Engineering made easy with the Engineering 4 Kids programme

Engineering 4 Kids is an educational and awareness programme devised by SYSTRA employees to introduce children to the fundamentals of engineering and inspire vocations among the youngest members of society. To make engineering accessible, concrete and fun, three chapters have been devised to introduce children to the fields of Infrastructure, Systems and, since 2026, Consultancy.

Engineering 4 Kids: a game designed for children

This interactive game, the result of several months of collaborative work by a team of engineers, a digital education expert, an illustrator and volunteer translators, is based on the observation that we all use public transport every day, but that the professions involved in designing it remain little known.

The initiative therefore aims to convey, in a concrete and accessible way, the appeal and impact of engineering on the world around them. For example, children learn about the different stages of an infrastructure project, decarbonisation through power supply and the digitalisation of networks.

Through real-world scenarios, puzzles and characters that young audiences can relate to, Engineering 4 Kids allows children to step into the shoes of an engineer and discover the key stages of a project: designing, building, securing and operating infrastructure.

An autonomous version of Engineering 4 Kids accessible to all

Given the success of the initiative led by colleagues in person, SYSTRA and Syntec-Ingénierie decided to extend it for independent use, enabling wider dissemination of information.

A digital version of the infrastructure games (aged 8 and over) and transport system games (aged 10 and over), developed in partnership with Syntec-Ingénierie, is available to all at this link (only in French): Ingé’Box – vraiment-tout.

Engineering 4 Kids was born out of SYSTRA employees’ desire to share their passion and expertise, whether with families or in the classroom, working closely with teachers. These exchanges encourage children’s curiosity. The workshops in the classroom last an hour and a half on average.

Children ask questions with a freshness and curiosity that remind us why we chose to become engineers. Through their eyes, we rediscover our profession. These moments give us incredible energy and the certainty that we can pass on much more than technical knowledge: a passion for transforming the world in a sustainable way.

William Blondel, Systems Technical Excellence Manager, project manager, Engineering 4 Kid