Engineering for Kids Featured in 1851 Magazine

Engineering for Kids was recently featured in 1851 Magazine online in an article titled, "Why is 2013 the Right Year to Franchise?"

The article features various franchisees who decided to sign on with their new business venture at the beginning of the year. One of the featured franchisees is Engineering for Kids San Francisco County franchisee Juanita Leung. Leung discusses how her family and children helped to influence her decision to enter an educational franchise field, and that the country's current standings in science and math helped her to choose Engineering for Kids.

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Why is 2013 the Right Year to Franchise?

By: Greg Avdoian

Toward the closing of every year, people spend significant time with their families, causing them rethink their current career situation. In these cases, people think about new opportunities and enjoy a sense of optimism and intrigue, as they ponder career transitions by asking themselves ‘what if’ or ‘what’s next’ for the future.

In most cases, they are considering becoming a business owner to eliminate having a boss and be in control of their financial destiny. While opening a new business in any year is a challenge, 2013 has seen the growth of many new franchise locations, despite following some tough economic years. As the economy looks to improve, many budding entrepreneurs refuse to stay put and are taking the initiative to open their own business.

Engineering for Kids Featured on KBAY "Southhbay Sunday"

Engineering for Kids was recently featured on KBAY Radio's "South Bay Sunday".

The interview featured EFK San Francisco Director Mala Utamsing, and discusses ‘Introduce A Girl To Engineering Day,’ the benefits of engineering and science education in the Bay Area, what Engineering For Kids does, summer camp plans and the organization’s role in developing children’s learning and interest level in the sciences.

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Engineering for Kids Featured on CNNMoney.com

Engineering for Kids was recently featured on CNNMoney.com in an article titled, "Executive by day, entrepreneur by  night". The article features various profiles of professionals who work full time careers and run a small business on the side. Featured for EFK is franchisee Shu-ling Garver. Shu-ling notes that she was the first Engineering For Kids franchisee and that her experience with the brand has been highly rewarding.

 

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Executive by day, entrepreneur by night

These seven moonlighters are pursuing big professional careers -- and their entrepreneurial dreams.

Intel engineer turned franchisee

Name: Shu-Ling Garver

Day job: Engineering manager with Intel

Side business: Engineering for Kids franchisee

Shu-Ling Garver has made it her mission at Intel to mentor women in the industry and get young kids, especially girls, excited about engineering.

U.S. News and World Report's Top Engineering Schools of 2012

U.S. News and World Report have released their rankings for the nation's top engineering graduate schools. MIT in Cambridge, MA tops the list. Second place went to Stanford University, followed by University of California   - Berkeley in third. The rankings are based on several factors including average GRE quantitative scores, research expenditures per faculty member, and overall acceptance rate.

The top 10 are as follows:

1. MIT (Cambridge, MA)
2. Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
3. University of California -- Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
4. Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)
5. California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
6. University of Illinois -- Champaign/Urbana (Urbana, IL)
7. Carnegie Melon University (Pittsburgh, PA)
8. University of Michigan -- Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI)
9. Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)
10. Purdue University -- West Lafayette (West Lafayette, IN)


To see the entire list of rankings, click HERE!

Ready to Rock-et!

Engineering for Kids has just launched a new contest in which kids (and kids at heart) are asked to channel their inner engineers to create a model rocket that's out of this world! The competition is called "Ready to Rocket" and will be taking photo submissions through the month of March.

Each entrant will receive an EFK t-shirt and their photos will be posted on the EFK Facebook page for a three-week voting process. The entry with the top votes will win its engineer a LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0, a computer programmable robot that transforms into 4 different modules.

The contest comes at the perfect time of year, when students on Spring Break will have an amazing project to work on and a prize to work towards. We're very excited to see what our fans come up with.

To LIKE the Facebook page and enter the contest, click HERE and be sure to share the news with the young engineers in your life.