What: As part of SHARP Literacy’s STEAM-based Design Through Code program, 4th grade students from ten Milwaukee and Waukesha schools will take center stage as the program culminates with an Interschool Design Challenge on Thursday at Fiserv Forum. The Design Challenge is a collaborative project in which students work to solve a problem they see within their school or community. Working together, students use their knowledge of coding, art, and the engineering design process to create a prototype solution to the problem they’ve identified. On Thursday, winning student teams from each school will present their prototypes to a panel of business professionals for judging and awards. Participating schools include Augustine Prep, Cass St. School, Escuela Vieau, Forest Home Avenue Elementary, Hadfield Elementary, Hmong American Peace Academy, Milwaukee Academy of Science, Notre Dame School of Milwaukee, Rogers Street Academy, and Victory K8 Milwaukee Italian Immersion School.
SHARP’s DTC program is generously funded by AO Smith, Associated Bank, Brady Corporation Foundation, Fiserv, Generac, Hydrite, Milwaukee Bucks, Milwaukee Tool, Northwestern Mutual, Rockwell Automation, and Steve Stricker American Family Insurance Foundation.
Design Challenge judges:
- Alan Borsuk, Senior Fellow in Law and Public Policy, Education Reporter, Marquette University Law School
- Patricia Contreras, Vice President of Community Impact, Rockwell Automation
- Eli Frater, Senior Coordinator, Partner Strategy and Management, Milwaukee Bucks
- Ted Perry, Fox 6 Anchor
- Natalie Shepherd, CBS 58 Anchor
When: Thursday, March 23, 2023
11:00 – 11:05 am
Welcome, comments and introductions: Lynda Kohler, President/CEO of SHARP Literacy
11:05 am – 12:05 pm Student Presentations
12:15 pm Awards Presentation
Where: Fiserv Forum, Atrium 1111 Vel R. Phillips Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Visuals: Student presentations
Interviews: Lynda Kohler
For more information, visit www.sharpliteracy.org