WAMA Aerospace Education
Aerospace, STEM, and Cyber Education
WAMA Aerospace, STEM, & Cyber Education Officers:
Dr. Sylvie Giral Kacmarcik, Major, CAP
PCR Deputy Chief of Staff for Aerospace Education
WAWG Cyber Education Training Leader
Capt. C. Allan Reitan, CFII
WAWG Director of Aerospace Education
WAMA Aerospace Education Track
Through the WAMA Aerospace Education Track, cadets and senior members will be able to enjoy learning and exploring a variety of AE and STEM topics, as well as progress through their professional development. This track will also help you earn Certificates and Badges.
More experienced cadets will have the opportunity to assist, tutor and/or teach as part of the AE track of WAMA which will help them in their progress towards higher STEM badge ratings. AE classes will have a scaffolding structure where more experienced cadets will mentor less experienced ones in addition to doing more challenging activities.
For Senior Members: AEOs duties and Specialty Track Rating progressions require AEOs to participate to activities at group, wing, and region levels. WAMA is considered a Wing level activity. AEOs can participate in many ways:
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Observing: learn new activities or new ways of doing activities and classes.
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Assisting: some activities would benefit from having more than one AEO in the room and we will be grateful for any help offered.
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Instructing: if you have an activity that you would love to share and teach, please contact WAMA’s AEO and we will work on integrating it in our program.
For many years, the Civil Air Patrol has been having a Model Rocketry program with a badge associated with the students accomplishments. (https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/programs/model-rocketry)
In August 2018, the Cadet Cyber Badge and Cadet STEM Badge were introduced. These new recognition programs will motivate cadets to participate in activities like CyberPatriot, robotics, astronomy, meteorology, drones / UAVs, flight simulators, and more. See Cadet Cyber & STEM Recognition Programs CAPP 60-41 for more information (https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/P_6041_63D98C986C159.pdf). Both the Cadet STEM Badge and Cadet Cyber Badge use a modular format. Recipients obtain a single, basic badge, and affix the appropriate star to denote their level of achievement. A blue star indicates the Basic rating, a silver star indicates the Intermediate rating, and a gold star indicates the Advanced rating. As cadets earn ratings, they may remove the old star and install the new, while keeping the same basic badge.
Curriculum scheduled for this coming school year 2022-2023: (Subject to change)
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Month |
Proposed Topics |
Instructors & Guest Speakers |
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10-11 September |
Introduction to CyberPatriot |
Maj. Sylvie Kacmarcik, C/2dLt Randolph Halim, C/CMSgt Meredith Buonerba |
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8-9 October |
sUAS - Quadcopters |
Maj. Sylvie Kacmarcik, Capt Allan Reitan, SM Stephen Snow |
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12-13 November 2022 |
Model Rocketry |
Lt Col Kenneth Butler & Lt Col Ted Hanson |
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10-11 December 2022 |
Meteorology & Weather in Aviation |
Capt Allan Reitan |
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7-8 January 2023 |
Fundamentals of Engineering |
Capt Allan Reitan |
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11-12 February 2023 |
(Tentative) Astronomy with field trip to Central Washington University Planetarium & Observatory |
Maj Sylvie Kacmarcik |
