Three Upstate High Schools Have an Army Helicopter Bring Their STEM Classroom Teachings Alive

 

 

 

Jim Filiatreault, Celebrate Freedom Foundation, shows students the inside of an Army helicopter.

Celebrate Freedom Foundation (CFF) will bring their Army Helicopter to Spartanburg High School on Feb. 26; Boiling Springs High School on Feb. 27 and Union High School on Feb. 28.

 

CFF has an educational outreach program that supports STEM courses (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) in schools. The program also informs students of the opportunities that are available to them, particularly in the field of aviation.

   “STEM subjects are not just important, they are essential to the success of millions of children who hope for a profitable future,” said Dr. Russell David, CFF’s Aviation/Aerospace Education Director.  "We’re living in the Age of Technology, and the Celebrate Freedom Foundation wants to inform students and their parents of the importance of STEM courses as early as primary school, so that students still have time to benefit from taking such courses.”

Students will:

 Be given specific reasons why they should stay in school and concentrate on STEM courses

Learn the importance of college and value of other educational opportunities, such as technical schools and those provided by the U.S. Military

 Meet people, including pilots and instructors, who have succeeded in the aviation/aerospace industry and

 

Learn about the income they can expect to earn if they work in the aviation/aerospace industry, as early as two years after graduating from high school.