3D Printing Challenge 💡Proposals due December 20

Are you in grades 6-12 and have an idea to solve a societal problem using Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing Technology)?

Whether you are a visionary, a budding engineer, a business and marketing aficionado, or just have a really great idea - this is for you!

Fremont Unified is partnering with the MSJ Rotary and Ohlone College to pilot a district wide Maker Faire with a focus to solve a societal problem through 3D printing. Although 3D printing and prototype development is an essential part of the project, it is open to any and all students in grades 6-12 who wish to participate.

MSJ rotary has set up an online submission entry portal where student teams can submit their idea(s) to improve the world through 3D printing. The link is here - https://missionsanjoserotary.org. All proposal submissions are due by Friday, December 20, 2024, the day we leave for Winter Break. Proposed submissions are in narrative form only. All proposals will be reviewed and 30 finalists will be announced mid January 2025. The 30 finalists will be challenged to create a 3D printed prototype of their project and to present their project Saturday, April 5, 2025 at a district-wide Maker Faire hosted by Ohlone (Newark Campus).

All submissions will be reviewed and feedback provided, whether you make the top 30 or not, you will receive input on your idea. We hope to make this an annual event and to add technology beyond 3D printing in the future. This is your chance to affect change for the better and to be part of the inaugural event. There will be an esteemed panel of judges for the event including district, city and industry representatives.

Contact Information

If you have questions regarding this project please contact FUSD coordinator Dr. Lisa Burns lburns@fusdk12.net, 510.505.7300 Ext 67245.

Rotary contacts Rudy Malanum customfittrainer@gmail.com and Jeff Severtson jeff.severtson@yahoo.com.

Students can work individually or in groups, and all proposal submissions are due by Friday, December 20, 2024; in January, 30 finalists will be announced to move on to a Maker Faire competition in April 2025 where a panel of education, community, and industry judges will score the projects. The top three projects will receive a cash award from MSJ Rotary.

Find all the details at missionsanjoserotary.org.

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Thank you to Dr. Lisa-Marie Burns, a teacher/department chair at Washington High School and the District’s Perkins Fiscal Coordinator, for leading Fremont Unified’s participation in this collaborative project.