After two and half years of the pandemic, we are very excited to announce that our annual middle school students Bridge Building Challenge organized by the Mississauga Chapter of PEO will be back to in-person on Saturday, November 19, 2022. Encourage your kids to join the challenge to develop their design, construction, creative skills, teamwork, and public presentation/speaking. This event is our opportunity as engineers to get kids interested in the profession.

This challenge is open to students currently enrolled in grades 6, 7, and 8 at a school located in Mississauga and neighboring areas. Building materials will be provided after the registration is closed.

The top three groups from each grade will be awarded.

Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022

Time: 8:30 am to about 3:00 pm (Please notice that each student will need to stay in the event for about 3 to 3.5 hours during this time frame, the tentative schedule is as follows, and a detailed group presentation time schedule will be emailed to you after the registration is closed)

Tentative schedule (time may vary depending on the number of registrants):

8:45 AM to 11:30 AM – Grade 6 students
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM- Grade 7 students
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM- Grade 8 students
Pizza Lunchtime: 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Venue: Tomken middle school north building, 3200 Tomken Road, Mississauga, ON L4W 1J9

Registration fee: $10 per team (includes pizza lunch and the building materials). Each team should have two students from the same grade.

Registration Website: https://bridgebuiling2022.eventbrite.ca

Registration closes: Deadline extended to Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, at 11:59 pm

Contact: Austin Tian, P. Eng.

E-mail: Austin.Tian@peo-mc.ca