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ICE CityZen 2024

Give your students the chance to shape our world this autumn in an exciting digital civil engineering competition!

ICE CityZen 2024

The ICE CityZen competition is an easy-to-run structured activity supported throughout by an ICE STEM Ambassador, either online or in-person.

It takes place yearly in the autumn term, and makes an ideal extra-curricular activity for students aged 16 to 18 making critical decisions about their futures.

The competition is in 2 parts:

  • A digital game played over 4 to 6 one-hour sessions
  • A creative video project for students to pitch their idea of how civil engineering could be used to improve their local environment.

“It not only taught me new skills but was fun and interactive”
Year 12 student, Merseyside

The ICE CityZen experience gives students:

  • Skills for success, such as teamwork, critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving.
  • Insight into a respected, exciting, and globally vital career option.
  • More insight into STEM topics, including content relevant to the national curricula for geography and design technology.
  • A certificate of participation, plus great prizes!

Teams must be registered by a teacher or school representative.

 

Learning outcomes

  • Improve attainment and progress in STEM subjects

  • Develop engineering employability skills

  • Improve awareness and aspirations for STEM-related study and careers

Subjects and topics

    • Design and Technology
    • Engineering
    • Maths
    • Physics
    • Energy and environment
    • Structures, construction and civil engineering
    • Transport

Gatsby benchmarks

The Gatsby benchmarks are a framework for good careers guidance for schools across all of England and in some areas across the rest of the UK. This experience helps your school to reach the following benchmarks:

  • Linking curriculum learning to careers
  • Encounters with employers and employees

Essential skills

The essential skills every young person needs to succeed in education and their future career. Find out more at the Skills Builder Partnership. This experience builds the following skills:

  • Problem solving - the ability to find a solution to a complex situation or challenge.

  • Teamwork - working cooperatively with others towards achieving a shared goal.

What the teachers say

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