To book a program contact Rachel Krumwiede at 734.483.4030 x227 or rachel.krumwiede@yankeeairmuseum.org

Yankee Air Museum Education Packages:

• Optional Add-On: Simulator Flight Experience $5 per person

• Optional Add-On: Simulator Flight Experience $5 per person

Education Programs:

• Field Trips of the Museum can be scheduled for any age group, pre-school through senior citizens. We can accommodate many different sized groups as well, including school groups, scout groups, clubs, and organizations. Tours of the Museum include a movie in our aviation-themed movie room and last between 1-2 hours. The movie titles and descriptions are listed below and can be chosen upon time of booking.
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  Movies
  • Andy’s Airplanes
    • Join Andy and his ferret, Yaygrr, on their adventures circling the globe in search of adventure.
    • Rating: G
  • The Story of Willow Run
    • A Ford Motor Company promotional film describing the Willow Run aircraft factory during World War II and the construction of the B-24 bomber.
    • Rating: NA
  • Fly Girls
    • A PBS video documenting the more than 1000 women that signed up for the Women's Airforce Service Pilots during World War II.
    • Rating: TV-G

• Heritage Field Trip - Tiger Cubs will learn about your Heritage by visiting the Yankee Air Museum. Find out how the assembly line works, why it was so important and how children contributed to the war effort.

• Heritage Belt Loop – Scouts will learn about your family heritage by creating family trees, explore how museums use archival documents when researching and creating exhibits, take a Museum tour and fly in our Education Simulator.

• Aviation Merit Badge - Scouts will explore various careers in aviation, take a Museum tour, learn about the forces of flight and how they affect aircraft, explain how an aircraft instrument panel works and fly a mission on our Education Simulator.
• Space Merit Badge - Scouts will learn about the history behind space exploration, design and engineer their own space exploration ideas, build a space station using Legos, be able to explain the operation of rocket engines, satellites, and aerospace technology, explore careers in STEM and take a Museum tour

• Listening to the Past (Try-It) - Hear stories from the past and discover the roles of women during World War II, from flying bombers to working in the manufacturing plants.

• (All Badges offered by the Yankee Air Museum are through the “Make Your Own” Badge Program)
• Women's Stories Badge - Explore our Tribute to the Women of the Arsenal of Democracy Exhibit, read about various women during WWII, and learn what characteristics made them successful. Create your own display of contemporary role models to compare and contrast, make a family tree about women in your own family, and create a skit about a famous moment in history.
• Aerospace Badge - Explore various careers in the aerospace industry, discover more about NASA, and learn about the women who made up the Mercury 13 as well as current female astronauts. Students also get to take a flight in our state of the art simulator.
• Aviation Merit Badge - Scouts will explore various careers in aviation, take a Museum tour, learn about the forces of flight and how they affect aircraft, explain how an aircraft instrument panel works and fly a mission on our Education Simulator.
• All badges must be designed and submitted on the Girl Scout Website. Click on the link to learn more: https://www.gsmakeyourown.com/

• We offer two exciting weeklong programs focused on aviation. The first is geared towards students entering 3rd to 5th grades the second is for students entering 6th to 8th grade. The Institute runs two half-day programs, a Morning session and an Afternoon session, as well as a full-day program. Students may choose to register for either half-day or full-day programs. Click here for an application.

• We offer after-school programs and clubs designed specifically for various latch key programs. If you are a school interested in providing an enriching activity for your students please contact us. Currently we are teaching the exciting "Flight Club" classes at various schools in southeast Michigan.

• A hands-on presentation about World War II, the Willow Run Bomber Plant, life at home during the war, and how children helped. Paper airplanes will be constructed.