A new program starting next month in Stockton, Calif., offers a chance for 24 students in grades 7 through 9 to integrate aeronautics and space into their middle-school curriculum. The Venture Space and Aeronautics Academy will meet at the Stockton National Guard Air Center. “There’s so much science and math in aviation,” academy educator Marcie Lane told the Lodi News-Sentinel. “It’s exciting and motivating for the kids.” Local EAA members will cooperate with the program as pilot mentors and as part of the Young Eagles program. Materials developed by NASA and the FAA will be extensively used in the classroom. The Venture charter school works “to awaken the imagination, passion, dreams and curiosity … of students who are unserved or underserved in traditional schools,” according to the school’s Web site.
Stockton Middle-Schoolers Now Have Air & Space Option
Key Takeaways:
- A new Venture Space and Aeronautics Academy in Stockton, Calif., will integrate aeronautics and space into the curriculum for 24 middle school students (grades 7-9).
- The program, held at the Stockton National Guard Air Center, aims to excite and motivate students, particularly those unserved by traditional schools, using aviation as a context for science and math.
- It will extensively use materials developed by NASA and the FAA, with local EAA members serving as pilot mentors.
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