[Courtesy: Florida Air Museum's Aerospace Center for Excellence]
Key Takeaways:
The STEM Sprouts program, launched by the Aerospace Center for Excellence at the Florida Air Museum, introduces aviation and STEM concepts to preschoolers aged 3-5.
Operating under a "cradle to cockpit" philosophy, the program uses hands-on, play-based learning to foster a love for learning and foundational STEM knowledge.
Classes integrate activities like circle time, "word of the day" lessons (e.g., aerodynamics), and center time involving math, literacy, and art.
The program, which starts in September for 26 weeks, aims to create a lifelong relationship with aviation and plans to expand to higher grade levels.
“A” is for airplane. “B” is for balloon. “C” is for cockpit.
Can you imagine learning about aviation not to mention your ABCs this way? Some lucky preschoolers in Florida are having this opportunity through the STEM Sprouts program at the Aerospace Center for Excellence at the Florida Air Museum in Lakeland.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
