Middle School
Our Impact
Why Future City?
It’s fun and innovative!
An awarding-winning STEM program for those who want to learn how to make a difference.
Future City has Something for Educators, Students, and Mentors.
Future City is suitable for all program environments – in school, after school, and youth-focused organizations like Scouts or 4H. It aligns with academic standards. The entire program can be done for less than $100. It’s fun. And there are prizes.
Student Outcomes
In 2015-2016, the Concord Evaluation Group completed an independent evaluation of the program and documented the impressive learning outcomes throughout the country. Don’t take our word for it. See the results below.
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Students Apply Math and Science to Real World Problems
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86% of educators reported that their students learned how to use engineering to solve real-world problems
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85% of students reported that Future City helped them see math and science are important to their future
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Students Discover Engineering
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68% can see themselves becoming engineers.
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85% want to keep doing more engineering activities or clubs
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Students Learn How Their Communities Work and Become More Informed Citizens
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89% reported that Future City helped them to appreciate all of the engineering that goes into a city
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73% reported that Future City made them more aware of civics issues like politics and taxes
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Students Drive Future City
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85% of student teams reported that because of Future City, they are comfortable working in a self-directed manner
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88% said Future City taught them that they could create something on their own - without the direction of an adult
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Reaching Underserved Communities
Future City challenges students to tackle authentic, real-world problems and is accessible to every student, from the exceptional child to the gifted and talented. Female students, minority students, and low-income students from Title I schools all participate at record levels.
Future City Delivers on its Promise of Building 21st Century Skills
Percentage of educators and parents who reported improvement in student skills.
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Teamwork
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Public Speaking
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Project Management
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Writing & Research
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Problem Solving
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Educators
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94%
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89%
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79%
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85%
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90%
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Mentors
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94%
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92%
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77%
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86%
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84%
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Parents
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94%
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85%
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81%
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88%
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92%
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Support Future City
This program has grown to encompass more than 83,000 students annually in the US, Bangladesh, Canada, China, and Nigeria, as they spend four months (September – December) with their STEM mentors and educators/ program leaders to answer the question – How can we make the world a better place?