Welcome
kids and parents! The Kids/Youth channel will provide
you with resources to help students interested in aviation/aerospace
pursue their career goals. There is a wide range of
links to cool aviation web sites for kids of all grades.
We hope kids and their parents will find this channel
informative, useful, and fun. As always, parents/guardians
should guard their children's access to the Internet,
and verify the suitability of the content they view.
The Kids/Youth Channel
is divided into several sections:
Fun Stuff
(Games & Activities) There are numerous
organizations offering games, coloring books,
puzzles, hands-on activities, and experiments
for kids of all grade levels (K-12). Visit their
web sites for more information.
Contests There are a few
organizations that sponsor contests for students.
Visit their web sites for more information.
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International
Aviation Art Contest
The International Aviation Art Contest, an event
of the Federation
Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) is cosponsored
by the National Association of State Aviation
Officials Center for Aviation Research and Education
(NASAO Center), the National
Aeronautic Association (NAA), the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The
art contest encourages youth, ages 6-17, from
all over the world to reflect on aviation by having
them design a piece of art based upon the year's
chosen theme for judging in state, national, and
international competition. One of the goals of
this contest is to encourage and motivate young
people to become more familiar with and participate
in aeronautics, engineering and science. To learn
more about the Aviation Art Contest and to find
out if your state participates in the contest,
click
here or visit the FAA’s
web site.
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National
High School Rocketry Contest
AIA and the National Association of Rocketry (NAR)
sponsor the Team America Rocketry Challenge, the
world's largest model rocket contest. The competition
provides student teams with a realistic experience
in designing a flying aerospace vehicle that meets
a specified set of mission and performance requirements.
The 2005 Challenge is to design, build, and fly
a model rocket carrying a raw egg and return it
safely to the ground while staying aloft for exactly
sixty seconds. To learn more about the National
High School Rocketry Contest, click
here.
Kids/Youth
Photo Gallery
Coming Soon!
The
AvScholars' Kids/Youth Photo Gallery showcases photos
of future aviators.
Organizations
and Resources
There
are various organizations that encourage kids to pursue
a career within the field of aviation/aerospace. Visit
the organizations’ web site to learn more about
their programs and/or services offered.
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Aviation
Career Education "ACE" Camp Programs
These one-week summer programs are designed to
expose middle and high school students to a wide
range of aviation career exploration. Focus is
on aviation career clusters identified by FAA,
with emphasis on opportunities for women and minorities.
Students experience instruction in aviation history,
the physics of flight, field trips to aviation
sites and hands-on activities.
This program is co-sponsored by the FAA along
with many other organizations. The plan is to
have one program in each state and U.S. territory.
Dates, locations, cost and age requirements vary
according to sponsoring organizations. Visit the
FAA's web site to locate your region's listing
of ACE
Camps!
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AVIATION
EXPLORING
Part of Learning For Life, this career orientation
organization encourages the chartering of young
adult groups by Soaring Clubs and FBOs. Young
men and women can get outdoors service experience
and familiarity with aviation, while adding to
the ranks of young soaring pilots.
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AvKids.com
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)
web site AvKids is a program designed to educate
elementary school students about the benefits
of business aviation to the community and the
career opportunities available to them in the
business aviation industry. AvKids.com is a great
learning resource for teachers and kids. There
are great activities for kids as well as fun games
and puzzles.
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CIVIL
AIR PATROL (CAP)
The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) functions as an official
auxiliary of the United States Air Force. The
CAP established its Cadet
Program to build responsible citizens for
America through a positive approach to aerospace,
leadership, and life skills. The CAP Cadet program
is designed for young people aged 12 through 21
years old. During the summer, Civil Air Patrol
offers multiple Flight Academies nationwide providing
actual flight training. The CAP also provides
assistance to parents
and teachers
wanting information on aviation education. If
you are interested in becoming a CAP Cadet or
have questions about the program, visit the CAP
web site or contact a CAP
Unit near you.
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- Education Programs
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) provides a wealth of educational information
and resource materials for students, parents,
and educators. A wide range of information is
available through various NASA web sites. On their
web sites, you can expect to find information
such as science, mathematics, engineering, technology,
aerospace, and space-related topics, NASA educational
programs, useful software and files, historical
information, as well as activities for the classroom,
fun experiments, games, and more. Visit NASA’s
numerous web sites below for more information:
Organization
of Black Airline Pilots (OBAP)
The goals of OBAP are to motivate
black youth to become educationally prepared for
life, to increase minority participation in aviation
through exposure, training, mentoring, and scholarships;
to encourage networking among black pilots; to
increase the number of black pilots hired by airlines;
and to assist the black airline pilot with special
needs and concerns.
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Soaring
Society of America (SSA)
This organization inform youth at large about
the sport of soaring, encourage them to join SSA,
develop the soaring skill of young SSAers with
training grants, camps & contests, and reward
the achievements of young SSAers with awards,
prizes & scholarships.
Young
Eagles
The Young Eagles program is sponsored by the Experimental
Aircraft Association (EAA) and offers everyone
between the ages of 8 and 17 an opportunity to
fly an airplane with a qualified pilot. Over 1
million youngsters have experienced this program.
To learn more about more information about the
Young Eagles and how you might participate, visit
the Young
Eagles web site.
AvScholars
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books, resources, and links to other web sites
for the user's convenience. Listing of materials
and resources on this web site should not be construed
or interpreted as an endorsement by AvScholars.
The inclusion of links is not intended to endorse
any views expressed on these outside sites, or
the organizations sponsoring the sites. AvScholars
does not control or guarantee the quality of this
outside information. Please read our Terms
& Conditions. If you would like
to add your organization to this list, contact
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