Organization: AIR CAMP INC
Mission: DELIVER A STEM AVIATION EXPERIENCE TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT STEM.
Activities: AIR CAMP,INC. IS A HANDS-ON, EDUCATIONAL STEM ADVENTURE IN AVIATION AND AERONAUTICS. THE FOCUS OF PROGRAMMING IS TO INSPIRE STUDENTS AT THE INTERMEDIATE AND MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVELS AS WELL AS TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERS ACROSS ALL GRADES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) USING AVIATION AND AEROSPACE AS THE MEDIUM WHILE PROMOTING THE VALUES OF SCHOLARSHIP, LEADERSHIP AND CITIZENSHIP. IN 2019, AIR CAMP, INC. HELD TWO INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DAY CAMPS, FOUR OVERNIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPS (THREE TRADITIONAL AND ONE GIRL SCOUTS), ONE 1-DAY EVENT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL EVENT, ONE HALF DAY GIRL SCOUT EVENT, FOUR TEACHER CAMPS, AND FOUR ONE-DAY WIND TUNNEL EVENTS FOR TEACHERS. DURING THE PROGRAM YEAR OF 2019, A TOTAL OF SIX HUNDRED EIGHT STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM TWENTY-NINE DIFFERENT STATES PARTICIPATED IN AIR CAMP EVENTS. PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPOSED TO A BROAD OFFERING OF LEARNING MODULES FOR EACH TYPE OF PROGRAM PROVIDED BY AIR CAMP, INC. WITH AN EMPHASIS ON IMMERSING STUDENTS IN ENGAGING EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ALONGSIDE EXPERTS IN STEM FIELDS WITHIN AUTHENTIC PROFESSIONAL WORK, RESEARCH, AND HISTORICAL LOCATIONS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO CAREERS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN STEM AVIATION AND AERONAUTICS FIELDS INCLUDING FOUNDATIONAL EXPERIENCES LIKE APPLICATIONS OF THE PHYSICS OF FLIGHT AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, DESIGNING, CREATING, AND TESTING AIRFOILS IN A WIND TUNNEL, AND, FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND TEACHER PARTICIPANTS, THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN PILOTING AN ACTUAL AIRCRAFT DURING FLIGHT UNDER THE DIRECTION OF AN FAA CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.
Religious classification: None