DESIGN, ENGINEERING, RACING, TEAMWORK
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AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM LIKE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFOREDrones in School is a one of a kind opportunity for students to experience the excitement of being on an actual racing team while also applying their classroom learning to real life.
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The Latest News...
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) Partners with Drones in School to Fund 100 New Teams
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Drones in School is proud to announce that Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has become the first Platinum National Partner for our program. Through FPL's generous support of $100,000.00, they have made it possible for us to create a grant to support 100 new Drones in School, middle school, or high school teams from the state of Florida. Through this grant, awarded teams will receive full support underwriting the equipment purchase, professional development, and annual registration fees for the current season.
The Drones in School program is open to more than just traditional public schools. To grow the STEM pipeline and meet the needs for the next generation of jobs, we encourage public, private, charter schools, homeschoolers, after-school programs, youth organizations (i.e., Girl Scouts, Boys & Girls Clubs, 4-H Groups, etc.), and other STEM education stakeholders to apply. The only barrier to launching a STEM program for many organizations is the financial resources to purchase the required equipment. Unfortunately, the students who can benefit most from an engaging, hands-on, innovative program like Drones in School are often in schools that face budgetary constraints preventing them from participating. Through the FPL grant initiative, 100 new teams in Florida will receive two MultiGP STEM Kits at no cost, providing a team with two drones, two controllers, two FPV goggles, batteries, and chargers; everything required to get started in the Drones in School middle school or high school divisions. If you are an organization based in Florida, you can apply for this grant at: www.fpl.com/community/robotics.html If you are a company interested in joining FPL to support more teams with funding, please get in touch with our Executive Director, Tad Douce, at: info@dronesinschool.com About Florida Power & Light Company: Florida Power & Light Company is the largest energy company in the U.S. as measured by retail electricity produced and sold. The company serves more than 5.6 million customer accounts supporting more than 11 million residents across Florida with clean, reliable and affordable electricity. FPL operates one of the cleanest power generation fleets in the U.S. and in 2020 won the ReliabilityOne® National Reliability Excellence Award, presented by PA Consulting, for the fifth time in the last six years. The company was recognized in 2020 as one of the most trusted U.S. electric utilities by Escalent for the seventh consecutive year. FPL is a subsidiary of Juno Beach, Florida-based NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), a clean energy company widely recognized for its efforts in sustainability, ethics and diversity, and has been ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry in Fortune’s 2021 list of “World’s Most Admired Companies.” NextEra Energy is also the parent company of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which, together with its affiliated entities, is the world’s largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun and a world leader in battery storage. For more information about NextEra Energy companies, visit these websites: www.NextEraEnergy.com, www.FPL.com, www.NextEraEnergyResources.com. |
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Drones in School Recognized as First AMA Authorized STE(A)M Program
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The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) recently launched a program to showcase exemplar STE(A)M programs in the field of aeronautics. The AMA staff reviewed our program and approved Drones in School as the first STE(A)M recognized by the AMA.
The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) is the official national body for model aviation in the United States. AMA sanctions more than 2,000 model competitions throughout the country each year and certifies official model flying records nationally and internationally. AMA is the world's largest model aviation association, representing a membership of nearly 200,000 from every walk of life, income level, and age group. Learn more about the AMA at modelaircraft.org |
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