Old Trail School students participated in the Future City regional competition in Ohio, designing a system
of hospitals and health care clinics connected by sky-trains and sky-bridges. Photo courtesy of
Old Trail School
Students participating in Future City work in teams of five to seven, focusing on the engineering design process and project management to ask and answer a different real-world question each year. This year, students were challenged to create “The Age-Friendly City.” They were tasked with identifying a challenge older people face and then asked to engineer two innovative solutions that allow seniors to remain active and independent.
Following a unit of study in science class and internal judging, Old Trail School’s “Team Tamilo” advanced to the Ohio Regional Competition. The team of five’s challenge was accessible health care, and it designed a system of hospitals and clinics connected by sky-trails and sky-bridges. After three rounds of judging at the Future City competition, Team Tamilo won the Rookie of the Year Award and received Honorable Mention for Best Use of Recreational Space.
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