The Experimental Aircraft Association’s AeroEducate program, the online portal that engages youth, parents and teachers in the world of flight, has grown over its first five months of activity to more than 3,000 registered users, including 750-plus educators throughout the country.
“The wide range of aviation careers, from commercial pilots to engineering and more, offers more possibilities than ever,” said Paul Maloy, EAA Director of Education. “We can’t wait to carry this initial AeroEducate momentum into 2023 and offering new activities, badges, and career areas for young people to explore and educators to bring to their classrooms.”
AeroEducate’s 1,500 current student users, ranging in age from five to 18 years old, combined to complete 2,500 activities across the program’s five career areas. The program includes individual do-it-yourself projects as well as classroom activities, allowing youth to explore aviation in a fun way and learn about multiple aviation career opportunities.
As students complete activities they earn digital achievement badges that can be printed as certificates of accomplishment. Currently, 16 digital badges are available across the program’s four learning levels. Each badge represents a different section of the aviation world. More badges are planned to be introduced as the program develops.
AeroEducate is supported by United Airlines, Siemens, and Airbus.
More information on AeroEducate can be found at AeroEducate.org
