Outreach

AABI 2013 New & Innovative Programs

Seminar

Purpose• This presentation shows a Lighthouse example of high school STEM education at

The Raisbeck Aviation High School (RAHS)• A public/private partnership supporting construction and operation of a public

high school with aviation as a STEM theme– Funding was a joint project of the Highline School District, the Seattle Port Authority, &

several industry partners– Naming rights went to James & Sherry Raisbeck (Raisbeck Engineering)– The education is academic and lab (project-based)– Industry participates extensively with mentoring, advisement, project adjudication, and

internships– Located in a “competitive” school district; attracts students from 22 school districts

• $43M funding included commitment to serve as Lighthouse example; objective is to stimulate similar activities throughout the nation

• Intention: Lighthouse concept applied to other locations, considering local political environment, local industry, potential government partners– Theme may be based on local industry: aviation, automobiles, chemistry, etc– Raisbeck Aviation High School contains Lighthouse Workshop facility dedicated to hosting

industry/educator/government teams from around the nation

Definitions• Outreach: Institutional approach to inform, inspire, and attract

• “Downreach” reflects specifically targeted outreach to the supply segment of the education pipeline– Industry to post-secondary & K-12 education i.e. Boeing, FAA, & AlaskaAir

presence at Raisbeck Aviation High School (RAHS)

– University to high schools i.e. numerous examples in this room

– High schools to middle/elementary i.e. RAHS robotics teams to local schools

• “Upreach” reflects specifically targeted outreach from the high school to universities and industry: i.e. RAHS & Purdue, UND, ERAU

• STEM: Science Technology Engineering & Math

• STEAM: Science Technology Engineering Arts & Math

• Lighthouse: A best practice example of STEM education application that other communities can explore and emulate

The Story of Aviation High School

AVIATIONHIGH SCHOOL

The Sky is NOT the Limit!

Our Success StoryEnhancing the Future of Puget Sound Aerospace Dominance

Reinventing High SchoolHow an urban public school became an incubator

for the next generation of Aviation & Aerospace innovators

Reba GilmanCEO / Principal

17 November 2012

AVIATIONHIGH SCHOOL

The Sky is NOT the Limit!

39 slides from Reba Gilman’sPresentation at the 2012 RoyalAeronautical Society JosephSutter Honorary Lecture. Entire 20 mbpresentation will be posted on theAABI web site about March 10, 2013at http://www.aabi.aero/news.html or Can be secured from Peter Morton pmminc@earthlink.net

What Can AABI Do?

• Reenergize our Outreach Committee• Share success stories in outreach and best STEM

examples• Share lessons learned in outreach • Create and maintain a data base of outreach projects• Industry: encourage your affiliates in education to

engage in purposeful outreach and support• Educators: practice upreach, outreach, and

downreach; encourage K-12 networking

Raisbeck Aviation High School Students at Museum of Flight Pathfinders