Black Girls Drone Inc.

https://www.blackgirlsdrone.org

We teach girls how to do more than fly drones and become Drone Pilots! Black Girls Drone Inc. teaches girls in early higher education to become FAA Certified Drone Pilots. We get them tech-ready becoming Drone literate for careers in Aviation, Aerospace, and Engineering. The National Center for Education Statistics reported that approximately 18% of black first-year students indicated that they wanted to pursue a STEM degree; 20% of white students stated the same. The problem comes later, as 40% of African American students end up changing their specialties, and 26% drop out of school. The reasons range from financial issues to poor preparation by the high schools that left them feeling intellectually inferior or disadvantaged. https://observatory.tec.mx/edu-news/minority-stem-representation-is-disappearing Meteorologists, climate scientists, and astronomers are also affected. Only 2.1% of the 13,000 members of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) are African-American. The lack of representation and obstacles to equal opportunity that racial and ethnic minorities and women perceive and experience in STEM careers pose a significant problem in our national quest for social and racial justice — and for our economic strength. Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/07/28/why-women-minorities-still-feel-excluded-stem-careers-column/5516913002/ Our Drone programming prepares students with career readiness, meeting them where they are, and focuses on increasing computational thinking, problem-solving and situational awareness along with: Regulations Airspace classifications and requirements Meteorology Aircraft performance Emergency operations Crew resource management Radio communication procedures Human factors Aeronautical decision making Airport operations Maintenance Preflight inspections We do not do this work alone. During these challenging times, we provide healthy resources to assist our girls' wellness social, and emotional concerns and their families. We are proud partners and community members of The South Dallas Employment Project, Livable Wage Committee, Dallas Promise, Vice-Chair of North Central Council of Governments UAS(Drones) Training Committee, AIAA (American Institute Aerospace and Aviation) Educator Associate, and NSBA (National Small Business Association) Leadership Council, U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce Member, National Summer Learning Program Member and support from organizations: The CARDboard Project, The State Fair of Texas, Education Opens Doors, TWC, MHMRA, Parkland, No Kid Hungry, North Texas Food Bank and DISD. The BGD program embraces technology to improve educational outcomes for underrepresented girls in low-income communities. We focus on High-quality STEM Education from Drones to Code to CAD Design Engineering and Communications. Want to partner with us? Join our team as a Mentor, Speaker, Sponsor, or Presenter? Reach out anytime we're happy to chat! founder@blackgirlsdrone.net