WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Engineers from Garver visited Oatville Elementary School Thursday to introduce students to engineering and encourage them to consider it as a career path.
Students worked alongside the engineers to build structures using toothpicks, marshmallows and dry pasta noodles. The event is designed to show students how engineering shapes everyday life and why early exposure matters before kids begin making decisions about advanced math and science courses.
Brent Thomas who works at Garver said watching students make connections through hands-on building is a highlight of the experience…