RangerACE 2018 Construction Camp

To start off the week, campers got introduced to the wide world of construction through discussions and activities with various RangerACE Professionals. Campers also were put into teams and given time to create their own construction company and logo! Throughout the week, campers will work towards creating a 8 ft. by 8 ft. concrete racing pad which they will race go-karts off of on Friday.

After completing their first day of safety and set-up, campers were prepared to start their go-kart racing pad projects in earnest.

An important step that must be taken before any construction project can begin is estimating the project cost and sending in a “bid” for said project, and this is right where our second day of camp began…

For the third day of camp, campers got the exciting opportunity to get familiar with two of the most well-known elements of construction: heavy equipment and concrete.

Having learned about a variety of aggregates used in construction on the third day, campers would spend the fourth day learning about quarries, where such aggregates are mined and sold, by actually going and touring an operational quarry!

The final day of camp was a culmination of the week, as after getting to paint their pads campers got to ask any unanswered questions to all the RangerACE Pros that came throughout the week and spend the afternoon racing go-karts off the pads that they created.