PENSACOLA, Fla. - Florida Power and Light Co. recently awarded J.H. Workman Middle School a STEM grant worth $50,000, about half of which will be used the school's Technology Education classroom, turning it into the “"Center of Invention and Innovation." The rest has been allocated toward a new STEM program to be taught within the renovated space. The STEM program, called We Build It Better, was developed by Flight Works Alabama and is meant to teach middle school students the foundations of industrial design and equip them with mechanical skills they can apply in the real-world. Because the curriculum was created by Flight Works, some of its projects and presentations will incorporate aeronautic concepts, according Steven Harrell, director of Workforce Education for the Escambia County School District. "So, the beauty of it being at Workman is that the school is walking distance away from (Booker T.) Washington High School and is one of the feeder schools for Washington High School," Harrell said. Booker T. Washington High School already has its own aviation technology program, and the new program at Workman Middle School will now have the potential to create a pipeline of future aviation mechanics. (Source: Pensacola News Journal, 02/07/22)
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