Information for Schools

The ACE Mentor Program of GNY is a free after-school mentorship program to introduce high school students to careers in architecture, construction, or engineering. ACE GNY serves students who have no prior knowledge of the industry, as well as students who have familiarity with it.

All students are accepted into ACE GNY – students must first register and then will receive information about selecting what team they would like to join.

Representatives from the ACE Mentor Program of Greater NY would be happy to meet with parent associations, student organizations, and/or school faculty. We also welcome invitations to career/college fairs, student activity events, and classroom presentations in classes related to architecture, construction, and engineering. Please email GreaterNY@acementorny.org to learn about school partnerships.

Program Structure:

• Teams are made up of 25-30 students and 15 mentors represented by the A-E-C industry (architects, engineers (civil, structural, electrical, and mechanical), and construction managers)
• Teams meet once a week for after school from early November through May
• Teams meet throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, White Plains, and Riverdale. There are also remote team options.
• Mentors set the program schedule, each meeting agenda, and confirm meeting locations via email to students
• Students and mentors develop a pseudo-design project that allows students to creatively apply the knowledge they learned in ACE GNY to a collective project
• At the end of the season, students present their project via PowerPoint, to replicate the process in which a design teams presents a proposal to a potential client
• Students are welcome to join ACE GNY throughout their high school years; scholarships are available to senior students who apply and qualify. For more information about Scholarships, please click here.

Benefits to the ACE Mentor Program:

• Firsthand exposure to the industry from professionals
• Mentorship by an industry professional on college advice, career advice, and more
• Networking with industry professionals and peers from different schools
• Use of design software such as AutoCAD, Revit, etc.
• Development of social skills such as public speaking, communication, and problem-solving
• Application of topics learned to a pseudo-design project
• Access to tours of construction sites and office spaces
• Job shadowing opportunities
• Opportunities for internships in high school and college

How Students Can Sign up for ACE:

• Visit www.acementor.org/students
• Click “Registration/Log-in”
• Have students register using an email address they check daily
• Have students complete a Parent Consent Form

Most students sign-up for ACE GNY individually. If you would like to receive the list of teams to assist your students with team selection, please email us at GreaterNY@acementor.org

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