Hilliard students have participated in other programs at Emerald Campus in the past, and that connection made it possible to facilitate hosting them, she said. The Hilliard students in the program also are participating in that course through Dublin City Schools, Mesi said. This will include guest speakers, tours, field trips, and assignments focused on the various facets of aviation," according to the Dublin course handbook.
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This course is designed to help students "gain a behind-the-scenes understanding of the aviation industry through a series of experiential learning opportunities with aviation professionals and organizations. “That would be ultimately, for us, a win-win,” Morgan said.Īny high school student throughout central Ohio who meets the prerequisites may take the program through Ohio State, Mesi said.ĭublin City Schools, through its partnership with Ohio State, also offers additional programming called Aviation and Research Field Experience on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at the the Emerald Campus at 5175 Emerald Parkway in Dublin, she said. Hopefully, she said, those jobs will remain in Ohio. “The pathway to workforce development is something we’re proud of, and we’ll be eager to make the partnerships and give these students not only the knowledge base, but future jobs.” “This course gives them a head start in the aviation industry which is extremely large. Morgan, executive director of Ohio State's Air Transportation and Aerospace Campus at the airport.
“This has been a dream of mine and our leadership staff to work and partner with local high schools,” said Stephanie A. The courses offered to students in the academy include Introduction to the Aviation Industry, "including its elements, components and structures," as well as Private Pilot Fundamentals, a "study of flight fundamentals, aircraft operations, weather and regulations required for Private Pilot certification," according to the 2021-22 Dublin City Schools High School Course and Career Planning Handbook. However, only high school students are participating at the airport currently because no college students signed up to take the classes there, according to Mesi. 25, and this is the first year high school students are eligible to take these courses, according to Lori Mesi, Emerald Campus administrator for Dublin City Schools.Īll Ohio State students majoring in aviation also take the courses offered through the program, according to Ohio State spokeswoman Holly Henley. Case Road in Columbus, and the main Ohio State campus. Taxi to Takeoff is a college-level program at the Ohio State University Airport, 2160 W. The program was announced last spring as a partnership between Ohio State and Dublin City Schools.
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They are the first high schoolers to participate in the Taxi to Takeoff Aviation Academy, a new program offered to students enrolled in Ohio State’s College Credit Plus program to introduce them to the inner workings of careers in aviation. Every Monday and Wednesday morning this semester, 12 high school students from the Dublin, Hilliard and Worthington school districts make their way to the Ohio State University Airport.
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