Students at Southwest ISD are reaching new heights thanks to a drone program. The program has been around for a couple years now, and allows for students to earn high level certificates.
– Students at Southwest ISD are reaching new heights thanks to a school drone program. The program has been around for a couple years and allows for students to earn high-level certification.Students in the program learn STEM skills, earn certificates all while also getting workforce ready.
“There’s the STEM part of it, where they can bring in math and English and other subjects and they can learn those subjects in a fun way,” Rodolfo Urby, aviation teacher at Southwest High School said.“The curriculum that they’re using here prepares them to pass the FAA Part 107 commercial drone pilot certification test, which makes them able to go and get jobs. It’s an industry certification for this school,” Christina Martinez, with the Dee Howard Foundation said.
The program is a game changer for many families. The drone curriculum is set to scale up to 20 more schools next year. “I think for kids, the biggest thing for families here, especially in our district, is going to be opportunity. You know, exposing them to all sorts of different things they may not have been exposed to,” Urby said.“So drones in general, they’re fun. They’re fun to play with. Fun to raise, fun to do tricks with,” Fernandez said. “I want to work on aircrafts.”
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