Air Zoo Blog
Category: STEM Flights
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
The Air Zoo partners with STEM Flights to offer free flight experiences for local students.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Air Zoo Media Contact: Nikki Statler, Director of Marketing
Phone: 269.350.2811
Email: nstatler@airzoo.org
STEM Flights Media Contact: Carley Walker
Phone: 703.851.7952
Email: carley@stemflights.org
The Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Center has partnered with a fellow nonprofit to deliver free educational flight experiences for middle and high school students in the greater Kalamazoo area. The flights are administered by...
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Great place! Very interesting educational and informational! Great place to take the whole family as there is something for young children up to adults!
blackeyedsusan2018
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We took our grown daughters and young grandsons to the Air Zoo. It was very entertaining for all of us. There is so much to see and do. Rides for the whole family!
Rick C