AMCAI STEM Labs

AMCAI STEM Labs

Two labs. Real students. Real projects. A model built to expand.

The American Center for Aviation Innovation (AMCAI) sponsors two hands-on STEM Labs at American High School Academy’s Miami locations. Students use the labs to design, build, test, operate, collect data, solve problems and develop real-world projects across aviation, aerospace, maritime, environmental science and emerging technology.

Lab 01 · AHSA Miami

Students in an AMCAI aviation STEM classroom

Lab 02 · AHSA Miami

Flight simulator station used by AMCAI students

Core pathways & project areas

12 project areas

  • AVIATION01
    Aviation & Aerospace
  • AVIATION02
    Flight Simulation
  • DRONES03
    Drones / UAS
  • AVIATION04
    Air Traffic Control career exploration
  • AVIATION05
    Aircraft Maintenance career exploration
  • AVIATION06
    Aerospace design and rocketry
  • ENGINEERING07
    AI, Robotics & Coding
  • ENGINEERING08
    CAD, 3D Printing & Advanced Manufacturing
  • ENGINEERING09
    Electronics / Raspberry Pi / sensors
  • MARITIME10
    Maritime Technology
  • MARITIME11
    Environmental Science & water-quality projects
  • STUDENT-LED12
    Student-designed STEM projects

How the model grows

The expansion opportunity is to document and strengthen this model, then replicate successful AMCAI STEM projects through additional schools and youth-serving organizations: AMCAI projects and curricula, teacher resources, STEM Lab implementation, sponsor support and measurable student impact.

Two labs are already working. Help us build the next one.

See it. Sponsor it. Replicate it.

Nationwide campaign · GoFundMe

Help Kids Explore STEM: Support AMCAI’s Free Programs

Help us equip the labs and bring AMCAI projects to more students. Initial goal: $50,000.

Support AMCAI on GoFundMe

01 · See it

See an AMCAI STEM Lab in action.

Schedule a visit

02 · Sponsor it

Sponsor students, equipment, projects, programs or a future lab.

Become a sponsor

03 · Replicate it

Help AMCAI bring successful hands-on STEM opportunities to additional communities.

Bring a lab to your school

For schools · Free STEM Curricula

Bring AMCAI projects to your school

AMCAI curricula, teacher resources and the STEM Lab model, free to partner schools. See what each project needs on our projects page.

Schools must register before the start of the school year in which they intend to use the curricula.

Contact us to register

AMCAI is the program identity. American High School Academy (AHSA) is the current educational partner and location of both labs.