2010 First place winners from Sumner Memorial High
Since the Composites Industry is growing in Maine, it is necessary the workforce develops in this area as well. Current Maine High School students are the workforce of 2015. The Maine Wind Blade Challenge promotes students' curiosity, creativity and drive to experience the world of composites through the collaboration of the linked composite industry and educational institutions.
The Maine High School Wind Blade Challenge:
- Inspire learning through hands-on application with Math, Science and Alternative energy.
- Motivate students and teachers to explore the use and application of composite materials in a safe and guided atmosphere.
- Provide students experience with the most modern and clean composite manufacturing techniques.
- Foster relationships between high schools and secondary educational institutes which provide composite material training/education.
- Create interaction with schools and students to learn from each other.
- Expose students to the growing Composite businesses through partnership, project development and creation of the wind blades.
Maine Composites Alliance
PresenceThe 2nd Annual
May 14, 2010
Click here to see the 2010 event video
Registration Request for 2011 will be released in September 2010.
