ENpowered Games

• ENpowered Games’ Kick Off For Hundreds Of Chicago Public Schools Students – NBC 5
• Do you want to build a robot? – Chicago Sun-Times
• Charles Sumner Math & Science Community Academy team wins engineering competition – Chicago Sun-Times
• Man Inspires CPS Students to Pursue STEM (2019) – NBC 5

Welcome to the 6th annual ENpowered Games, an engineering competition for students from Chicago-area schools that are participating in Project SYNCERE’s Spring ENpowered In-School Program. This year’s theme is Awesome Automations.

Throughout the spring, Project SYNCERE will partner with nine schools to provide students with an engineering-based program to enhance their interest and skills in the STEM fields. Our ENpowered Program focuses on developing students’ skills in engineering design, critical thinking, and collaboration skills. Our staff members lead students through a series of mini-design challenges during the program to strengthen their critical thinking skills while preparing them for the competition.

ENpowered Games serves as the culminating event for students to showcase the knowledge and skill they gained through the ENpowered Program in a real-world setting. Students work in teams to compete for the grand prize throughout the competition.

The goal of the competition is to serve as the catalyst to energize students to pursue post-secondary opportunities in engineering or other science, technology, and math fields.

• West Lawn – Azuela Elementary
• Roseland – Dunne Technology Academy 
• Calumet Heights – Earhart Options for Literature, Writing and STEAM School
• Chatham – McDade Classical Elementary
• South Shore – Powell Elementary
• North Lawndale – Sumner Math & Science Academy
• Greater Grand Crossing – Tanner Elementary
• Humboldt Park – West Park Elementary
• Garfield Ridge – Grimes Elementary

Our goal is to increase America’s talent pool by improving STEM education for under-represented youth. Through their participation in this comprehensive STEM competition, students will have an increased aptitude and appreciation for the STEM fields. Our hope is that by providing students with an initial spark, they will become energized by their involvement in the program and choose to continue their pursuit of STEM knowledge by participating in other programs such as our out-of-school program, E-CADEMY.

Additionally, through the theme of social change, we hope to inspire students to see the pursuit of engineering skills as a means to impact their surrounding and global communities. We want students to begin to identify themselves as change agents and

The goals for the competition are to:

• Increase awareness of career opportunities in STEM
• Enhance positive attitudes toward STEM disciplines
• Develop an understanding of how to utilize the engineering design process to solve problems
• Gain skills in communication, critical thinking and collaboration
• Create a pipeline of students to participate in our year-round E-CADEMY program
• Expose families to the value of STEM careers