SOAR into STEM
Spring Recap: Hands-on Activities, Young Eagle Flights and an Impressive Slate of Guest Speakers
For five Saturdays from late March through early May, Wings of Hope welcomed 22 students into our hangar for the spring 2026 SOAR into STEM session. The immersive aviation and STEM curriculum guided students through a range of aviation topics…Making an Impact One Student at a Time
Ever since he can remember, Titus Matheny has envisioned a future in missionary work. Titus and his family moved to Africa when he was six, where they lived for five years providing foster care and formula ministry (feeding babies formula)…SOAR into STEM Fills Hangar With Biggest Class Yet!
The fall 2025 SOAR into STEM session was the biggest class to date, with record turnout and an impressive 94% attendance during the five-week, hands-on STEM and aviation educational experience. Each Saturday session brought students into the Wings of Hope…Mentors, New Hands-on Experiences Elevate SOAR into STEM
It has been six years since Wings of Hope launched SOAR into STEM, and our Education Programs Manager Lee Ann Nolte said the spring 2025 session was the best yet. The five-week, hands-on STEM and aviation educational experience takes place…Young Eagles Take Flight at Wings of Hope
On a sunny Saturday morning this past September, dozens of excited students and their parents — some of whom appeared more eager than their children — gathered at the Wings of Hope hangar to enjoy a Young Eagles Flight courtesy…SOAR into STEM Helps Launch Student’s Future
Lisha Maganti is headed off to the University of Colorado Boulder in the fall to study aerospace engineering. Although the Marquette High School graduate always knew she wanted to study engineering, she credits Wings of Hope with steering her toward…Boeing Funds SOAR into STEM Growth With $100,000 Grant
On Saturday, Nov. 11, Monique Bynum, community investor for Boeing, presented Wings of Hope with a ceremonial $100,000 check at the organization’s Career Exploration Fair which was held in the Wings of Hope hangar to coincide with the final session…SOAR Into STEM Takes Students Out of the Hangar — and Into the World
Wings of Hope launched SOAR into STEM (SIS) in 2019 to inspire students to pursue STEM and aviation careers — and gain a new understanding and appreciation for the important role airplanes can play in changing and saving lives around…SOAR into STEM Inspires Students to Take Flight
Three years after launching in 2019, the spring 2022 SOAR into STEM project-basedlearning experience for middle and high school students was more hands-on than ever. Lead teacher Robert Powell, education director for the Challenger Learning Center of St. Louis, was…Taking STEM & Aviation Education to the Next Level
This past year we faced the unique challenge of delivering our hands-on Soar into STEM programming within the constraints of a virtual learning environment. The result is a more structured, in-depth curriculum that will continue to provide students a robust…Dreams Take Flight for Soar into STEM Alum
On August 31, Kirkwood High School junior, Ethan Peterson, made his first solo flight at Elite Aviation at Spirit of St. Louis Airport. Ethan’s journey to earning his wings began last April, when he was one of 20 students to…Soar into STEM Goes Virtual, Welcomes New Team
PHOTO: Charity James & Meghann PytkaLike most educational programs, Soar into STEM is going virtual for the winter 2020 session. Transforming our highly successful in-person curriculum to an equally robust and engaging virtual program that stays true to its goal…Wings of Hope Plane Sent to Paraguay on New Mission
Students worked on plane during 2019 Soar into STEM program On Saturday, January 25, Wings of Hope volunteers, staff and supporters gathered around a Cessna 182 bound for Paraguay to deliver desperately needed medical and humanitarian aid to 20 indigenous…Soar into STEM Launches
If you happened by the Wings of Hope hangar on a Saturday this past April, you might have seen some very young “mechanics” working on our aircraft. These were 20 students from the Kirkwood, Jennings, Ferguson-Florissant school districts and the…Soar into STEM Readies for Launch!
Wings of Hope is in the final stages of designing a new program to engage youth in hands-on STEM learning through working on aircraft. Stakeholders were convened over three extensive sessions to develop the Soar into STEM program’s curriculum and…Blessings & Bon Voyage for Guyana Bound Plane
On January 28, we gave a true Wings of Hope sendoff to a very special Cessna 182. The plane was used in a hands-on STEM program for students in Texas. Now, it is flying medical air transport missions for Adventist…STEM Plane Soars at Plane Reveal Ceremony
On a recent Friday at a Dallas-area high school, some students chose to forego the traditional “Friday Night Lights” to see a special Friday night flight. As the bright blue and yellow plane soared overhead, the students – who had…STEM Students Rebuild Wings of Hope Plane
Fifty middle and high school students from the Lancaster Independent School District in Texas are spending their Saturdays rebuilding a Cessna 182 Wings of Hope delivered to a hangar near the Dallas-area school earlier this fall. This intensive, hands-on STEM…
