Jim Shaw ACE Academy

09/28/2026

🚨 REGISTRATION IS OPEN! 🚨

The Shaw Aviation & STEM Club is back for the 2026–2027 school year! ✈️🔬

Join us once a month from November through April for hands-on experiences designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and a love for aviation, STEM, and learning.

📅 November 14, 2026
📅 December 12, 2026
📅 January 9, 2027
📅 February 13, 2027
📅 March 13, 2027
📅 April 10, 2027

⏰ 8:00 AM–12:00 PM

👨🏾‍✈️🧑🏼‍🚀6-12th Graders

Space is limited, so don’t wait to register! Register at the link in our bio or at https://www.shawaceacademy.com/stem-club

Come learn, create, explore, and SOAR with us! ✈️💙

09/24/2026

Throwback Thursday

One of the most meaningful parts of hosting the Skybound Flight Festival at the Forsyth Tech Mazie S. Woodruff Aviation Technology Lab is the history connected to this place.

Mazie S. Woodruff made history in 1976 as the first Black person elected to the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners. Today, the aviation technology lab bearing her name is helping prepare the next generation for careers in aviation.

Just down the road is Jim Shaw Boulevard, named in honor of Jim Shaw Sr., who spent years working to revitalize the Liberty Street corridor through the Liberty CDC. He believed deeply that East Winston could be a place of opportunity, entrepreneurship, and economic growth.

East Winston has a rich history of Black leadership, entrepreneurship, education, and community investment. For Jim Shaw ACE Academy, our work is about continuing that legacy by connecting young people to aviation, and STEM and career opportunities.

Today, Jim Shaw’s granddaughter, Alexandria Shaw, is carrying that legacy forward through Jim Shaw ACE Academy and her service on the Smith Reynolds Airport Board.

We’re especially grateful to Rich Moore of CashMap, a descendant of Mazie S. Woodruff, for helping us tell more of this story and participating as a vendor at the festival. Cash Map is an all-in-one financial literacy and empowerment resource that Richard built here in the Triad to serve communities across North Carolina.

It’s about connecting legacy to opportunity.

We were also honored to capture this moment with members of the Mazie S. Woodruff family at the festival.

Two legacies. One community. And a whole lot more history still to make.

The sky is just the start. 💙🛫
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09/23/2026

This year has been a year of meaningful partnership and connections through our role as a Winston Under 40 Community Partner with Greater Winston-Salem, Inc. If you are a local non-profit I strongly encourage you to apply to be their community partner in the future.

As part of that partnership, the Winston Under 40 Board joined us for a ribbon cutting at our 2nd Annual Skybound Flight Festival, helping highlight the work we’re doing to introduce local youth to aviation, STEM, and career opportunities. ✈️

The partnership has also connected us to valuable resources, including fundraising opportunities like Cocktails for a Cause, where Jim Shaw ACE Academy is the featured nonprofit this month!

🍸 TOMORROW | 5:00–6:30 PM
📍 The Katherine at Kimpton Cardinal Hotel

Come out, grab an Aviator, and support our mission while enjoying an evening downtown! Must be 21+ but they can also make it as a MOCKtail for those that don’t indulge.

We appreciate the Winston Under 40 Board for highlighting our work, connecting us with the community, and supporting the next generation of leaders here in Winston-Salem.💙✈️

Aviation STEM

09/22/2026

Girls in Aviation Day 2026 ✈️💙

A room full of future pilots, engineers, aviation professionals, and leaders. So proud to be part of creating spaces where young girls can see themselves in aviation and know they belong. 👩🏾‍✈️

Can you spot our Executive Director? The bright green shirts definitely work in our favor. 💚

09/22/2026

Special thanks to Maureena Shepherd & Associates, Allen Tate/Broker for presenting this opportunity to young ladies across the Triad and beyond.

Beat us there don’t meet us there in 2027. The sky is just the start ladies. ✈️💕

Thank you to all of our exhibitors for making this year so educational, fun and interactive for our young ladies entering this industry!

09/21/2026

This month over 800 people from across the Triad and beyond came out to experience aviation and STEM through hands-on, immersive experiences at the 2nd Annual Skybound Flight Festival, presented through the lens of the Jim Shaw ACE Academy.

We can’t wait for the next one! 🛫💙💚

For more detailed clips from the event, check out our YouTube:

Video by: Justin Brunson

09/17/2026

Before the month of September ends, stop by The Katharine at the Kimpton Cardinal Hotel downtown W-S and order “The Aviator” 🍸✈️

Proceeds from the cocktail benefit the Jim Shaw ACE Academy, helping support aviation, STEM, and financial literacy opportunities for local youth.

And join us next Thursday, September 24, from 5–6 PM. Drop in anytime, grab a drink, and show your support for our nonprofit. We’d love to see you there! Must be 21+ or they can even make it a mocktail.

Special thanks to the for making this opportunity possible.

09/15/2026

The smiles say it all. 😃

What a day at the 2nd Annual Skybound Flight Festival!

From the aircraft and STEM activities to the music, food, vendors, and incredible community support, we had SO much fun!

Thank you to everyone who came out and helped make Skybound a day to remember. We’re still smiling! Stay tuned for more recaps, and find out more about our programs and events at www.shawaceacademy.com Tag someone you know in the comments! ✈️💚💙