| AFA Visions of Exploration Is Linked! – Free Lessons
Debby Dodge of USA Today announced a new program for educators. They can go to the USA Today education website and scroll to the AFA Logo on the right side of the page. That link will take educators to the AFA Visions of Exploration microsite produced for the program. Teachers can also access the site using the left side of the homepage. Visions of Exploration, a listed topic, will link them directly to the Visions site. Dodge explained that they have now placed a direct link to AFA.org on the Visions page so teachers can learn more information about AFA's education programs. Dodge related to Sandy Schlitt, Vice Chairman of the Board for Aerospace Education, that she receives many requests for the Visions program. She attempts to match requests to local chapters, and in some cases, has been able to match schools. However, some AFA Chapters are at their capacity for sponsoring classrooms. Dodge responds to every request and explains that she no longer has any Visions grants available because the grants are filled on a first come, first served basis. She lets the requestor know that they are encouraged to visit the Visions of Exploration site and access lessons that are available for FREE. Dodge will then place those schools on a holding list and try to accommodate them through the vacation donation funding program. That program allows home delivery customers to donate their vacation weeks to needy schools. This concept allows more students and classrooms into the program at no additional funding cost to Chapters. ESSENTIALLY THE VISIONS PROGRAM CURICULLUM IS PROVIDED (less the Newspapers) AT NO COST TO THE TEACHER OR AFA.
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