LONDON, July 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop
Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will be hosting more than 20 Year
10 pupils from Witham Academy, Lincoln, at the RAF Waddington International
Air Show as part of the company's programme of activities to
promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
subjects in schools.
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Northrop Grumman is participating as the principal industry
sponsor at the air show which takes place from July 5-6. Northrop Grumman provides the whole
life support, including maintenance, modification and life-cycle
sustainment services, for the E-3D Sentry fleet of airborne early
warning and control aircraft based at RAF Waddington.
The company has been working closely with Witham Academy on
initiatives aimed at encouraging interest in STEM subjects.
During their visit to the air show the students will tour the
E-3D Sentry aircraft on display, the hangar where aircraft
maintenance and modernisation activities are undertaken, the engine
bay workshop and also a full-scale model of Northrop Grumman's
Global Hawk high altitude long endurance unmanned aircraft.
"We have strong and growing relationships with local schools
aimed at encouraging interest in STEM," said Kevin Longman, programme director UK AWACS,
Northrop Grumman. "We are pleased to be providing this
opportunity for students to spend a day at the air show and give
them insights into our capabilities in unmanned aerial vehicles and
aircraft maintenance, modernisation and support. I hope
the visit will be both enjoyable and stimulating."
Two Year 10 pupils together with a science teacher from Witham
Academy were selected earlier this year to receive sponsorships to
attend Space Camp® at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center (USSRC) in
Huntsville, Alabama, courtesy of
the Northrop Grumman Foundation. This followed a school competition
in which they had to design a space centre.
The pupils will join nearly 100 students and teachers sponsored
by the Northrop Grumman Foundation from schools local to the
company's facilities across the U.S. at the week-long Space Camp®
at the end of July. In addition, two students and a teacher from
Bourne Academy near Northrop Grumman's facility in Market Deeping,
Peterborough, have also received
sponsorships from the Foundation and will be at Space
Camp®.
Students will participate in activities such as rocket building
and launching, experiencing weightlessness in an astronaut-training
simulator and simulating space travel preparation. The teachers
will attend the Space Academy for Educators, a programme designed
to provide them with the tools to enhance how they use STEM
concepts in the classrooms.
The Space Camp® sponsorship aims to advance excellence in STEM
education by encouraging and supporting students and teachers from
primary through to secondary school. This marks the fifth year that
the Foundation has funded Space Camp® sponsorships.
The USSRC Space Camp® is the premier provider of authentic,
inspiring and entertaining educational experiences in space science
and aviation. The Space Academy for Educators amplifies that
mission by using the excitement of the program to create an
immersive learning environment where teachers learn new ways to
present concepts in their classrooms effectively. Additional
information about this year's Space Camp® can be found at
http://www.spacecamp.com/
Northrop Grumman is committed to expanding and enhancing the
pipeline of diverse, talented STEM students globally.
For more information on Northrop Grumman at the Waddington
International Air Show, please visit:
http://www.northropgrumman.com/MediaResources/MediaKits/2014WaddingtonMediaKit/Pages/default.aspx
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