teen growth

  • Why You Don’t Need Engineering Experience to Attend the Summer Institute

    The TryEngineering Summer Institute offers students incredible hands-on experiences in engineering and exposure to the top engineering campuses, companies, and centers, plus the opportunity to meet real-world engineers. Clearly it is going to be the perfect two-week summer camp for kids who are all about engineering! But the Summer Institute is also the perfect camp…

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  • Celebrate National Engineers Week!

    Founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) in 1951, National Engineers Week (February 17-23, 2019) is all about increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers. This event promotes recognition of the importance of a technical education and a high level of math, science, and tech literacy, in hopes of motivating…

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  • 9 Things You Might Find at the TryEngineering Summer Institute

    The TryEngineering Summer Institute is an inspiration in so many ways, helping students find their calling in the wonderful world of engineering. From design challenges to dorm living, students at the Summer Institute experience life on a college campus, get their feet wet in a promising field, and meet new friends who care about the…

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  • 10 New Year’s Resolutions in One Step

    Many New Year’s resolutions are about changing bad habits — eating less junk food, watching less television — but they don’t have to be. Sometimes the easiest resolutions to keep are the ones with a more positive spin. If you’re a student entering grades 7-12 next fall who wants to make improvements and achieve specific…

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  • How Engineering Education Sets You Up for Any Career

    Engineering students learn about engineering, of course. But they also gain skills that becomes transferable to a host of careers – some that may not even utilize the direct application of engineering principles! An education in engineering teaches core skills that are highly employable across many different industries and professions. Therefore, employers are consistently interested…

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  • 5 Ways Your Teen Benefits from TryEngineering Summer Institute

    Although we tend to focus on the very important engineering and technology education and on-campus living experience that TryEngineering Summer Institute students receive, our program is about so much more! It’s also about the deep personal growth students experience and take with them into the future. Students who attend TryEngineering Summer Institute: Grow more independent:…

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