October 5, 2022
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Aviation Program Hosted for Girls
Girls in Aviation Day
Local Youth Aviation Program
Expands To Vancouver
Celebrating its 30th anniversa-
ry this year, Airway Science for
Kids provides extensive age-ap-
propriate programs at the elemen-
tary, middle and high-school lev-
els; opportunities for high school
students to build a real plane. The
Historic Trust and Airway Sci-
ence for Kids (ASK) announced
that programming at the Trust’s
Pearson Field Education Center
is now operated under the leader-
ship of Airway Science for Kids.
This partnership merges education
programs and resources to expand
the Education Center’s reach to
inspire youth to pursue aviation
STEAM (science, technology, en-
gineering, art, and mathematics)
education and careers.
The expanded offerings at
Pearson Field Education Cen-
ter include weekly open Sat-
urday programs, after school
programs, partnership with
Cascadia Technical Academy’s
Aviation Technology program
and summer camps for youth
in Southwest Washington. The
partnership with The Historic
Trust builds on Airway Science
for Kids’ current STEAM (sci-
ence, technology, engineering,
art and math) education and
training programs at its North
Portland Aerospace Training
Center, at Hillsboro and Aurora
airports, and online curriculum.
“By combining these two great
programs Southwest Washington
youth and their families will have
the best of both worlds: An in-
credible aerospace-based STEAM
program with a connection to our
community’s rich and diverse avi-
ation history,” said Temple Lentz,
CEO of The Historic Trust.
Airway Science for Kids was
founded by Pearson Field pilot
and aviation educatorBob Strick-
landto create equity and opportu-
nities through aviation STEAM
education. It has inspired and
opened doors for thousands of
youth, welcoming to all, with a fo-
cus on kids of color, kids living on
low-incomes, girls, and other kids
who may face barriers.
“This partnership opens up
more education and opportunities
for our youth, and we are looking
forward to working with volun-
teers, community partners and
supporters of Pearson Field Edu-
cation Center to best serve South-
west Washington youth,” said Ju-
lia Cannell, Executive Director,
Airway Science for Kids.
This year’s Girls in Aviation
Day took place on Saturday Sept.
24. This event is part of the Trust’s
Special Saturday series, spon-
sored by Columbia Credit Union.
More information can be found at
https://www.airsci.org/ and https://
www.pearsonfieldeducation.org/.
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