Strand 03 · Grades 4–8
Design & Build Challenges
What can we engineer that did not exist on our block before?
What scholars do
Scholars take on open-ended design challenges rooted in their own neighborhood — a safer crossing, a cooler classroom, a cheaper water filter. They sketch, prototype, test to failure and iterate, learning that engineering is a loop, not a single answer.
Goals for the year
- Carry three design challenges per year from problem statement to tested prototype.
- Document at least two failed iterations and the redesign that followed for each build.
- Develop engineering identity: every scholar names themself as a builder by year's end.
Other strands
Strand 01
Hands-on Science Studio
Every scholar runs the bench — measuring, testing and recording their own evidence.
Strand 02
Digital Solutions Workshop
Harding Media puts cameras, editing suites and publishing tools in scholars' hands.
Strand 04
Community Data Lab
Field sensors, real Bronx data sets and the analysis skills to read them.
Strand 05
Scientists Who Look Like Us
Sustained mentorship from Black and Latino scientists, engineers and media makers.
Strand 06
Scholar Science Symposium
A public symposium where scholars present and defend a full year of science.
Ready to put your scholar in Engineering?
Enrollment, tours and family science nights for Bronx Excellence families.