Introducing Those Amazing Engineers Adopt-a-School Program
Turning kids on to engineering can be as easy as a few clicks of the mouse.
Engineering companies and associations—or any group interested in raising awareness about
engineering—can “adopt” a school and donate Those Amazing Engineers, so kids can find out about
the marvelous things engineers do.
For Engineering Companies and Associations
Trilogy Publications maintains a list of schools that would welcome copies of the book for classes in their upper elementary or middle school grades. You purchase the books and we take care of the rest—from sending the books to the schools to getting feedback from the classroom.
Click here to see how you can adopt a school…or a school district. Keep the engineering profession vibrant by reaching tomorrow’s engineers today.
For Education Professionals
If you are an education professional—teacher, principal, superintendent—or want to recommend a school
to participate, click here to join the Adopt-a-School program, at no cost to you.
Find out how Those Amazing Engineers helped students in one Massachusetts school turn on to engineering.
Weidlinger Associates Adopts a Worcester, MA School
Weidlinger Associates, a New York–based international consulting engineering company, donated 400 copies of Those Amazing Engineers to the Quinsigamond School in Worcester, Massachusetts in spring 2009. Principal Debbie Mitchell found Those Amazing Engineers full of relevant information, calling it “an excellent example of non-fiction literature that grabs kids’ attention,” and was especially pleased to see many photos of young women in the book. Teachers at the school used the book in all fifth and sixth grades during guided reading lessons, and each student was encouraged to take the book home, keep it to read again and share it with family. Principal Mitchell also gave a copy to each teacher in the K-6 school, and reports that teachers and students alike responded to the book’s humor and colorful examples. In 2010, Mitchell plans to use the book with staff during professional development, as an excellent example of non-fiction text, to support teachers in their instruction of students.
