Aerospace Education

The Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education Program is continuing its long tradition of supporting youth development programs to prepare young people for exciting STEM careers.
Civil Air Patrol initiatives introduce a diverse population of students and adults to Aerospace as a pathway toward the development of a patriotic and technologically-prepared future workforce including:

• the dynamic free K-6 Aerospace Connections in Education (ACE) Program that ignites early Aerospace Education interest
• the Cadets at School Program for middle and high schools
• complimentary Teacher Orientation Program (TOP) flights and workshops for educators
• the ever-expanding repository of engaging and evolutional Aerospace Education products and programs provided free to our nation’s educators
• the positive role models provided to youth by CAP adults and older cadets, and by partner organizational volunteers