AFA believes in the power that students hold in securing our nation’s future. Yet, only 16 percent of American high school seniors are interested in careers in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM). To equip our students with the knowledge and skills required for future innovation, we must increase the number of students and teachers in STEM fields. AFA is part of the nationwide initiative to improve STEM learning—including aerospace education—to better prepare students for the competitive global economy and increase their chances of becoming future leaders who solve our nation’s toughest challenges. We support aerospace education and STEM through awards, grants, scholarships, professional development opportunities, and programs. CyberPatriot : CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Education Program created by the Air Force Association (AFA) to inspire K-12 students toward careers in cybersecurity or other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines critical to our nation's future. Visit www.uscyberpatriot.org for more info. CyberPatriot Programs Include: The National Youth Cyber Defense Competition AFA CyberCamps Elementary School Cyber Education Initiative Cyber Education Literature Series CyberGenerations StellarXplorers Include: StellarXplorers inspires and attracts high school students to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through a challenging, space system design competition involving all aspects of system development and operation with a spacecraft/payload focus.  This is an exciting hands-on learning experience that develops commercially valuable skills and increases appreciation for the critical role of space in our daily lives. The competition attracts all types of students with diverse backgrounds who will establish their own experiential base off accomplishment, all while building teamwork and leadership skills. Most of all … it is FUN!!! Visit www.stellarxplorers.org for more information. How You Can Help: When it comes to education, the opportunities are limitless. From the classroom to the community, AFA offers programs and supports initiatives to advance the future of STEM. There’s camaraderie in our AFA community that can’t be replicated. Any donation received advances STEM-related classroom curriculum while supporting STEM educators, civilians, our Total Force Airmen, their families, and America’s youth. We would not be able to make such a difference in aerospace education without dedicated supporters like you. Please consider donating to AFA's aerospace education programs to help us ensure that we can continue to cultivate tomorrow's leaders with aerospace education and STEM initiatives. For more information contact your local AFA Chapter at ok215.Gerrity@afa.org.