Adopt-a-School Signature Program
The Adopt-a-School Signature Program will amplify our commitment to bringing STEM education to every student, by creating opportunities for students of all backgrounds to learn about and pursue aerospace careers.
Adopt-a-School Mission
The Adopt-a-School program aims to introduce aerospace concepts to the classroom while establishing positive community relationships.
It's really fun...I like it because we get to interact and talk to the people. I learn a lot from it, and I'm sure everybody else does, too.
– Student from Atoka Elementary School in Atoka, OK
Program Details
The Adopt-a-School Program will:
- Foster relationships between FAA experts, teachers, and students
- Generate professional connections for students while promoting community benefits of aerospace.
- Provide in-person, virtual, or hybrid lessons and activities about aviation and aerospace careers to 4th-grade students in selected schools.
- Focus lessons and activities on advancing aerospace career awareness and supporting STEM literacy skills, like creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, and inquiry.
The goal of the Adopt-a-School program is to attract the next generation of talent to the aviation and aerospace industry while establishing positive community relationships with educators, students, and parents connecting schools with the resources to raise awareness of Aviation and Aerospace industries.
Students
- Engage in hands-on learning
- Widen horizons for the future
- Demonstrate STEM literacy
- Identify role models in their community
- Increase awareness of aviation and aerospace career opportunities
Teachers
- Encourage STEM literacy
- Build connections with industry and national partners
- Increase library of educational resources
- Support career awareness
Schools
- Collaborate with FAA and other partner entities
- Enhance reputation for advancing students' STEM skills
- Provide unique learning opportunities
Click the icons below to view learning materials on each topic. Additional downloadable activities for teachers and students can be found here.
Schools are selected by 
the FAA National STEM AVSED Program team. This program is targeted at fourth-grade students and educators. Proximity to FAA facilities and/or the location of potential partners will also be taken into consideration. Additional factors to consider include:
- Regional community involvement needs
We have identified 16 schools that currently meet our criteria. We plan to expand while maintaining the integrity and quality of experiences for students each year.
Alaska
Airport Heights Elementary, Anchorage, AK
Northwood Elementary, Anchorage, AK
Colorado
Aurora Academy Charter Academy, Aurora, CO
Georgia
Cleveland Elementary, Fayetteville, GA
Spring Hill Elementary, Fayetteville, GA
Kansas
Oaklawn Elementary, Wichita, KS
Maryland
Forest Heights Elementary, Forest Heights, MD
Massachusetts
Carlisle Elementary, Carlisle, MA
Westfield School District, Westfield, MA
Oklahoma
Atoka Elementary, Atoka, OK
Oregon
McKinney Elementary, Hillsboro, OR
South Dakota
General Beadle, Rapid City, SD
Valley View Elementary, Rapid City, SD
Texas
Washington Heights Elementary, Fort Worth, TX
Washington, DC
Center City PCS, Petworth, Washington, DC
More Information
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