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YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS

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PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS

Discussion of the character development lessons in the novel Jake and the Tiger Flight by author and Tiger Flight volunteer George Weinstein, including the importance of committing to a dream and following through, goal setting to achieve one’s goals and responsibility, self-sufficiency and self-respect
30-45 minute motivational talk by Tiger Flight pilot and public speaker Phil Cataldo using the concepts from Jake and the Tiger Flight to urge children to become Pilot in Command of their lives.
30-60 minute discussion of the writing process in general, and the development of Jake and the Tiger Flight by author George Weinstein.
On-site science education opportunities provided by the regional coordinator of the Georgia Youth Science and Technology Centers (GYSTC).

EDUCATION COURSES

SIMULATION: This non-flying course teaches the basics of flying using flight simulators and hands-on activities.
SCIENCES OF FLIGHT (non-flying): This course for middle-schoolers teaches the basics of flying using hands-on activities.
MIDDLE SCHOOL ASTRONOMY: This course designed for 10-12 year old students will dig into the basic of astronomy. Students will experience the universe through the use of a state of the art digital projector in a 360 degree dome planetarium.
SCIENCES OF FLIGHT (flying): This flying course teaches the basics of flying using hands-on activities. Students will experience basic flight maneuvers in Ercoupe including straight and level, climbing, and descending flight as well as take-off and landing procedures.
EXPERIENCING FLIGHT: This high school flying course teaches the basics of flying using hands-on activities. Students will be taught basic flight maneuvers in Ercoupe and C-172 including straight and level, climbing, and descending flight as well as take-off and landing procedures.
PRIVATE PILOT SOLO: This flying course for high-schoolers teaches the basics of flying using hands-on activities in flight. Students will experience basic flight maneuvers in Cessna aircraft including straight and level, climbing, and descending flight as well as take-off and landing procedures.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

The Youth Leadership course guides young people to turn their potential into performance through positive behavior changes that create the foundation for self- leadership. Students will learn goal setting and time management skills and how to turn solutions into actions. They will learn to lead others, make decisions and problem solve in order to meet their short and long term goals. Students will learn to build the habits that will lead to success now and in the future.

AIRPORT FIELD TRIPS

TigerFlight foundation, in cooperation with the Etowah Youth and Science Technology Center, hosts school outings to Richard B Russell Regional Airport in Rome. These field trips expose children to the history of aviation, the basics of flight, and a small museum in progress, which honors the greatest generation. Last but not least, leads children to the dream of flight; not only in the air, but also on the ground. In the TigerFlight ready room, during class visits, children hear about how they are pilot in command of their own lives. This motivational program delivers a message that some children have never heard. That they were created to succeed, and that they are indeed responsible, as pilot in command of their lives. They are exposed to goal setting and the power of how once their dream in life is identified, they have all it takes to make it a reality.

SUMMER CAMPS in ROME, GA

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Rome's Tiger Flight Foundation -- in coordination with Freedom Flight Center, Training Rx and Etowah Georgia Youth Science and Technology Center -- offers several summer camps for area youth. They include:

Youth Self-Leadership, ages 13-18, June 7-11 and July 26-30. This 5-day Youth Leadership course is designed for 13-18 year old students. The course guides young people to turn their potential into performance through positive behavior changes that create the foundation for self-leadership. Students will learn goal setting and time management skills and how to turn solutions into actions. They will learn to lead others, make decisions, and problem solve in order to meet their short and long term goals. Students will learn to build the habits that will lead to success now and in the future. Cost is $400.

Astronomy, ages 10-14, June 14-18. This 5–day course will dig into the basics of astronomy. Students will experience the universe through the use of a state of the art digital projector in a 360 degree dome planetarium. Students will visit each of our planets, several moons including ours, our sun, several constellations, and many deep space objects, i.e. nebula, star clusters, galaxies, etc. Students will use math and science to explore time and distances associated with space travel. Refracting and reflecting telescopes will be discussed. Cost is $250.

Sciences of Flight, ages 12-14, July 12-15. This 4–day flying course teaches the basics of flying using hands-on activities. Students will experience basic flight maneuvers in Ercoupe including straight and level, climbing, and descending flight as well as take-off and landing procedures. Students will investigate weather and the atmosphere, forces and motion, and human physiology associated with flight. Hands-on activities include measurement of thrust and lift and aircraft flight controls events. Students will visit local aircraft and airport facilities. Cost is $300.

Experiencing Flight, ages 15 and up, July 19-22. This 4–day flying course teaches the basics of flying using hands-on activities. Students will be taught basic flight maneuvers in Ercoupe and C-172 including straight and level, climbing, and descending flight as well as take-off and landing procedures. Students will record an hour of certified flight training. Students will investigate weather and the atmosphere associated with man in flight. Hands-on activities include measurement of thrust and lift and aircraft flight controls events. Students will visit local aircraft and airport facilities. Cost is $400.

Private Pilot Solo Course, ages 15 and up, July 26-30. This 5–day flying course teaches the basics of flying using hands-on activities in flight. Students will experience basic flight maneuvers in Cessna aircraft including straight and level, climbing, and descending flight as well as take-off and landing procedures. Students will record five hours of certified flight training and receive 10 additional hours observing flight procedures. Each day the crew of four (instructor and three students) will depart Richard Russell Airport and fly to other airports within 150 miles of Rome. Students will also tour other aircraft and visit airport facilities. Cost is $1,175.

To enroll, get more information or to sponsor a child or camp, please contact Tiger Flight Foundation via e-mail or call 706-295-7900.