high-flyers eyeing career
The Royal New Zealand Air Force opened its Whenuapai air base to 34 teachers, providing them with hands-on experience in aviation and technical roles.
The six-day School to Skies camp aims to provide teachers with the knowledge and hands-on experience they need to inspire students, especially Māori and Pasifika wāhine, to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects.
Squadron Leader Lisa Eavestaff says influencing not only Year 13 students but also their teachers will go a long way.
“It initially started with running a camp for Year 13 wāhine but, in 2021, we thought, why just influence this group of girls if we can influence the teachers - we’re going to be able to extend that reach even more. The camp for the teachers is a student learning experience where we bring them on, we show them the real-life application of STEM so they can go back to their classrooms and hopefully influence their students into STEM career pathways,” Eavestaff says.
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