Capital Campaign Progress
New Facility
Total Raised: $2,345,000
Matching Grant

NEWS!

Amir Abo-Shaeer, director of the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy, and benefactor Virgil Elings, for whom the new Elings Center for Engineering Education will be named, did the shoveling honors at Saturday's groundbreaking ceremonies. They were flanked by, from left, Santa Barbara school board members Susan Deacon and Kate Parker; Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy Foundation president Sandy Seale; school board president Ed Heron; Dos Pueblos High Principal Shawn Carey; and schools Superintendent Brian Sarvis. (Daniel Langhorne / Noozhawk photo)

ANNOUNCING...

Gearing Up!

The new Gearing Up! Capital Campaign will raise $655,000 to purchase state-of-the-art machinery and equipment for the new facility. Please click here for more information on how to help.

• Was founded in 2002 at Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta.
• Enrolls 32 freshmen per year, from the entire Santa Barbara community, for a total of 128 students.
• Is a four-year integrated course of study in physics, computer science and engineering design.
• Culminates in the design and construction of a robot during the senior year, which competes on the national stage.
• Is run as a small business by the senior students, who learn skills for their future success.
• Includes outreach to younger students, helping to boost their interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

The combination of academics, project-based technical experience and teamwork gives students the competitive edge and true mastery of the skills necessary to enter the workforce and pursue post-secondary education.

Elings Center for Engineering Education

The Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy has been awarded a $3 million matching grant from the State of California for the construction of a new 12,000 square foot facility on the Dos Pueblos campus. The Elings Center for Engineering Education will include laboratories furnished with industry-grade machines and electronic instruments, classrooms for computer and design instruction, and manufacturing space for robot construction and testing. Most importantly, the building will accommodate an expansion to 400 students for the Engineering Academy, substantially broadening its impact.

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