Americas
Canada
Mirabel
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Partner | Association des Maisons de Jeunes de Mirabel |
| Location | Mirabel |
| Division |
Airbus Commercial Aircraft |
- 50 Middle school students in the first edition of the Flying Challenge, launched in 2019.
Programme
Mentoring takes place throughout the year, and three yearly activities showcase the project's aims and successes:
Launch
Careers fair
Closing event
Named Défi Jeunesse en vol in Canada, the programme, which is focused on students aged of 12-17, consists of weekly individual mentoring sessions, hands-on activities, field-based learning experiences and soft-skill development.
United States
Wichita, Kansas
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Partner | Tango Flight |
| Location | Wichita |
| Division |
Airbus Commercial Aircraft |
- 394 Middle school students benefited from the Flying Challenge since its launch in 2012.
- 309 Airbus employees have been involved in the programme since 2012.
Programme
The Airbus Foundation Flying Challenge takes place during a school year with three key events:
Launch
Careers fair
Closing event (May)
The programme, which is focused on 7th and 8th grade students (ages 13-14), consists of weekly individual mentoring sessions, hands-on activities, field-based learning experiences and soft-skill development.
Students and mentors inspired by the Flying Challenge
Mobile, Alabama
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Partner | United Way of SouthWest Alabama |
| Location | Mobile |
| Division |
Airbus Commercial Aircraft |
- 214 Middle school students have been part of the Flying Challenge since 2015
- 122 Airbus employees served as mentors for the programme since 2015.
- 1 school has been involved in the programme since 2015.
Programme
The programme takes place during a school year with two key events:
Launch (January)
Closing event (April)
In Mobile, the Flying Challenge focuses on team mentoring (2 mentors: 3-4 mentees) with weekly 50-minute sessions in which mentors and mentees focus on character development and STEM activities.
Students and mentors inspired by the Flying Challenge
"The most significant impact on the mentees was the chance to have one-on-one conversations with real engineers and employees at a company like Airbus. We were able to share our engineering knowledge and our experience of what it takes to go into this field, as well as the activities and interests that are important in this type of career." Scott Airbus volunteer
Other projects of the Airbus Foundation
Learning through science
Since 2011, the Airbus Foundation has supported the Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center in introducing and developing its ExploreAIR programme. The aim of the programme is to ignite curiosity in science, maths and technology, and to inspire youngsters to consider careers in aeronautics through an aviation science programme, summer camp and Principles of Flight workshops. More than 42,000 visitors of all ages, including approximately 30,000 children, benefit from the Exploreum’s curriculum-relevant exhibits, laboratory and classroom. A total of 120 Airbus employees have volunteered their time to help the programme.
Latin America
Itajubá, Brazil
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Partner | N/A |
| Location | Itajubá |
| Division |
Airbus Helibras |
- 66 students from 9 to 11 years old benefited from the 1st edition of the Flying Challenge in Itajuba in 2018.
- 25 Airbus employees have been involved in the programme since its launched in 2018.
The programme, which is focused on students aged of 9-11, consists of a structured educational program including mentoring in Mathematics, Portuguese, social behavior presentations, relevant visits with the support of a Psychologist and Speech therapist.
H225M simulator experience in Rio de Janeiro
Programme
Opening ceremony
Alignment meetings: Took place between the mentors before every sessions, with school professors and parents.
Mentoring sessions every week
Award ceremony : During the closing event each children was rewarded with a gift. The 3 best performing students of each class were awarded with a trip to Rio de Janeiro for a flight in Helibras H225M simulator. It was a unique experience for all of the children and their families knowing Rio for the first time.
