The Aviation Museum of NH is pleased to announce a new, fully accredited, aviation class for Manchester High School juniors and seniors, starting in September of 2012. The class, based on a NASA program called Virtual Skies, will be held and taught at the museum.  The classroom has been setup with desks, donated by the FAA in Burlington, MA and outfitted with a “state of the art” projection system called Brightlink. 

We recognize that current students are lacking in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), which leaves them ill prepared for college or industry. Our goal is two-fold, 1) to help prepare students for college, and 2) to offer a career based program to enlighten young people about the opportunities in the aviation field.

The task has been exciting and we are moving forward and expect to have an enthusiastic group of students, along with a great instructor. The students don’t all have to turn out to be airline pilots, as airport designers, weather forecasters, maintenance staff, and aviation managers are needed too!

Stay tuned for further updates as the year goes along. It is also in our plans to offer this class as part of a larger distance learning effort. Imagine, students across the state of NH taking classes from our 1937 terminal building, while being in their hometown school!!