{"id":24892,"date":"2025-07-10T16:44:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T21:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/?p=24892"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:38:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T21:38:21","slug":"teens-get-a-taste-of-college-and-more-in-design-build-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/teens-get-a-taste-of-college-and-more-in-design-build-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Teens get a taste of college – and more – in Design & Build Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This summer, a group of high school students from Milwaukee Public Schools got a sneak peek at college life \u2013 and had a blast doing it \u2013 thanks to the \u201c51ÁÔÆæ Design & Build Camp” for two weeks in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open to MPS juniors and seniors, the two-week camp gave 19 students a chance to explore engineering and architecture by redesigning Kilbourn Reservoir Park (near 2230 N. Bremen St.). Their mission? Make the park more fun and inviting, especially as Milwaukee gets ready to open its first permanent chess park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Participants got experience using CAD programs to design the outdoor furniture they need for the park. <\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Campers learn to use a variety of power tools to build furniture. <\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Painting and cutting the materials for the furniture building activity. <\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Team work brought everything together. Campers came from eight different MPS schools. <\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Campers convened at the architecture and engineering firm EUA to work on the site plan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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A group proudly displays their finished product. <\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Groups of campers presented what they learned to park stakeholders. <\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Phase I of the city’s first permanent chess park is completed. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Campers met with neighbors, brainstormed ideas, and even built outdoor furniture, said Christine Beimborn, STEM-outreach coordinator in the college. They visited the architecture and engineering firm EUA to sketch out plans before pitching their ideas to city leaders. Their designs included such features as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n