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11-12 March 2023 |
Space Exploration: Artemis |
Maj Sylvie Kacmarcik |
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8-9 April |
Airport Operations |
Capt Allan Reitan |
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13-14 May |
Aircraft & Powered Flight |
Capt Allan Reitan |
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10-11 June |
TBD |
Capt Allan Reitan |
Past WAMA AE weekends
Year 2022-2023
Oct. 2022 - sUAS - Quadcopters with Maj S. Kacmarcik, Capt A. Reitan, SM S. Snow
Sep. 2022 - Introduction to CyberPatriot with Maj S. Kacmarcik, C/2dLt R. Halim, C/CMSgt M. Buonerba
Year 2021-2022
June 2022 - Bridge Engineering in the Aerospace Industry with Maj S. Kacmarcik, SM E. Nickel & C/Maj A. Kacmarcik
May 2022 - Electricity & Circuitry, Electronics, Intro to Programming with Maj S Kacmarcik & C/Maj A Kacmarcik
Apr. 2022 - Flight & Aircraft, and Grant Country Airport fieldtrip with LtCol Jamie Treat
12 Mar. 2022 - Airport Operations with Capt. C. Allan Reitan (virtual)
12 Feb. 2022 - Web Development with C/Capt Karolina Dubiel (virtual)
8 Jan. 2022 - Artemis - We are going to the Moon (virtual)
Dec. 2021 - Astronomy & Telescopes with Maj S Kacmarcik
Nov. 2021 - Model Rocketry with Lt Col Butler & Lt Col Hanson
Oct. 2021 - Cyber Security & AFA CyberPatriot (cancelled)
Sep. 2021 - Civil Engineering and Towers & field trip with Capt Allan Reitan
Year 2020-2021
Sep.- present All in-person WAMA activities were postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
8 May 2021 Mars 2020 : Perseverance (virtual)
10 Apr 2021 CAP's Emergency Response to Natural Hazards and Disasters with 6 Emergency Response partners
(AFRCC, CAP-USAF, FAA & WADS, FEMA, WSDOT, County Emergency Management, CAP WAWG) (virtual)
13 Mar 2021 Meteorological Hazards in Aviation including anecdotes from various guests w/ meteorologist SM Robert Conrick (virtual)
13 Feb 2021 Natural Hazards in Aviation (non meteorological) including anecdotes from various guests (virtual)
9 Jan 2021 Cyber Education: Cryptography - from Caesar Cipher to Enigma Machine, Guest Speaker: Mike Koss (virtual)
12 Dec 2020 Topographic Maps: from 3 Dimensions to 2 Dimensions (virtual)
14 Nov 2020 CAPP 60-41 Cyber & STEM Recognition Programs - Who, Why, When, What, and How (virtual)
Year 2019-2020
Mar.-June 2020 All in-person WAMA activities were postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Feb. 2020 Astronomy & Space Exploration - Astronomy STEM kit
Jan. 2020 CANCELLED due to inclement weather and road conditions
Astronomy & Space Exploration - Astronomy, Robotic Arm & Quadcopter STEM kits
Dec. 2019 AE - ES hybrid class - sUAS
Nov. 2019 Model rocketry (Stages 1, 2 & 3) - Rocketry STEM kit
Oct. 2019 Non powered flight: hot air balloons, gliders... (Flight STEM kit)
Sep. 2019 Introduction to Computer Science, Cyber-security and AFA CyberPatriot XII competition
Year 2018-2019
June 2019 Renewable Energies - Grand Coulee Dam & STEM tour + Renewable Energy STEM kit
Late May 2019 Fire In the Sky - Advanced Rocketry ( http://www.washingtonaerospace.org/fits.php )
May 2019 AEX - MARC II - Flight and small Unmanned Aerial Systems + Quad-copter STEM kits
Apr. 2019 Module 1, Flight & Module 2, Aircraft Systems + Model & RC Aircraft STEM kit
Mar. 2019 Rescheduled Field Trip : Visit of local airport and facilities (Moses Lake)
Saturday - Module 2 Part 2, Airport Operations
Sunday - Module 3, Air Environment + Weather Station STEM kit, METARs & TAFs
Feb. 2019 CANCELLED due to Winter Storm - Module 2 Part 2, Airport Operations, Visit of local airport and facilities
Jan. 2019 Module 6, Spacecraft + Rocketry &/or Astronomy STEM kit extensions
Dec. 2018 Module 5, Space Environment + Astronomy STEM kit
Nov. 2018 Model Rocketry: Build and launch many rockets to earn your Rocketry badge
Oct. 2018 Parachutes: History & Physics, lessons & activities
