SheBuilds

SheBuilds: Engineering Our Communities is a hands-on, high-energy engineering and construction experience for students in grades 6–12. Through open-ended design challenges, teamwork, and mentorship from local engineers and construction professionals, students will build confidence, explore real-world careers, and see how engineering shapes the communities around them.

Hands-On Challenges • Mentorship • Career Exploration • Team Design • Student Showcase

LIMITED CAPACITY

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Students learn best by doing and SheBuilds gives them the chance to solve real problems the way engineers do: with creativity, constraints, teamwork, and iteration.

SheBuilds is designed to:

• Increase access to engineering experiences for youth in Chattanooga
• Provide early exposure for middle and high school students (grades 6–12)
• Create meaningful connections with local professionals and pathways
• Inspire girls and underrepresented students to see themselves in engineering and construction

This event is hosted by SheSTEAM and supported by the DiscoverE Engineers Week Outreach, with fiscal sponsorship from African Research Collaborative (501(c)(3)).

8:30–9:15 Student Check-In + Breakfast

9:15–9:30 Welcome + Safety Brief + Team Assignments

9:30–11:00 Challenge Session I (Build + Test)

11:00–11:15 Break

11:15–12:30 Challenge Session II (Improve + Final Build)

12:30–1:15 Student Showcase + Judging

1:15–1:45 Career Spotlight + Scholarships/Opportunities

1:45–2:00 Awards + Closing

Organizers

Dr. Erica Bass-Flimmons
Founder, SheSTEAM

Kanika Jones, MBA
Partnerships & Outreach Director

Veatrice Conley-Lee
Engineering Program Lead

Sponsored by: African American Blacks in Energy- Southeast TN (AABE), Chattanooga Engineering Group, SheSteam, African Research Collaborative, DiscoverE Engineers Week Outreach and Chick-fil-A

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