29 Apr National Flight Academy offering exclusive rate to Escambia County students

By Katie King – katie@ewbullock.com

April 29, 2016 –Pensacola, Fl—The National Flight Academy is offering an exclusive rate of $750 to Escambia County students for its AMBITION program. Available to rising 7th-12th grade Escambia County students, the six-day, five-night session will be held on Sunday, May 29, through Friday, June 3.

Attendees will live aboard the virtual aircraft carrier, Ambition, where they will experience an immersive, aviation-based adventure that is revolutionizing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education.

The program starts with an aeronautical story that weaves STEM learning objectives with important 21st century skills including critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork and communication. It all leads to an unparalled learning experience for our leaders of tomorrow.

“This is the unique opportunity for local students to branch out and explore a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” said marketing director Malerie Shelton. “After the week long program, they’ll be surprised how much they’ve expanded their math and science skills without ever opening a textbook,” she added.

“There’s nowhere else in the world where students can plan humanitarian missions, fly simulators, tour and observe an air traffic control tower and see the Blue Angels in just one week,” she furthered.

The exclusive rate for the six-day-long program on May 29 through June 3 is now only $750 per person, regularly $1,250. Register at www.nationalflightacademy.com, and use code ESC750. Registration closes May 14. For more information, please call (850) 458-7836 or info@nationalflightacademy.com.

Organizations interested in sponsoring Summer Deployments, please call the National Flight Academy at (850) 458-7836.

About the National Flight Academy

The National Flight Academy, located aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida, is designed to address the serious concerns of declining Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) skills and standards in our country. The Academy’s mission is to inspire students who subsequently return to their parent schools and seek out the more challenging courses in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

The NFA is a self-supporting, tuition-based educational program. In order to make the National Flight Academy adventure a reality for as many students as possible, we are committed to a financial aid program that enables a demographically and geographically diverse student population to attend. We welcome support from individuals, corporations and foundations for both our scholarship program and general operation funds. The National Flight Academy, a program of the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation Inc., is authorized but not endorsed or funded by the U.S. Navy or U.S. Government.

For more information about the National Flight Academy, visit http://www.nationalflightacademy.com or find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Please contact Malerie Shelton, Director of Marketing and Public Relations, via email at mshelton@navalaviationmueum.org for more information.