High Schools

High school educators participate in hands-on exercises at the AOPA campus to help teach science, technology, engineering, and math skills as they relate to aviation in Frederick, Maryland, July 20, 2023. Photo by Rebecca Boone.

ATTENTION U.S. EDUCATORS: Free Registration/Hotel for Upcoming Curriculum Training Workshops

I Heart Flying foundation founder Rachelle Spector reacts during an aerobatic loop with the Phillips 66 Aerostars during EAA AirVenture July 28. Spector’s foundation has awarded more than $100,000 in flight training scholarships to women. Photo courtesy of Phillips 66 Aerostars.

2024 AOPA Foundation Aviation Scholarship Recipients Will be Announced on May 31

AOPA has identified a gap in aviation youth education that no other organization is filling. By working with high schools directly, we are helping to expose a diverse group of students to aviation that might otherwise never realize that a career as a pilot or in a drone-related field is completely within reach.