TWIN PINE Composite Squadron Aerospace Education

Staff:

Lt Col Stanley Troyano, NJ Wing Director of Aerospace Education

Capt BJ Bousquet, Squadron Internal Aerospace Officer

Welcome to the homepage for the Twin Pine Squadron Aerospace Education programs for senior members and cadets. Civil Air Patrol's (CAP) internal Aerospace Education program has two parts, one for cadets and and one for senior members.

Cadets have a mandatory aerospace education program. They must learn about a wide variety of aerospace topics to progress in Civil Air Patrol. Cadets must pass formal tests to progress in the achievement levels and in the awards system. Cadets are presented with aerospace education opportunities as part of squadron meetings, encampments and field trips and through guest speakers, model building and flying.

Senior members have an elective aerospace education program. They may participate in the Aerospace Education Program for Senior Members (AEPSM) and earn the Charles E. ‘Chuck’ Yeager Aerospace Education Achievement Award.

Possibly the most significant annual event in our education program is the National Congress on Aviation and Space Education (NCASE): NCASE is the premier aerospace education conference of its kind in the nation. It is also one of Civil Air Patrol's major contributions to America's aerospace education community. CAP uses this forum to promote science, math and technology in today's classrooms. Presented annually since 1968, NCASE brings together educators from around the nation to learn from a variety of gifted speakers and motivational teachers. Aerospace-oriented hands-on activities for all grade levels are offered in a variety of break-out sessions. Teachers share new experiences and discover learning tools that will capture the imagination of their students. Teachers learn how the wonders of aviation and space can be a way to teach ordinary subjects in an extraordinary way. Several awards are presented during the conference including the A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace Education Teacher of the Year Award, the National Aeronautic Association's Frank G. Brewer Trophy, the National Coalition on Aviation Education Leadership Award, and the National Congress Crown Circle for Aerospace Education Leadership.

Course Material

Cadets up to SMSgt should download the appropriate Aerospace Dimensions PowerPoint slides. You should print out these slides (black and white and three per page as 'handouts' is fine) and bring them to the class. Download instructions are below.

Cadet Officers will be supported in Pxsarts III and IV of the cadet program by mentoring after any test failure.

Senior members use the same AEPSM text book that cadet officers use. Study materials (PowerPoint summary slides) are available for download from the CAP National Website. Download instructions are below.

Download Instructions:
Note that the above downloads are relatively large files and so have been 'zipped' to reduce download time. To download them, right click, choose 'Save Target As...', and select an appropriate location on your own hard drive. After downloading, double click the zipped file to unzip into a normal PowerPoint file. This file should open in the normal manner in Microsoft PowerPoint 97 or later.

If you cannot already handle zipped files, you can download Winzip for free. If you are not able to view PowerPoint files, you can download PowerPoint Viewer from Microsoft for free.