Aerospace Education

Civil Air Patrol’s awarding-winning aerospace education program promotes aerospace, aviation, and STEM-related careers with engaging, standards-based, hands-on curriculum and activities. 

Aerospace Education Information

Civil Air Patrol offers numerous products and programs -- free to members -- in fulfillment of both its Internal (cadets and senior members) and External (educators and students) Aerospace Education focus. 

• Educates adult and cadet members and the community on the importance of aerospace.

• Develops, publishes, and distributes national academic standards‐based science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) aerospace education curricula affecting more than 500,000 K‐12 students nationwide.

• Generates interest in STEM careers through aviation‐, space‐, and technology‐focused activities and CAP STEM Kits associated with astronomy, flight simulations, model and remote‐ control aircraft, robotics, rocketry, weather, hydraulic engineering, and computer programming.

• Provides educators with 40+ free educational programs and products as well as services that include teacher orientation flights.

• Offers grant and college credit opportunities for adult and teacher members.

• Provides aerospace support for educational conferences and workshops nationwide.