Design Lives Here

DLH Global

Our Impact

Since Design Lives Here began, it has impacted thousands of students in our viewing area!

Participating Schools:

Marshall Elementary - North Allegheny School District
Valley Junior Senior High School - New Kensington Arnold School District
Cecil Intermediate - Cannon McMillian School District
Independence Middle School - Bethel Park School District
Deer Lakes Middle School
Franklin Regional Middle School
Canonsburg Middle School
Pittsburgh Schiller STEAM Academy
Stewart Elementary – Burrell School District
Propel Montour Middle School
Propel Pitcairn
Propel Hazelwood
Propel East
Baldwin Middle School – Baldwin-Whitehall School District
Laurel Highlands Middle School

Participating Libraries:

Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale
Chartiers-Houston Community Library
CC Mellor-Edgewood Library
Moon Township Public Library

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About the Program

Design Lives Here is a semester-long engineering initiative that equips teachers and students (grades 5th-8th) to participate in engineering activities within their school or afterschool program. Professional engineers serve as mentors to students throughout the year. Schools who participate are diverse – public, parochial and private – and have the option of making this part of their school day or an extended program. Each spring, all the participants come together for a day of engineering challenges, grouped in new teams to compete for prizes. Design Lives Here activities are inspired by the popular PBS KIDS program and website, Design Squad Nation.

The 2021 - 2022 Design Lives Here initiative is a project of WQED Multimedia, with major underwriting by Howmet Aerospace Foundation, MSA, PPG and PPG Foundation, and additional support from Mastech Digital, Williams, Pitt Swanson School of Engineering, Rizzo International, ANSYS, HATCH, Venture Engineering & Construction, Daedalus, and founding partner the Engineers' Society of Western PA.