纳尔逊·曼德拉中学已经进入第二个完整学年，其航空项目也进入第二个完整年度，现已有10至12年级的学生全面参与其中。克里斯·哈克（Chris Harke）、斯科特·哈斯克尔（Scott Haskell）和马克·科斯特（Mark Kost）老师共同设计了一个项目，让学生了解航空业作为潜在职业道路的可能性。纳尔逊·曼德拉中学得到了SAIT和大灵直升机的慷慨支持，通过设备捐赠极大地支持和增强了实践学习机会。在该项目中，学生接触以下内容：

结构和结构修复

• 按照航空标准创建零件和形状
• 飞机薄板金属
• 对飞机机翼和机身外壳进行皮肤修复

飞行

• 使用飞行模拟软件模拟轻型通用航空飞机
• 为获得私人飞行员执照做准备的专业知识
• 有望获得受限无线电电话操作员证书

除了在校园内进行的工作外，学校的校外协调员瑞安·伊蒙德（Ryan Emond）还与落基山飞机公司（RMA）合作，提供了校外实践探索项目。克里特帕尔·斯、哈杰斯文·D和萨塔吉·T在2017-18学年的非教学日前往RMA，与行业专家一起进行为期25小时的三次轮换，重点是：

1. 结构-弯曲铝材、更换紧固件、测试安装夹具、喷漆和准备工作
2. 维护-飞行控制电缆铺设；清洁、组装和分解零部件；协助飞机组装和制造流体管线
3. 航电-解读布线图、安装线路和仪表测试

对于克里特帕尔·斯来说，这个机会巩固了他对航空业的兴趣。他说：“我已经申请并被SAIT的飞机维修专业录取。我对将在学校和RMA学到的知识的应用感到兴奋。”

纳尔逊·曼德拉中学的校长特丽莎·马丁表示，她认为这个项目提供了一个实践机会，让学生参与有意义和相关的学习，为他们在现实世界中的经历做好了准备。

​​​​Nelson Mandela High School is in its second full year, and as a result, so too is its Aviation program, which now has a full complement of students from Grades 10-12. Teachers Chris Harke, Scott Haskell and Mark Kost have designed a program that exposes students to the aviation industry as a potential career path. Nelson Mandela High School has benefitted from the generosity of both SAIT and Soul Helicopters – who have supported the program through donations of equipment that greatly support and enhance hands-on learning opportunities. In the program, students are exposed to the following content:

Structures and Structural Repair

• Creating parts and shapes to aerospace industry-accepted standards
• Aircraft sheet metal
• Skin repair of aircraft wings and fuselage

Flight

• Use of flight simulator software to emulate light, general-aviation aircraft
• Specialist knowledge in preparation for obtaining a private pilot’s license
• Potential for earning their Restricted Radio Operator’s Certificate

In addition to the work students are doing on campus, Ryan Emond, off-campus coordinator,, has partnered with Rocky Mountain Aircraft (RMA) to deliver a hands-on, off-campus, exploratory program. Currently, Preetpal S, Harjesven D and Sartaj T travel to RMA on non-instructional days during the 2017-18 school year and work with industry experts in three, 25-hour rotations focusing on:

1. Structures – bending aluminum, fastener replacements, test fitting fixtures and painting and prep
2. Maintenance – flight control cable runs; cleaning, assembling and disassembling components; assisting with assembly of aircraft and fabricating fluid lines
3. Avionics – interpreting wiring diagrams, installing wire runs and instrumentation testing

For Preetpal S, this opportunity this confirmed his interest in the aviation industry. “I have applied to and been accepted in the Aircraft maintenance program at SAIT. I am excited about applying what I have learned in school and at RMA.”

Nelson Mandela High School Principal Teresa Martin says she feels that this program provides a hands-on opportunity that engages students in meaningful and relevant learning that prepares them for experiences in the real world.