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YOU CAN FLY
BY GLENN PONAS
BE A CHAMPION
SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT AOPA'S YOU CAN FLY CURRICULUM
HOW CAN YOU BE A CHAMPION FOR AVIAtion
education in your community? Your
friends and neighbors, school board
members, district administrators, and
school administrators are the key. Tell
them we face unprecedented demand in
the aviation and aerospace workforce.
Let them know that AOPA provides-
free of charge-a world-class aviation
STEM curriculum, professional development,
and program support to prepare
their students for meaningful and lucrative
aerospace careers.
The AOPA Foundation's High School
Aviation STEM curriculum, part of the
You Can Fly High School Initiative, is
available free to public, private, parochial,
and charter high schools and
career and technical centers across the
United States. This program, which is
available for grades nine through 12, prepares
students to take the FAA private
pilot or remote pilot knowledge tests
and gives students the skills and experience
they need to pursue careers as
pilots, aerospace engineers, and in other
aviation-related STEM professions.
In the 2022-2023 school year, the
AOPA Foundation High School Aviation
STEM Curriculum was used by more
than 530 teachers at 400 high schools to
teach and inspire 16,000 high school students
in 43 states. The 2023-2024 school
year will see continued growth in the
number and diversity of students served
by the curriculum.
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The curriculum contains everything
teachers need, including lesson plans,
teacher presentations, activities, and
assessments. It's aligned to national
NEW Partnership
education standards and FAA airman
certification standards and meets
rigorous STEM, career, and technical
education state standards. Teachers get
free initial video-based professional
development, ongoing support, and
access to AOPA Air Safety Institute
resources. Through the free AOPA High
School membership, students ages 13
through 17 can sign up for free AOPA
student memberships. Connect your
friends and neighbors with us via email
at hs@aopa.org and challenge them to
create career pathways that will make
their students' aviation and aerospace
career dreams take flight.
GLENN PONAS is director of High School Outreach
for the AOPA Foundation You Can Fly
High School Aviation program.
aopa.org/curriculum
The You Can Fly High School Aviation
STEM curriculum is funded by generous
donations to the AOPA Foundation.
foundation.aopa.org
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OFF THE GROUND
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generation of aviation professionals. With locations in
California and Arizona, CAU courses are delivered in a
fast-paced schedule that enables students to enter the
pipeline for aviation careers more quickly. Financial aid and
scholarships to those who qualify.
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