{"id":497,"date":"2014-09-18T18:09:57","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T18:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/?page_id=497"},"modified":"2025-03-27T14:55:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T19:55:13","slug":"softplan-educationial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/?page_id=497","title":{"rendered":"SoftPlan Educational"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-497\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-497-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-497-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-497-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/2016_education_brochure_image.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-2857 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/2016_education_brochure_image-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"2016_education_brochure_image\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" \/>\n<\/a>\n\nSoftPlan, the architectural design software of choice for thousands of professionals, is also a powerful teaching tool. We\u2019re proud to offer an educational package that is simple to use, powerful, and cost effective.<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-497-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">From Middle School to College and Beyond | Free Curriculum<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>SoftPlan\u2019s powerful design tools are being taught in <a title=\"SoftPlan Educationial Users\" href=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/?page_id=1100\">classrooms across the United States and Canada<\/a>. SoftPlan makes it easy for teachers to implement SoftPlan in the classroom by offering a <strong>free curriculum<\/strong>, complete with:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.softplan.com\/pdf\/Syllabus.pdf\">course syllabus<\/a><br \/> \u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.softplan.com\/pdf\/Unit%20Plan.pdf\">unit plans<br \/> <\/a>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.softplan.com\/pdf\/Lesson%20Plan.pdf\">lesson plans<br \/> <\/a>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.softplan.com\/pdf\/Lesson%20Outline.pdf\">detailed lesson outlines<\/a><br \/> \u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.softplan.com\/pdf\/Assessment.pdf\">assessments<\/a><br \/> \u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.softplan.com\/pdf\/rubric.pdf\">rubrics for grading<\/a><\/p><p>The practical and straightforward approach of SoftPlan Educational software gives students increased comprehension and confidence in their design capabilities. Schools that use SoftPlan have found great success at regional and national architectural drafting competitions like SkillsUSA and Skills Canada.<\/p><p><a title=\"SoftPlan Educationial Users\" href=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/?page_id=1100\">SoftPlan Educational Users<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-497-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-497-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-497-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Kirkwood Community College wins again | 2025 NAHB Student Competition Winners<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-15836 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kirkwood-Students-2025-1-1024x470.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"330\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-497-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"3\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Kirkwood Community College | 2024 NAHB Student Competition Winners<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-14621\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/NAHB-Competition-Photo-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"324\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-497-1-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"4\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">2020 NAHB Student Competition Winners<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/nahbnow.com\/2020\/01\/meet-the-winners-of-the-nahb-student-competition\/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8841\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ShadowRidgeHighSchool1stplaceSecondary-Arch_2020-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-497-1-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"5\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">SoftPlan school wins 2019 NAHB Student Design Competition<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-497-1-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-8660 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019_nahb_student_winners-300x255.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Left to Right: Matthew Dunson, Robert Reilly, Angelo Perez - Shadow Ridge High School, Surprise AZ<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-497-1-0-5\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"7\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">SoftPlan Sweeps 2018 NAHB Student Chapters Awards<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/?page_id=4413\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-4417 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nahb-logo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Nahb-logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-497-1-0-6\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><div id=\"attachment_5251\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/winners.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5251\" class=\"wp-image-5251 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/winners-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5251\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1st Place Winners of Shadow Ridge High School (AZ)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-497-1-0-7\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"textwidget\">SoftPlan would like to congratulate Katy, Megan, and Sean of Shadow Ridge High School in Arizona. Designing with SoftPlan, their team won the 2018 NAHB secondary school competition at the International Builders' Show in Orlando. We are honored to have been able to play a part in their impressive win!<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-497-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-497-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-497-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">SoftPlan Sweeps 2017 NAHB Student Chapters Awards<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/?page_id=4413\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-4417 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nahb-logo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Nahb-logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-497-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-497-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-497-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><div id=\"attachment_4416\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/?page_id=4413\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4416\" class=\"wp-image-4416 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/york-county-1st-place-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"York County - 1st Place\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1st Place - York County School of Technology (PA)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-497-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-497-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><div id=\"attachment_4418\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/?page_id=4413\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4418\" class=\"wp-image-4418 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2nd-place-shelby-county-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"2nd place shelby county\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2nd Place - Shelby County High School (KY)<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-497-3-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-497-3-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><div id=\"attachment_4414\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/?page_id=4413\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4414\" class=\"wp-image-4414 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/shadow-ridge-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"shadow ridge\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3rd Place - Shadow Ridge High School - Team 1 (AZ)<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-497-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-497-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-497-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The annual was one of the highlights of the 2017 International Builders' Show, and this year, SoftPlan students stole the show.