February 21, 2025We are proud to announce the full lineup of our 2025 Stratford School Future City award winners! Stratford Middle Schools won 31 awards at this year’s prestigious engineering competition. Working with the challenge to build a floating city and provide two examples of how their city works and keeps its citizens healthy and safe, our teams’ designs showcased the future of urban planning in the face of a world dealing with climate change. These teams brought some impressive ideas and real-world solutions to fruition. We celebrate the creativity, ingenuity, and effort of our teams, who worked diligently alongside their dedicated teachers to bring forth their best work this year. It has been thrilling to see the results pay off!
Team highlights included Team Aqua Nova from Stratford Blackford Middle School winning 3rd place, Team Oceanus from Stratford Palo Alto Middle School taking the People’s Choice Award, and Team Haribon City from Stratford Pleasanton Middle School securing 5th place in the competition.
What is Future City? Future City is a hands-on, cross-curricular educational program that brings STEM to life for students in Grades 6 through 8–with over 45,000 students participating annually in the US, Canada, China, Egypt, and Nigeria. Using the Engineering Design Process (EDP) and project management skills, students showcase their solutions to a citywide sustainability issue. Visit the Future City website for more information.
This year’s theme, Above the Current, challenged students to design a floating city that kept its citizens safe and healthy. Elements to be considered included designing water treatment and distribution systems, incorporating Smart Grid technologies to deliver electricity safely and efficiently, utilizing nuclear science and technology in an environmentally conscious way, and demonstrating how their cities could withstand and adapt to natural disasters. The competition requires teams to write city description essays, design two-dimensional city maps, and construct models using recyclable materials.
Congratulations to all of our amazing teams!
All Awards:
3rd Place – Aqua Nova, Stratford Blackford Middle School
5th Place – Haribon City, Stratford Pleasanton Middle School
People’s Choice Award – Oceanus, Stratford Palo Alto Middle School
Best Future City Project Plan – Haribon City, Stratford Pleasanton Middle School
Best City Essay Award – Oceania, Stratford San Francisco Middle School
Best Age-Friendly City – SanFransurfio, Stratford Preparatory Blackford
Advancing Quality of Life for All – Celestia, Stratford Palo Alto Middle School
Most Sustainable Food Production System – Atlantis, Stratford Pleasanton Middle School
Best Use of Renewable Energy – Generis, Stratford San Jose Middle School
Most Innovative Design of Infrastructure Systems – Aecor City, Stratford Preparatory Blackford
Best Integration of Equity in Designing the Built Environment Using Nature-Powered Solutions – LilyWai, Stratford Milpitas Middle School
Best Futuristic City – LilyDome, Stratford Milpitas Middle School
Best Management of Water Resources – Floating Oasis, Stratford Milpitas Middle School
Best Residential Zone – Aloha City, Stratford Preparatory Blackford
The City of the Future that Best Incorporates Cultural and Historical Resources – Mizugami Falls, Stratford Fremont Middle School
Most Advanced Smart Grid – Levitalis, Stratford Preparatory Blackford
Excellence in Systems Integration – Aquaura, Stratford San Jose Middle School
Best Transportation System for the Community – Aqualux, Stratford Preparatory Blackford
Best Land Surveying Practices – Keymark, Stratford Preparatory Blackford
Mission Possible: Positively Impacting the Community – Aquaris, Stratford Fremont Middle School
Professional Engineering Award – Oceanus, Stratford Palo Alto Middle School
Best Application of Fire Protection Engineering Principles in City Design – AquaTech, Stratford San Jose Middle School
Excellence in Resilience Engineering – Hydrokarta, Stratford San Jose Middle School
Best Visualization of a Smart Sustainable City – Tidal Halo, Stratford Preparatory Blackford
Best in Class – Tidalux, Stratford Milpitas Middle School
Best in Class – Ukishima The City on the Water, Stratford Pleasanton Middle School
Best in Class – Long Dao, Stratford Preparatory Blackford
Best in Class – Palm City, Stratford Fremont Middle School
Best in Class – New Atlantis, Stratford Fremont Middle School
Best in Class – Aquaphor, Stratford San Jose Middle School
Best in Class – Luminara City, Stratford Pleasanton Middle School
Visit the Stratford School website to learn more about this great network of schools.
