On November 14th and 15th, the AIA Colorado J.E.D.I Education Pipeline Committee, NOMA Colorado, CU Denver CAP, and other AIA Colorado members participated in the DPS 8th Grade Career Fair. Over the two-days, 2000+ middle school students participated in the event which introduced them to a wide range of career paths and post-secondary options.
The event continues the J.E.D.I. Education Pipeline’s efforts to introduce school-age students to architecture to expand career pathway exploration and diversify the profession. Students attending the recent fair interacted with architects who shared physical and digital models, plan sets, and design books. “Future Architect” stickers, provided in both English and Spanish by AIA Colorado, were given to students and five architecture books (donated by J.E.D.I CO committee members) were raffled off and given to school libraries. Curiosity about architecture abounded and questions were asked about salary, educational preparation, internship availability, and the challenges architects face.
The 8th Grade career fair is an annual DPS event serving the entire school district and an integral part of their Career and College Success program. Thank you to our many volunteers who staffed our table and shared their experience and enthusiasm for architecture with the students:
- Jonas Sayer, AIA, Anderson Mason Dale
- Jeana Delamarter, CU Denver College of Arch and Planning
- Chris Klein, AIA, Davis Partnership Architects
- Sarah Goldblatt, AIA, SG Consultants
- Ivan Patino, Tryba Architects
- Matt Weaver, AIA, Anderson Mason Dale
- John Graham, AIA Anderson Mason Dale
- Linnaea Stuart, AIA, Arch11
- Sole Moreno Velasco, Arch11
