Education
The primary mission of the Fargo Air Museum is to inspire new generations of aviators. We have students who first visited the Museum with their family, then attended aviation camp, became a student tour guide, and went on to earn their pilot’s license. We offer group tours and activities for the younger daycare-age crowd in addition to our youth camps.
In 2020, we began an expansion of our youth education programming and now offer two different camps for local kids! Both camps are chock full of exciting opportunities designed to rev the engines of future pilots, aircraft mechanics, air traffic controllers and more. We offer a variety of hands-on learning for school age flight enthusiasts.
Limited spaces available for every camp. Sign up early to secure your spot! Camps may end early and it is expected that parents or guardians are able to pick up campers upon conclusion of camp.
Youth Aviation Camp
Youth Aviation Camp teaches young Aviators the fundamentals of a variety of aviation related topics.
Campers (ages 6-18) enjoy exploring various aspects of aviation as topics change month to month.
Each Camp is divided into two parts over the course of two Saturdays a month. Aviators must register for the first camp in order to attend part 2. Those that complete both parts of the camp may qualify for a Scout Merit Badge.
Cost: FREE thanks to grant funding from the North Dakota Aeronautics Association.
Turn It, Build It! STEAM
Camp
Turn It, Build It! is an advanced STEAM camp that dives deeper into the topics covered in Youth Aviation Camp through hands on activities.
Campers (ages 8-18) are invited to tinker with materials designed to foster necessary skills for a variety of careers.
Turn It, Build It! STEAM Camps are offered once a month with a year long theme, “Lost in Space.” Campers will work through a monthly challenge with a strong emphasis on teamwork. Previous enrollment/experience not required. Campers pick up where left off each month.
Cost: $20 Non-members | $10 Members (coupon code in email) Scholarships Available.
Lil Flyers Club
Let us bring the history to you! The Fargo Air Museum offers a traveling camp for local youth. "Lil Flyers Club" features nine different 1-hour lessons for your classroom, after school programs, or day-care. With lessons such as aircraft artwork, map making, or stories behind awards and medals, campers learn how art played a part in aviation history through engaging activities with all necessary materials provided. Club participants receive a sticker for each lesson completed for a “collect them all” experience.
To schedule call 701-293-8043 or email communication@fargoairmuseum.org
Young Eagles Build Night Pietenpol Workshop
Learn how early aviation pioneers built aircraft and help build a real airplane to be displayed at Fargo Air Museum. No prior experience necessary. The workshop picks up where it left off each month.
Fargo Air Museum partnering with Experimental Aircraft Association host this camp once a month.
Cost: This workshop is FREE to all ages 10-18.
What is STEM Education?
STEM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in four specific disciplines — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — in an interdisciplinary and applied approach. Rather than teach the four disciplines as separate and discrete subjects, STEM integrates them into a cohesive learning paradigm based on real-world applications.
What is STEAM Education?
STEAM is a way to take the benefits of STEM and complete the package by integrating these principles in and through the arts. STEAM takes STEM to the next level: it allows students to connect their learning in these critical areas together with arts practices, elements, design principles, and standards to provide the whole pallet of learning at their disposal. STEAM removes limitations and replaces them with wonder, critique, inquiry, and innovation.
