Growing a Love of Aviation: Aviation Alphabet 102
This class is designed for children between 5-7 years old. Each week, students will explore a letter of the alphabet and a corresponding aviation concept using engaging, hands-on learning. Students that have attended the Pre-K class, Alphabet 101, will be excited to explore familiar concepts on a deeper level, while students new to the program will delight in learning how our world works through the lens of aviation.
Classes are held on Monday mornings from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM. Enrollment is limited to 16 students and is secured using our online registration system. The cost of the full year is $300, with a $50 discount given to Florida Air Museum Members. Admission to the Florida Air Museum and Destination: Aviation Playground are included in the class fee.* Full year registrations will be sold first; weekly registrations will be offered based on availability once the course begins.
The STEM Sprouts calendar runs from September through May. Each week will highlight a letter of the alphabet, an aviation word, and a STEM concept of the day. The full schedule is displayed below.
*Admission includes one caretaker and siblings under 11 years of age.
| Date | Phonetic Alphabet | Topic | Concept |
| 14-Sep | Alpha | Aerodynamics | Airplanes are Aerodynamic |
| 21-Sep | Bravo | Biology | The Human Body |
| 28-Sep | Charlie | Cirrus | The Water Cycle |
| 5-Oct | Delta | Density | Density Definition |
| 12-Oct | Echo | Elevation | Elevation Definition |
| 19-Oct | Foxtrot | Flight | Things Fly |
| 26-Oct | Golf | Gravity | Gravity Pulls Down |
| 2-Nov | Hotel | Hot Air Balloons | Hot Air Makes Balloons Rise |
| 9-Nov | India | Insulation | Insulation Keeps Hot Air from Transferring |
| 16-Nov | Juliet | Jetstream | Jetstream is Made of Wind |
| 30-Nov | Kilo | Kinetic Energy | Kinetic Energy is Movement |
| 7-Dec | Lima | Lightning | Weather |
| 14-Dec | Mike | Magnetos | Magnets |
| 4-Jan | November | Navigation | Maps, Map Keys, Map Grids |
| 11-Jan | Oscar | Orbit | Planets Orbit Around the Sun |
| 25-Jan | Papa | Parachutes | Parachutes Create Drag |
| 1-Feb | Quebec | Questioning | Scientific Method |
| 8-Feb | Romeo | Radio Communication | Sound Waves Travel |
| 22-Feb | Sierra | Seaplane | Pond Life |
| 1-Mar | Tango | Thrust | Thrust Makes Things Go |
| 8-Mar | Uniform | Universe | Our Universe Contains Planets and Stars |
| 22-Mar | Victor | Vector | Air Traffic Control |
| 29-Mar | Whiskey | Weight and Balance | Center of Gravity |
| 19-Apr | Xray | X-Wing | Airplane Design/Shapes |
| 26-Apr | Yankee | Yoke | Yaw/Pitch/Roll |
| 3-May | Zulu | Zulu | Time |