On June 6, 2018, GBCA was one of 22 organizations to host Future Ready: Career Paths for Middle School Students. This program, put together by the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, Wells Fargo, and the School District of Philadelphia, engages and enlightens Philadelphia middle school students about potential career paths and the future opportunities they reveal.
In addition to meeting with and talking to GBCA staff, students participated in activities set up by GBCA members Torcon, Inc.; Skanska USA Building; Frank V. Radomski & Sons, Inc.; Revolution Recovery; Gilbane Building Company; and MacIntosh Engineering.
The activities were themed around construction issues such as building design, BIM, construction safety, waste management, virtual reality, and STEM. Students got to watch demonstrations of some of the construction technologies, but also had some hands-on fun doing safety puzzles and creating towers out of pipe cleaners, newspapers, Red Solo cups, and gumdrops and toothpicks.
Many thanks to our members who came out and participated with us, and thanks to the students to came out to learn more about the construction industry!
About Future Ready
The goal of the program is to provide students with in-classroom instruction followed by a unique experience where they have the opportunity to visit a local company to meet and interact with professionals in a workplace environment. The professionals, from a variety of fields and backgrounds, explain what they do and the type of education and experience that it took to get where they are today. The program shows students the importance of setting goals and developing a plan to achieve those goals. It also exposes students to a work environment that they may be unfamiliar with or may not have access to otherwise.
