Inspiring the next generation with the Airbus Foundation’s new Discovery Space platform

The Airbus Foundation’s new Discovery Space platform offers free, high-quality and ready-to-use content designed to spark an interest in STEM topics amongst children and young people.

We live in an extraordinary time of progress and change. Just a few days ago, the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, marking the first of several launches that ultimately plan to return human beings to the Moon. Encouraging the next generation of STEM talent is vital if we are to continue to develop transformative technologies that help us adapt to our changing world and even make it possible to explore our celestial neighbours.

As part of its mission to support youth development, the Airbus Foundation has launched a new-and-improved Discovery Space platform to encourage interest in STEM subjects: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The new site provides fun, motivational material for children and young people to learn about aerospace and more – from technical topics like the science of flight to raising awareness of different possible career paths. And it’s all completely free and open to everyone. 

The new platform includes videos, toolkits, experiments and other resources that cover STEM disciplines, with the content tailor-made for users aged 8 to 18, as well as their parents and teachers.

Sparking an interest in STEM subjects

Discovery Space serves a key role within the Airbus Foundation’s youth development programmes: providing resources to encourage young people to continue learning, to inspire them to stay in school and support them to become constructive global citizens

Rachel Schroeder, Managing Director of the Airbus Foundation.

The platform’s content – developed in collaboration with educational experts – is fully aligned with the Airbus Foundation’s support of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal #4: ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education, and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all.

Discover, experiment and inspire

The resources on the Discovery Space platform are organised around three themes designed to resonate with specific age groups:

• Discover: For ages 8 to 12, a series of fun animations introduce the amazing world of flight, covering a broad range of topics from sustainable air transportation to Moon missions;
• Experiment: For ages 12 to 14, the programme takes a more interactive, experimental approach to STEM-related subjects – because the best way to learn is by doing; and 
• Inspire: For ages 14 to 18, the focus is on building self-confidence and equipping young people with the skills they need to flourish as they become adults. 

“The Airbus Foundation’s youth development programmes reach thousands of young people around the world every year,” Schroeder concluded. “With our new Discovery Space platform, we’re further enhancing this outreach by providing high-quality and ready-to-use content in multiple languages.”

About the Airbus Foundation

The Airbus Foundation, created in 2008 to facilitate philanthropic initiatives worldwide, provides access to Airbus’ unique portfolio of high-tech products, services and know-how to help address some of the world’s most pressing problems, contributing to sustainable solutions for a safe and united world.