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District unveils Performance Drone Team pilot to give students FAA certification and paid internship pathways
Summary
Peninsula School District announced an innovation program to create a student performance drone team — an ASB-run club and an internship pathway that will include FAA Part 107 certification, animation, choreography and paid show production opportunities.
Peninsula School District on April 22 unveiled a new innovation program to develop a student Performance Drone Team, a pilot program the district said will be only the second of its kind in the U.S. and the first in Washington.
The program will combine current district courses (FAA Part 107 drone certification, computer science) with ASB-run clubs, animation and choreography work, and a paid internship pathway that can lead directly to work-based learning and resume development, innovation lead Mel told the board.
Why it matters: The district framed the project as career-connected learning that combines technical, creative and project-management skills. Students…
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