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ACE MENTOR PROGRAM | Architecture Construction Engineering

CAREER DIRECTIONS FOR STUDENTS IN ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING

An affiliate of a national program.

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OUR MISSION

To engage, excite, and enlighten high school students to pursue careers in architecture, construction, and engineering through mentoring and to support their continued advancement in the industry.

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ACE is a free after-school program open to any high school student with the curiosity and drive to learn about the various career paths in the design & construction

industry.

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No student is turned away.

The program is free to students.

Parents or guardians must sign permission forms to enroll their student.

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Who Are the Students?

9th-12th graders
Currently attending schools in the Greater Boston area
Interested in learning about architecture, engineering, and construction management.

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WHAT WE DO

Students work closely with mentors throughout the program to design and construct a hypothetical project in

order to learn about each discipline.

This year, students will design

a community arts center.

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COVID

Last year, the program ran entirely online. This year, the program will start online and add in-person meetings.

Later in the school year, we will add in-person events to meet your mentors and tour building sites.

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Program Structure

IN PERSON

Sessions take place weekly after school from October-March.
For the 2021-2022 school year, students will attend one session per week online.
We will add in-person events later in the school year.
Masks and other safety procedures will be required at our in-person events until further notice.

VIA ZOOM

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Program Structure

Pick one to attend regularly online

Monday 4:30-6:00 PM (NU team ONLINE)

Tuesday 4:00-5:30 (WIT team ONLINE)
Tuesday 5:00-6:30 (RCC team ONLINE)
Wednesday 4:00-5:30 (SMMA ONLINE) Wednesday 4:30-6:00 (BSA ONLINE)

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Program Structure

There will be optional career panels on some Thursdays in conjunction with the National Organization of Minority Architects, Boston Chapter

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Who Are the Mentors?

Mentors work in the A/C/E fields.
The mentors are all volunteers who want to give back and encourage students.
All mentors undergo background checks through ACE National.
There will always be 2 or more mentors on a Zoom or with the students in-person.

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ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

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Scholarships

At the final presentation, scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors. In 2021, ACE of Greater Boston was able to award $168,000 of college scholarships to 27 students at the end of the academic year!

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Internships

We also match students with paid summer internship opportunities.

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Important dates

Register by Friday 10/15 to get your first supply package in time for the program start.

Supply package pickup dates:

Saturday 10/16 11 AM-2 PM

South Boston

Tuesday 10/19 3:30-5 PM

Cambridge

Or we will mail to you!

Program starts the week of 10/25

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QUESTIONS

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https://app.acementor.org/

Ready to join?

Fill out the student enrollment forms.

Questions with registration?

Student Coordinator

Holly Ganser

ganserholly@gmail.com

Executive Director

Jennifer Fries jfries@acegreaterboston.org

www.acegreaterboston.org