The Palmdale Aerospace Academy (TPAA) is located in
Palmdale, California
Palmdale is a city in northern Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. The city lies in the Antelope Valley region of Southern California. The San Gabriel Mountains separate Palmdale from the Los Angeles Basin to the south.
On Aug ...
. The
charter school
A charter school is a school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located. It is independent in the sense that it operates according to the basic principle of auto ...
opened to 540 students from grades seventh through ninth on September 5, 2012 and is now open for grades K-12.
Partnerships
TPAA has partnered with
aerospace industry
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employers, the City of Palmdale, the
Palmdale School District
The Palmdale School District is a school district in Palmdale, California.
History
The Palmdale School District was formed in 1888.
Schools
Approximately 18,000 students are enrolled in the Palmdale School District. The district consists o ...
and others for
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is an umbrella term used to group together the distinct but related technical disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The term is typically used in the context of ...
(STEM) education that involves
collaborative learning
Collaborative learning is a situation in which two or more people learn or attempt to learn something together.Dillenbourg, P. (1999). Collaborative Learning: Cognitive and Computational Approaches. Advances in Learning and Instruction Series. New ...
for college preparation.
Clubs list (partial)
* Science Olympiad
* Soccer
* Key Club
* Game Engineers
* AERO Club (formerly known as Civil Air Patrol ACE Club)
* Astronomy Club
* Gardening Club
* GryffinGear 5012
* Venture Crew 180
* CSF
* Gardening Club
* Christian Club
* Co-Ed Volleyball Club
* Drama Club
* Comic Book Club
References
External links
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Antelope Valley
2012 establishments in California
Education in Palmdale, California
Educational institutions established in 2012
Educational institutions in the United States
Palmdale, California