IBM Volunteers Visit Balmville

This year's project, coordinated by NFA P-TECH alumnus Kyle Villano from IBM, focused on sustainable aviation. Students had the opportunity to be engineers! 

For grades K-2, students created hoop gliders, a project specifically designed for younger students. Grades 3-5 built fling-planes, aiming to see how far their fling-planes could travel while keeping the pilot securely attached to the aircraft. While making their fling-planes, students learned that an engineer is creative, works in a team, has a plan, and learns from their mistakes.

Story and photos provided by Ms. Waleska Rayford.

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