AOPA High School Aviation STEM Initiative
A free national aviation membership and curriculum initiative from the AOPA Foundation, giving students ages 13-20 access to a six-course pilot/drone STEM curriculum, scholarships, and a magazine subscription, either through their school or independently.
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Women in Aviation International: Girls in Aviation Day
An annual global outreach day introducing girls ages 8-17 to aviation and aerospace careers through local hands-on events, role-model panels, and activities, hosted by Women in Aviation International chapters worldwide, including in California.
Cooper Hewitt National High School Design Competition
A free national design competition run by the Smithsonian's Cooper Hewitt museum, inviting individuals or teams of high schoolers to design a solution to a community-focused annual prompt and submit it virtually for judging, with regional and national recognition.
Aviation Discovery Day (Reid-Hillview Airport)
A free annual career-exploration event at San Jose's Reid-Hillview Airport where high schoolers meet aviation professionals, tour aircraft, and learn about pilot, mechanic, air traffic control, and airport operations careers.
Build SF Summer Design Institute (AFSF)
A virtual summer design institute from the Architectural Foundation of San Francisco where high schoolers learn architectural sketching, design process, and digital design tools while meeting twice weekly with a professional architect mentor and presenting an original project.
Code/Art Game Design Competition for Girls
A national game design competition for female-identifying and gender non-binary students in grades 3-12. Participants design and build an original browser-based game (Scratch, GameLab, p5.js, or MakeCode Arcade) and submit a written reflection, competing for cash prizes by grade division.
EVERFI Financial Literacy for High School
A free, standards-aligned digital course series covering saving, credit, investing, and digital banking through scenario-based learning modules. Funded by community business partners and used by schools nationwide, including in California, as a self-paced classroom or homework resource.