Aerospace and STEM Program

Virtual Preparatory Academy of Oklahoma, in partnership with the Oklahoma Aviation Academy, offers a transformative Aerospace and STEM education program to high school students in the state of Oklahoma. This program is designed to provide industry-connected education pathways for Oklahoma students, ensuring career readiness in the high-demand areas of aviation and aerospace after high school. Our STEM curriculum prepares students for various aviation career pathways.

This program provides students with educational opportunities in a wide variety of STEM and aerospace-related fields, such as computer science, biotech, engineering, atmospheric sciences, robotics, and many more. Students will be able to earn certifications in aircraft repair and maintenance, drone operation, and even a pilot’s license.

Our curriculum, developed in collaboration with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), offers rich and engaging content that meets the standards required by the state of Oklahoma. Students will engage in various activities and assessments, including labs, journals, written assignments, discussions, group and individual projects, formative assessments, objective tests, and written exams.

Students will cultivate critical skills, including discovering passions and purpose, critical thinking and problem-solving, collaboration across networks, agility, adaptability, resilience, initiative and entrepreneurship, effective oral, written, and multimedia communication, and accessing and analyzing information.