Students Participate in ACE Mentor Program Summer Camps

This summer, several of our students involved in the Engineering Pathway have had the opportunity to be referred to summer camps that have expanded their understanding of engineering principles, and the different pathways that students can follow after participating in our Engineering Pathway here at MHHS.  Through our partnership with Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (ACE) Mentor programs the following students are participating in these programs:

Tanisi Thakkar--CU Denver Architecture in the City virtual camp

Ramanan Ganesan and Krishna Tagdiwala--CU Denver weeklong engineering camp

Zahra Umar--Thomas Jefferson University College of Architecture and the Built Environment

Om Pandhariepande--Fallingwater Intro to Architectural Drawing

Tanisi has already participated in the Architecture virtual camp through CU Denver, and had this to say about the program:

"I went into the "Architecture in the City" Summer Camp hosted by CU Denver with a great passion and excitement for the field, but also with no previous experience or real-world knowledge about architecture. Through the activities and discussions that took place over the three days of camp, I have learned a tremendous amount, not just about the field, but also about college life studying architecture, and getting from the occupation of a student to an intern and eventually a successful architect. Through many design and build challenges, we learned about the design process and the importance of communication when working with a team, not just through our words, but through our drawings and models as well. On the last day of the camp, we even had the opportunity to present a project that we did with our groups in front of other students in the camp, architecture students at CU Denver, and professionals in the field of architecture to get a small introduction to what our college experience as an architecture major would look like. Architecture was something that I have been interested in pursuing in the future for the last two years, and this camp truly has proved that architecture is what I want to do as my profession."