@taverngirl… My son did Ace and had no interest in construction but loved the overall program to learn more about engineering and how different disciplines work together. In Chicago they worked with world-class companies and the “mentors” were from all the major brand universities plus a few in Europe and some I never heard of. This opened our eyes that the school was not as important as the product it delivers…
The engineers were more then giving /helpful helping kids understand what engineers do. Plus some have connections to colleges etc. It’s also a lot of fun.