iLEAD Flex Studio TK-8th Graders Take Flight with Hands-On Aeronautics Project

Have you ever looked up at the sky and wondered what it would be like to be able to fly like a bird? This semester, iLEAD Flex Studio learners in TK-8th grade are turning that wonder into discovery with the school’s Soaring Aeronautics Project.

Mark Your Calendars!

Save the dates for these upcoming project milestones:

• September 16: Glider on Campus Visit (for all iLEAD Flex Studio TK-8th graders)
• October 9: Glider Presentation of Learning. Please mark your calendar and plan to join us as TK-8th graders showcase their hard work.

Here is what our learners are working on.

Tailored for TK through 8th Grade

To make aerospace engaging for every age level, iLEAD Flex meets learners right where they are:

• Young learners explore how living things fly, studying butterflies and birds to understand nature’s original aviators.
• Older learners dive deeper into the physics of flight, researching and exploring history and meteorology to understand the forces described by Sir Isaac Newton and Daniel Bernoulli.

What Learners Will Experience

Through hands-on projects, our 8th graders will use the engineering design process to build, test, and take to the skies:

• Build & Launch: Fabricate and test custom gliders.
• Simulator Training: Develop flight and navigation skills on preflight simulators.
• Meet the Experts: Learn directly from glider pilots about controls and aerodynamics while interacting with a full-scale glider.
• Take to the Skies: Our 8th graders will take flight in a real glider, putting their training into action in the air!