How Kids Compete in Future CityTo compete in Future City, the kids spend 50 to 70 hours designing virtual cities using SimCity software; build 3D models costing less than $100, made with items like water bottles and tin foil as well as one moving part; write 1,500-word essays and present their visions to judges. The Neo-Clinton boys’ team from Clinton Public School, in Clinton, N.J., featured free massages for older residents with joint pain and gym memberships. The top three winners:Third place: The New Speranza team of girls from Miftaahul Uloom Academy of Union City, N.J., a private Islamic school. “But we learned a lot of stuff since then.”The Future City proposals, if they become reality, might first benefit the kids’ boomer grandparents. “One of my favorite quotes was from an eighth grader who was interviewed a few years ago and asked why she wanted to do Future City,” said Sahr.

Source: Forbes January 16, 2018 18:11 UTC