Aerospace Education is one of the three mission elements of CAP, the other two being Cadet Programs and Emergency Services. The mission of aerospace education is to educate, inspire and instill an appreciation for and an understanding of aerospace in today and tomorrow's world. We promote aerospace to our members and the general public.

CAP educational programs help prepare American citizens to meet the challenges of a sophisticated aerospace society and understand its related issues. CAP offers national standards-based educational products, including a secondary textbook, Aerospace: The Journey of Flight, and the middle-school-level Aerospace Dimensions. Teachers can get free classroom materials and lesson plans from CAP by joining CAP’s Aerospace Education Membership program.

At Civil Air Patrol, the volunteer auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, we're helping develop tomorrow's aerospace work force. Through our award-winning MARS program, we offer teachers:

Free national standards-based aerospace education materials (for homeschoolers, too!)

Awards, such as AEX, for schools that adopt aerospace education into their curricula

Grants available from the Air Force Association to incorporate aerospace into the classroom

Low-cost aerospace textbooks for grades 6-12

Aerospace education newsletters full of useful information

Orientation flights in powered aircraft

Aerospace-oriented summer workshops

Aerospace education speakers and resources nationwide

The nation's premier aerospace education conference for teachers.

Consider joining CAP as an Aerospace Education Member. This unique membership category is designed for educators or others involved in promoting aerospace education in classrooms, museums or other youth organizations.

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