The Missions of Aerospace Education in Civil Air Patrol
Civil Air Patrol (CAP) promotes and supports aerospace education, both for its own members (internal) and the general public (external). CAP educational programs help prepare American citizens to meet the challenges of a sophisticated aerospace society and understand its related issues.
CAP offers national standards-based educational products, including a secondary textbook, Aerospace: The Journey of Flight, and the middle-school-level Aerospace Dimensions. Teachers can get free classroom materials and lesson plans from CAP by joining CAP’s Aerospace Education Membership program.
Civil Air Patrol (CAP) promotes and supports aerospace education, both for its own members (internal) and the general public (external). CAP educational programs help prepare American citizens to meet the challenges of a sophisticated aerospace society and understand its related issues.
CAP offers national standards-based educational products, including a secondary textbook, Aerospace: The Journey of Flight, and the middle-school-level Aerospace Dimensions. Teachers can get free classroom materials and lesson plans from CAP by joining CAP’s Aerospace Education Membership program.
Aerospace Education Excellence Program (AEX) - 2014-2015 School Year
The Civil Air Patrol is offering a very popular program free to its members that involves completing hands-on aviation and space-related activities with students. It is called AEX, which stands for “Aerospace Education EXcellence."
The Monadnock Composite Squadron is participating in this AEX program. This program has dozens of fun aerospace activities. Lessons are taken from the AEX II books which provide detailed instructions for the instructor to conduct an exciting project with the cadets.
After 6 activities and one 2-hour (or more) aerospace activity are completed, all participants are further rewarded with a color certificate and the instructor receives a plaque for completion of the AEX program for the current school year.
The Civil Air Patrol is offering a very popular program free to its members that involves completing hands-on aviation and space-related activities with students. It is called AEX, which stands for “Aerospace Education EXcellence."
The Monadnock Composite Squadron is participating in this AEX program. This program has dozens of fun aerospace activities. Lessons are taken from the AEX II books which provide detailed instructions for the instructor to conduct an exciting project with the cadets.
After 6 activities and one 2-hour (or more) aerospace activity are completed, all participants are further rewarded with a color certificate and the instructor receives a plaque for completion of the AEX program for the current school year.
Resources for Educators
Through our award-winning MARS program, we offer
teachers:
- Free national standards-based aerospace education materials (for homeschoolers, too!)
- Awards, such as AEX, for schools that adopt aerospace education into their curricula
- Grants available from Air Force Association to incorporate aerospace into the classroom
- Low-cost aerospace textbooks for grades 6-12
- Aerospace education newsletters full of useful information
- Orientation flights in powered aircraft
- Aerospace-oriented summer workshops
- Aerospace education speakers and resources nationwide
teachers:
- Free national standards-based aerospace education materials (for homeschoolers, too!)
- Awards, such as AEX, for schools that adopt aerospace education into their curricula
- Grants available from Air Force Association to incorporate aerospace into the classroom
- Low-cost aerospace textbooks for grades 6-12
- Aerospace education newsletters full of useful information
- Orientation flights in powered aircraft
- Aerospace-oriented summer workshops
- Aerospace education speakers and resources nationwide
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We Offer CAP Cadets:
- Orientation flights in powered aircraft and gliders - Encampment and Flight Academy opportunities - Academic and Flight Scholarships - Career Explorations Activities - A premier education in Aerospace Education (Want to learn more about becoming a cadet?) - Powered aircraft orientation flights right from the Dillant-Hopkins Regional Airport in Keene! |
Educators, if you are interested in learning more about joining our organization and having access to all of these resources and opportunities, please review the Aerospace Education Member (AEM) brochure (see above) and feel free to contact the NH Wing Director of Aerospace Education, Lt Col Nic Goupil at [email protected].
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