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We aim to engage, educate, and accelerate the next generation of aerospace professionals.

The Florida Air Museum, "Florida’s Official Aviation Museum and Education Center” features a dynamic display of the best examples aviation has to offer including one-of-a-kind designs, classics, ultra-lights, antiques and warbirds. But the Museum is more than a collection of airplanes; it is a tribute to the history and joy of flight highlighting pioneers such as Howard Hughes, early air racers, and countless Floridians who have influenced the world of aviation. The Museum also offers a variety of unique year-round educational experiences for all ages including camps, tours, workshops and speaker presentations.

10/28/2026

Join us for the next smART @ FAM! Our STEAM project has a holiday theme of needle felted trees adorned with special aerospace ornaments!

📆November 28, 2026
💲$10 per person at the door | FREE for Florida Air Museum members
⏰9 AM - 12 PM
🎟️https://loom.ly/F0T-7Kc

10/27/2026

🎃👻 StoryTime got a spooky twist today! Our little storytime guests showed up in their Halloween best for a frightfully fun adventure full of costumes, stories, candy and Halloween magic! 🦇🕸️

Thank you to everyone who joined us for a spooktacular time! 🍬✨

10/26/2026

🎃Reminder👻 StoryTime at the Florida Air Museum is tomorrow at 10am!

🍬Don't forget to wear your Halloween Costumes!

📍 4075 James C. Ray Dr., Lakeland, FL 33811

10/26/2026

🚀🌱 Big discoveries are happening at STEM Sprouts! 🔬🥚

Our young scientists are exploring, experimenting, and learning through hands-on STEM activities!

🥚 Pre-K: Exploring gravity with the Humpty Dumpty Egg Drop!
🧑‍🚀 K–1st Grade: Discovering what life is like as an astronaut by trying space food and making pudding from powder!
💥 2nd–3rd Grade: Investigating gravity, force, and velocity with their own Humpty Dumpty Egg Drop challenge!
🏗️ 4th–5th Grade: Becoming engineers by building different shapes and testing which structures are the strongest!

10/24/2026

Calling all homeschool families with students K - 2nd grade, ages 5-8! Join us at the Aerospace Center for Excellence on January 15, 2027, for a field trip experience designed with homeschoolers in mind! 🚀🎒

We know every homeschool journey is unique, so we’ve created special field trip days tailored to students by age. Each field trip runs from 9:30 AM–12:00 PM, with engaging experiences lasting 45 minutes each. Give your homeschooler a chance to learn, explore, and experience aviation in a whole new way! ✈️

📅 January 15, 2027
🎓 K - 2nd Grade | Ages 5-8
⏰ 9:30 AM–12:00 PM
🔗 https://loom.ly/tpBEV20

10/23/2026

One month until StoryTime Under the Stars? 🐛📖🌌

This event is open to your entire family, so bring everyone for fun around our large fire pit as we read, sing, and enjoy some s'mores together! 🔥🎶📚

📆 November 23, 2026
🕐 6-7:30 PM
📍 4590 Rocky Rd Lakeland, FL 33811
💲 The event is free to all. We ask for a $10 donation per family to help offset the material costs.

For more information or to register, click the link here! ➡️ https://loom.ly/UoIsf-Y

10/22/2026

Congratulations to Ryann White for completing her Private Pilot Checkride! She is pilot #208 to emerge from the James C. Ray Flight Training Scholarship! ✈️🎉

10/21/2026

Come participate in Synergy Aero Flight School’s Plane Wash located at Winter Haven Regional Airport to help fund the James C. Ray Flight Training Scholarship!

10/20/2026

🦸‍♂️✨ Storytime: Heroes Among Us! ✨🚒✈️

This week, our little learners explored the theme of HEROES! 📚❤️ For our Career Feature, we learned all about firefighters and how some firefighters fly airplanes to help put out fires! 🚒✈️🔥

And, of course, we couldn’t forget to add a little fun with dancing and rhymes! 💃🕺🎶

We’re teaching our little heroes that there are so many ways to make a difference in the world! 🌎💛

Join us next StoryTime: Tuesday at 10am!

10/19/2026

🌱🔬 Learning is always growing at STEM Sprouts! 🚀✨

Our students have been busy exploring, creating, experimenting, and putting STEM into action through hands-on activities! 🧪🛠️

🌟 Pre-K–K: Exploring and learning through a variety of engaging group activities!

🚁 K–1st Grade: Building helicopters, then taking them outside to see them fly!

🐷 2nd–3rd Grade: Bringing the Three Little Pigs to life while exploring Newton’s Laws of Motion and testing whether their houses could withstand the force!

🌉 4th–5th Grade: Engineering their own Brooklyn Bridge-inspired structures and putting their building skills to the test!

At STEM Sprouts, we’re growing curious minds, one hands-on experience at a time! 🌿💡

Address

4075 James C. Ray Drive
Lakeland, FL
33811

Telephone

+18639046833

Website

http://www.aceedu.org/

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