Curious as to what is happening elsewhere…
Our museum runs a number of education programs
1) Elementary School, K-Grade 5
– People in the Community…aviation
– Wheels levers and machines…using aircraft examples
2) Grade 6, Aerodynamics/Theory of flight (almost 4000 kids per year!)
3) Junior High
-Evolution of Technology…aviaton based
-Aviation CSI, accident investigation
4) Adult interest
– Canadian Ultralight Ground School
– Movie and Speaker nights
Coming later this year:
– Spring break and Summer break aviation camps
– Introduction to glass panel cockpits
And we are eyeing full blown technical programs (ie: Avionics, Structures) for some time in the more distant future.
What does your museum do?
Tom H
By: Tom H - 2nd February 2008 at 22:43
Really appereciate any new information on education programs.
We push to be a leader in our part of the world and are happy to share information with other museums…
Tom H
By: TwinOtter23 - 2nd February 2008 at 17:31
No problem Tom, pleased to help!:)
The museum produces a quarterly newsletter and a Virtual Museum CD ROM, both of these have featured several stories about Canadian aircrew that served / trained with 1661 HCU at RAF Winthorpe [where the museum is now based].
These also help educate the public and children about the wartime activities at Winthorpe. One of the more recent stories featured a Canadian who went on to serve with 9 Squadron and I think that he is now in Saskatoon.
By: Tom H - 2nd February 2008 at 15:57
TwinOtter23
Thanks for that link!!!
What a wonderful idea and a great program, I am forwarding to our education Director.
Thank you so much
Tom H
By: TwinOtter23 - 2nd February 2008 at 09:49
At Newark they have a wide ranging offering that relates to the National Curriculum; they state mainly Key Stage 1 & 2, but the Local Heroes item moves to higher levels; see details below
By: ian_ - 2nd February 2008 at 00:24
I’m a secondary school teacher teaching design technology through the medium of the war. Children are still interested, as I was, and can tell a Spitfire from a Bf109. Many happy hours have been expendeded using wood chisels ro remove corrosion from a merlin crankshaft or polish up a valve. Kids wants touch stuff and make things work. operating exhibits are a very good idea. Look at the Science Museum’s splendid moving dinosaurs.
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February 1, 2008 at 11:21 pm