{"id":1975,"date":"2018-06-11T12:19:56","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T16:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile-draft\/?page_id=1975"},"modified":"2025-08-12T10:08:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T14:08:51","slug":"middle-school-challenge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/programs-events\/middle-school-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle School Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Programs &amp; Events<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"Programs-&amp;-Events\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-programs-events\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-5090\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-5090\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/programs-events\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5126\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5126\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/programs-events\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5454\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5454\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/mentor\/\">Become a Mentor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Middle School Challenge Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each spring middle school SMILE students travel to URI\u2019s Kingston campus for an engineering challenge. During this challenge the students are divided into teams. The club members are mixed up across the teams so new connections and friends from around the state are made. The students spend Friday working in their teams to design, build, and test their solutions to the challenge problem given. Students eat in the dining halls and also go on a campus tour. Around 8pm winners of the challenge are announced and students head home to enjoy the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next Middle School Engineering challenge is Tuesday, April 7, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3629r-2-Medium.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3629r-2-Medium.jpeg 451w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3629r-2-Medium-211x300.jpeg 211w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3629r-2-Medium-364x517.jpeg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3586r-Medium.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3586r-Medium.jpeg 435w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3586r-Medium-204x300.jpeg 204w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3586r-Medium-364x536.jpeg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3450r-Medium.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3450r-Medium.jpeg 438w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3450r-Medium-205x300.jpeg 205w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3450r-Medium-364x532.jpeg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Programs &amp; Events Middle School Challenge Day Each spring middle school SMILE students travel to URI\u2019s Kingston campus for an engineering challenge. 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