Dream Learners: Inspiring the Next Generation of Airplane Builders

摘要

Kids throwing paper airplanes in the classroom is usually frowned upon. However, teachers are clamoring to have their students do just that as part of Boeing South Carolina's DreamLearners program, which is helping to spark the interest of the next generation of airplane designers and builders while giving them a greater understanding of Boeing's expanding operations in South Carolina. On any given day, a school busload of students may be found at the Boeing facility in North Charleston, SC, where 787 Dreamliners are built. From their vantage point in the Final Assembly building Tour Balcony, the wide-eyed students gawk in amazement as they watch the twin-aisle airplanes being assembled on the production floor below. For many, this is the closest they have ever been to a large commercial jetliner. Little do they know that while they're having fun, they're also learning a bit of the science and math of airplane design.