Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
Sponsor: ACEC-GA

"This half-day program, is designed to introduce upper elementary and middle school-age girls to engineering through fun, interactive activities, exhibit booths and interactions with professionals who work in engineering or other STEM-related fields." - ACEC-GA

Multiple firms represented in SEAOG's members sponsor booths where they offer short engineering activities for upper elementary and middle school girls interested in STEM. 

"I did not have a program like this available to me when I was going through elementary school and thought this is the best way to get girls involved early in STEM programs!" - Sydney Morgan, EIT, Volunteer

Engineers Alliance for the Arts (EAA)
Sponsor: EAA

Started in the Bay Area of California, Engineers Alliance for the Arts' (EAA) mission is to provide students with the experience of working with a design professional inside the classroom and create an opportunity for the students to lean a wide variety of skills, including problem solving, team building, developing presentations, and written and verbal skills. The goals of EAA is to target, inspire, and educate tomorrow's leaders in structural engineering and related technical fields by modeling an exciting curriculum that impacts both academic and artistic area of study.

Locally, the EAA program is facilitated by a teacher at Cross Keys High School. Engineers come into the classroom once a week during the semester to serve as mentors, helping each student team over the course of their projects. Occasionally, Engineers also present on some of the topics covered as part of the project.

Various School Career Days
Sponsor: individual schools in the metro Atlanta area

SEAOG often receives requests from local schools for Career Day speakers. These calls for volunteers are emailed directly to membership and often posted on our LinkedIn page as well. SEAOG is able to provide members with outline presentations as well as suggested activities for various grade levels. Please contact [email protected] for access to these resources. 

See also SEAOG: For Students & Educators

Fernbank STEM Day
Sponsor: Fernbank Museum of Natural History

SEAOG has been a repeat invited guest to this annual event where tables featuring interactive engineering activities takeover Atlanta's favorite three-story dinosaur-filled lobby. Volunteers are solicited from SEAOG's general membership. 

ACE Mentoring Program
Sponsor: ACE

SEAOG members' firms volunteer to host high school students at their offices once a week to show "how buildings progress from a conceptual idea to a physical structure, and explains how each member of the team is important in the . Weekly activities include sketching, space programming, civil and structural analysis, HVAC design, cost estimating, and construction scheduling. Students will be introduced to BIM (building information modeling) and new emerging technologies in design and construction." - from ACE Mentor website