Eaton Young Manufacturers Academy

What a great event – and it’s still going on!!  Enjoy the following overview with pictures and survey results.

This year we had a wonderful Eaton YMA – at home!  After consulting with students, parents, and teachers, Dream It. Do It. WNY created an at-home academy for 36 area students.  Please view our final race-day video as well as an overview of the whole experience.  Thank you again to everyone involved!

This year’s Summer Eaton Young Manufacturers Academy was inspired by the vision of Eaton and the Eaton Charitable Organization:  To improve the quality of life and the environment, and to support our local community.  Often when students are interested in science or math and are also interested in helping people, they tend to turn to medicine.  We wanted to show students how manufacturing helps people and how area manufacturers are focused on supporting and improving our local community.

Please click here to see an overview of the whole week.

Awesome students!  Awesome teachers!!  Awesome manufacturers!!!  Awesome week!!!!
Thank you, Eaton, for a wonderful week for our future manufacturers.  We have a few spots left for the July 8 – 11 Young Manufacturers Academy so if you are interested, please contact Evelyn Sabina at [email protected].  Please click here to see a full overview of our fantastic week!

What an awesome week!  This summer’s Eaton YMA was a great success with over thirty children working with area teachers, interns, and area manufacturers to learn about local career opportunities in advanced manufacturing.  Technology and electronics were the focus this summer as well as a surprise visit from the New York Secretary of State Rossana Rosado.  Thank you again to Eaton CPSD in Olean, NY.  Please read more about this year’s Eaton YMA.

The second annual Eaton Young Manufacturers Academy and fourth annual Sledding Snow Down were held once again at MTI@JCC in February, 2018.  Due to unseasonable weather conditions (no snow in February!), thirty two  future manufacturers worked with engineers, scientists and area teachers to learn about robotics, electronics, coding, scientific method, trouble shooting, drafting, and….created a car with an exciting race on the final day.   An overview and survey results is attached.

Eric Swartwout of Eaton CPSD recently presented a $10,000 contribution to members of the DIDI Cattaraugus Executive Board in support of the Eaton Young Manufacturers Academy, coordinated by Dream It Do It in cooperation with Jamestown Community College in Olean. The Eaton Young Manufacturers Academy will be held during the week of February 19th at MTI@JCC.  Students will be meeting with area engineers and participating in hands-on experiences involving robotics, engineering design, the scientific method, the 5 Whys, trouble shooting and more.  Eaton’s Young Manufacturers Academy is open to area students between the ages of 9-14.
Should be even more exciting than last year!

Thank you to Eaton CPSD and Jamestown Community College for the YMA and Great Sledding Snow Down of 2017.  See attached for some great pictures and a summary of the week.   Thank you again to Eaton and JCC!