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American eight to 12 year-olds average just under five hours of screen time a day, while U.S. teens average nearly seven hours. That nugget comes from a 2019 report from Common Sense (https://my.faa.gov/exit/?pgLnk=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.commonsensemedia.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fuploads%2Fresearch% 2F2019-census-8-to-18-full-report-updated.pdf) . Aviation Safety wants to offer kids interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) a chance to use some of that screen time productively and with an aviation twist. That opportunity will be provided with the return of the AVS STEM Career Symposium(https://my.faa.gov/content/myfaa/en/org/linebusiness/avs/activities/AVS_STEM.html) on April…

The Aviation Safety Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Career Symposium is an annual event designed to expose young people to the world of aviation. The AVS STEM Outreach Team is the first team to win AVS STEM Champion Team award(https://my.faa.gov/focus/articles/2020/10/Get_to_Know_This_Yea.html) . In 2019 the team amassed several impressive accomplishments including: conducting 14 outreach events; reaching over 1,300 students, including the second AVS STEM Career Symposium, which tripled student attendance to 150 and hosting the first AVS Shadow Day for…

A great, FREE, way to spend a Saturday afternoon! Join the All-Virtual Girls in Aviation Day, Saturday, March 13, 2021 with a FREE Zoom session with the female members of the USAF Thunderbird team and a female NASA Astronaut! 10am-noon PST / 1:00-3:00pm ESTMARCH 13, 2021 Space is limited – sign up today! REGISTER https://wai.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dc1bacd500d566a07d6468f43&id=c22065a6b7&e=9b59ae4f98 Copyright © 2021 Women in Aviation International, All rights reserved.Our mailing address is: Women in Aviation International 3647 State Route 503 S Morningstar Airport West…