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Stratford School Students Shine at the 2025 Future City Competition
Published: February 21, 2025We are proud to announce the full lineup of our 2025 Stratford School Future City award winners! Stratford Middle Schools won 31 awards at this year’s prestigious engineering competition. Working with the challenge to build a floating city and provide two examples of how their city works and keeps its citizens healthy and safe, our teams’ designs showcased the future of urban planning in the face of a world dealing with climate change. These teams brought some impressive ideas and real-world solutions to fruition. We celebrate the creativity, ingenuity, and effort of our teams, who worked diligently alongside their dedicated teachers to bring forth their best work this year. It has been thrilling to see the results pay off!
Team highlights included Team Aqua Nova from Stratford Blackford Middle School winning 3rd place, Team Oceanus from Stratford Palo Alto Middle School taking the People’s Choice Award, and Team Haribon City from Stratford Pleasanton Middle School securing 5th place in the competition.
What is Future City? Future City is a hands-on, cross-curricular educational program that brings STEM to life for students in Grades 6 through 8–with over 45,000 students participating annually in the US, Canada, China, Egypt, and Nigeria. Using the Engineering Design Process (EDP) and project management skills, students showcase their solutions to a citywide sustainability issue. Visit the Future City website for more information.
This year’s theme, Above the Current, challenged students to design a floating city that kept its citizens safe and healthy. Elements to be considered included designing water treatment and distribution systems, incorporating Smart Grid technologies to deliver electricity safely and efficiently, utilizing nuclear science and technology in an environmentally conscious way, and demonstrating how their cities could withstand and adapt to natural disasters. The competition requires teams to write city description essays, design two-dimensional city maps, and construct models using recyclable materials.
Congratulations to all of our amazing teams!
All Awards:
3rd Place – Aqua Nova, Stratford Blackford Middle School
5th Place – Haribon City, Stratford Pleasanton Middle School
People’s Choice Award – Oceanus, Stratford Palo Alto Middle School
Best Future City Project Plan – Haribon City, Stratford Pleasanton Middle School
Best City Essay Award – Oceania, Stratford San Francisco Middle School
Best Age-Friendly City – SanFransurfio, Stratford Preparatory Blackford
Advancing Quality of Life for All – Celestia, Stratford Palo Alto Middle School
Most Sustainable Food Production System – Atlantis, Stratford Pleasanton Middle School
Best Use of Renewable Energy – Generis, Stratford San Jose Middle School
Most Innovative Design of Infrastructure Systems – Aecor City, Stratford Preparatory Blackford
Best Integration of Equity in Designing the Built Environment Using Nature-Powered Solutions – LilyWai, Stratford Milpitas Middle School
Best Futuristic City – LilyDome, Stratford Milpitas Middle School
Best Management of Water Resources – Floating Oasis, Stratford Milpitas Middle School
Best Residential Zone – Aloha City, Stratford Preparatory Blackford
The City of the Future that Best Incorporates Cultural and Historical Resources – Mizugami Falls, Stratford Fremont Middle School
Most Advanced Smart Grid – Levitalis, Stratford Preparatory Blackford
Excellence in Systems Integration – Aquaura, Stratford San Jose Middle School
Best Transportation System for the Community – Aqualux, Stratford Preparatory Blackford
Best Land Surveying Practices – Keymark, Stratford Preparatory Blackford
Mission Possible: Positively Impacting the Community – Aquaris, Stratford Fremont Middle School
Professional Engineering Award – Oceanus, Stratford Palo Alto Middle School
Best Application of Fire Protection Engineering Principles in City Design – AquaTech, Stratford San Jose Middle School
Excellence in Resilience Engineering – Hydrokarta, Stratford San Jose Middle School
Best Visualization of a Smart Sustainable City – Tidal Halo, Stratford Preparatory Blackford
Best in Class – Tidalux, Stratford Milpitas Middle School
Best in Class – Ukishima The City on the Water, Stratford Pleasanton Middle School
Best in Class – Long Dao, Stratford Preparatory Blackford
Best in Class – Palm City, Stratford Fremont Middle School
Best in Class – New Atlantis, Stratford Fremont Middle School
Best in Class – Aquaphor, Stratford San Jose Middle School
Best in Class – Luminara City, Stratford Pleasanton Middle School
Visit the Stratford School website to learn more about this great network of schools.