<br \/>\nEach team that placed in the competition were users of the SoftPlan program. The York County School of Technology (PA) won the 1st Place prize, Shelby County High School (KY) came in 2nd, and Team 1 of Shadow Ridge High School (AZ) took 3rd. Shadow Ridge also received the Rookie of the Year award. These students spent countless hours perfecting their drawings, and we are so proud of their well-deserved accomplishments.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-497-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-497-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-497-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">NAHB Student Chapters Awards: Students Using SoftPlan 1st &#038; 2nd<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/12717154_1082266658482580_2990341455974862001_n.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-3530 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/12717154_1082266658482580_2990341455974862001_n.jpg\" alt=\"12717154_1082266658482580_2990341455974862001_n\" width=\"1080\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>\n\nCongratulations to Williamsport Area High School and York County School of Technology for winning 1st and 2nd place among secondary school programs in the Residential Construction Management Competition at this year\u2019s NAHB Student Chapters Awards.\n\nThe competition was held in conjunction with this year's International Builders\u2019 Show in Las Vegas, and we were pleased to meet some of these students on the exhibit hall floor.\n\nBoth of these schools use SoftPlan, and we are very proud of their achievements.<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-497-5-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"16\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">SkillsUSA: Student Using SoftPlan Wins Again<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/AD-SkillsUSA-KC-Winners.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3495 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.softplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/AD-SkillsUSA-KC-Winners-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"AD%20SkillsUSA%20KC%20Winners\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>\n\nSoftPlan is proud to announce that Michael Kuntz was this year's Gold Medalist in the National SkillsUSA competition for Architectural Drafting in Kansas City, MO. Michael is a student of Shadow Ridge High School\u2019s Signature Architecture Program in Surprise, AZ. Michael's instructor is architecture teacher and author Scott Thomas, M.Ed., MCCTE, CD.\n\nStudents consistently medal in a variety of architectural design competitions using SoftPlan, and we're pleased to see yet another Gold Medalist win with SoftPlan at the largest and most prominent contest in the United States. We congratulate Mr. Kuntz and Mr. Thomas.<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-497-5-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"17\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Create<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Students will be able to create professional construction documents including:<\/p><ul><li>floor plans using fully assembled objects such as walls and windows<\/li><li>electrical plans<\/li><li>custom roofs<\/li><li>cross sections, elevations<\/li><li>wall, floor, and roof framing diagrams<\/li><li>decks<\/li><li>site plans based on engineering data<\/li><li>fully finished renderings with lighting and reflection<\/li><li>materials lists along with pricing and waste calculations<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-497-5-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"18\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Explore<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Without the need to learn complicated software, students can start learning about architectural design on the first day of class. And since students are building with smart objects like fully assembled walls, they can see how the building components come together to make a structure. Students will be able to create detailed, professional construction documents that are sure to impress parents, teachers, and even competition judges.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-497-5-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"19\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Make Learning Fun<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Using SoftPlan helps increase enrollment in architectural design classes. Students are engaged in class, making teaching and learning more fun. Students like being able to see their designs automatically come to life through the 3D model. They can see architectural details in 3D, and finish the rendering with lighting, personalized textures like brick and hardwood, and add furniture from SoftPlan\u2019s extensive symbol libraries.<\/p><p>SoftPlan takes pride in making education affordable. If you would like to find out more about the SoftPlan Educational program and economical pricing that will allow you to offer the leading architectural design software to your students, please call 1-800-248-0164.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-497-5-0-5\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"20\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">SoftPlan Educational Pricing<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>$1000 annually per classroom<\/p>\n<p>HomeWork Station -\u00a0<a href=\"?page_id=1041&amp;p=kedu\">see details<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-497-5-0-6\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_origin_testimonial panel-last-child\" data-index=\"21\" ><div class=\"origin-widget origin-widget-testimonial origin-widget-testimonial-simple-clean\"><div class=\"testimonial-image-wrapper\">\n\t<img src=\"\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"text\">\n\t<p> \"As the author of Architecture: Residential Drafting and Design, 11th Edition (a Goodheart-Willcox Publisher publication), I personally and professionally solely endorse the use of Softplan Pro and EDU versions for all professional and educational architectural design drafting working drawings. All drawings I produced for my book were drafted with Softplan Pro and so were a number of other drawings provided by contributors.\"<\/p>\n\t<h5 class=\"testimonial-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWm. Scott Thomas, M.Ed., MCCTE, CD\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t<small class=\"testimonial-location\">Author, Goodheart-Willcox Publisher, Inc of Tinley Park, IL <\/small>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SoftPlan, the architectural design software of choice for thousands of professionals, is also a powerful teaching tool. We\u2019re proud to offer an educational package that is simple to use, powerful, and cost effective. SoftPlan\u2019s powerful design tools are being taught in classrooms across the United States and Canada. 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