforts aimed at building confidence and interest in science and engineering at an early age. While the main challenge is reserved for registered participants, museum visitors will also be able to take part in the day. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the same 16 companies will host activity tables throughout the Air Zoo. Guests with regular admission can try hands-on engineering activities tied to advanced manufacturing, health care, automation, energy, and other applied sciences represented in the region. Organizers say the goal is simple: give young students a chance to see what engineering looks like up close and meet the people who do the work every day.