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Lakeland, FL 33811
Lead Teacher: Chad Smith
Phone: (863) 647-4761
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Areas of Interest: Aeronautics, Engineering
CFAA News
Sun 'n Fun Receives $7.5 Million Grant for New CFAA Building
Officials from the SUN 'n FUN Fly-In and the Polk County School Board have broken ground on a new $7.5 million facility that will house the Central Florida Aerospace Academy, an aviation-oriented high school/career academy already located on the SUN 'n FUN campus. The new 58,000-square-foot facility, which will house up to 500 high school students at CFAA when it is completed, is scheduled to open in August 2011.
CFAA Teacher Featured in Teachers.net Gazette
Central Florida Aerospace Academy's engineering instructor, George Bartuska, is featured in the Teachers.net Gazette. The article, written by well-known educator Harry Wong, focuses on Bartuska's path to becoming an effective teacher and his methods for meaningful classroom instruction.
Polk Schools, CFAA Receive $1.4 Million NASA Grant
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded Polk County Public Schools a $1.4 million education grant to enhance Kathleen High School's Central Florida Aerospace Academy (CFAA), an aviation oriented high school/career academy located on the campus of the Sun 'n Fun Fly-In. "This major grant from our nation's space agency not only recognizes the quality and potential of the CFAA program, but also places Polk County Schools among some of the country's top science and technology programs," said Superintendant of Schools Dr. Gail F. McKinzie.
Bay News 9: Field Trip a True Treat for Young Aviation Enthusiasts
Students at the area's only high school aerospace academy got a unique opportunity. Students were able to get an up-close look and tour of the Goodyear blimp. They also learned from the blimp staff how technology helps it fly.
Bay News 9: New school teaches reading, writing and...avionics?
Students at a new Polk County school are learning a lot more than reading, writing and arithmetic. The students in the inaugural class of the Central Florida Aerospace Academy at Kathleen High School are learning how planes are built, how they work and how to troubleshoot an aircraft's circuit board.
