Wed, Apr 20, 2011
Museum Focuses Education Efforts On High School Females
The International Women's Air & Space Museum (IWASM) is
currently accepting applications from female high school students
in grades 9-11 for two summer camps on college campuses in Ohio
sponsored by the museum. Applications are being accepted through
May 20, 2011. Both camps are free for accepted participants.
Students interested in this year's camps are required to submit
applications that include short essays, a transcript, and teacher
recommendation.
Engineering Exploration Camp takes place June 26-29, 2011 on the
main campus of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. The camp brings
students to the campus for several days of activities in various
engineering disciplines. Scheduled are introductions to chemical,
mechanical and industrial systems engineering. Participants will
also visit a female-owned engineering firm in Columbus as part of
their camp experience. Transportation to Ohio University is
included.
This year will be the fifth for the Nikki Kukwa Memorial
Aviation Camp, which takes place on the campus of Kent State
University from July 10-12. The aviation camp is a unique
mother-daughter experience. The camp takes place over three days
during which high school students and their mothers live on campus
together and have the opportunity to fly with university flight
instructors. The campers also visit aviation facilities in Greater
Cleveland and spend time in the Kent State University air traffic
control lab.
IWASM's focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM) careers comes at a time when the United States
still has the most science majors in the world but it ranks 25th
when that number is adjusted for population. In U.S. schools,
science has taken a backseat to mathematics and language arts.
Elementary school students spend an average of 16 minutes a day on
science. According to the National Science Foundation women hold
under one quarter of the science in the United States, and less
than 25% of engineering jobs currently being done by women.
Currently, approximately 6% of active pilots are female and women
hold less than 4% of non-flying aviation jobs.
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