The Greater Rochester Chapter of the National Association of Women In Construction (NAWIC) visited Spencerport at Leo Bernabi Elementary School on January 26 to conduct the Block Kids competition with Mrs. Scutella’s and Mrs. Gurz’s third graders.
The Block Kids Building Program, from the NAWIC Education Foundation (NEF), is a national building program sponsored on the local level by NAWIC chapters since 1989. The award-winning program introduces children to the construction industry in an effort to create an awareness of and to promote an interest in future careers in one of the many facets of the industry.
The program involves the construction of various structures with interlocking blocks and three of the following additional items: a small rock, string, foil and poster board. Local winners advance to the NAWIC Regional Competition and one semi-finalist from each region is entered in the NAWIC National Program competition.
Local winners from the elementary school include: Gary Britton, first place; Audrey Gelfuso, second place; and Aiden Agostini, third place. Their entries will now go into consideration at the regional level.
For more information about The Greater Rochester NAWIC chapter, visit nawicrochester.org.
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