Learn about Flight and Aviation! This free program allows students to experiment with new ideas, ask questions, and learn new science skills like keeping a lab book, giving presentations, and designing new experiments.
In 2024-2025, First Light students will focus on different forms of flight!
- Fall: What is Flight?
- Winter: Drones in Flight
- Spring: What is propulsion? (Rockets)
Sessions run from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm each week. (Except for the first session, which starts at 12:30 p.m. for orientation). Snacks are provided to students halfway through each session.
Registration for the Spring Term of the 2024-2025 school year is open!
Volunteer with First Light
First Light is seeking STEM professionals to serve as volunteer instructional assistants for the 2023-2024 school year. Volunteers commit to serve for one six-week term (three terms per year). Volunteers guide students through hands-on activities to explore scientific questions.
To apply to be a volunteer, please complete the Volunteer Application.
Outcomes
Alumni choose STEM! Of the students who were in this program 2008-09, 39% are now pursuing college degrees with a STEM focus.
Alumni return for more FL! Over the last 10 years, 64% of students return for more than one term. 43% return for more than three terms.
