AVIATION STEM & LEADERSHIP ENRICHMENT PROGRAM

Inspiring today’s students to become tomorrow’s leaders in aviation and beyond.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Paladin Aviation Academy delivers aviation-inspired STEM enrichment programs designed to engage students through hands-on learning, teamwork, leadership, and real-world problem-solving.

Led by retired airline captain and FAA Gold Seal Flight Instructor Tom Harrison Jr., Paladin brings real-world aviation experience, decision-making, and leadership into an engaging educational environment.

Student Benefits

  • Develop confidence, leadership, and communication skills
  • Strengthen critical thinking and decision-making
  • Connect STEM concepts to real-world aviation applications
  • Develop teamwork, focus, and problem-solving skills
  • Explore aviation and aerospace career opportunities

PROGRAM OPTIONS

01

COMPLIMENTARY PILOT SESSION

A complimentary 60-minute aviation STEM experience introducing students to teamwork, decision-making, leadership, and real-world aviation concepts.

02

6-Week Enrichment Program

A structured six-week aviation STEM experience combining hands-on learning, decision-making, teamwork, leadership, and aviation-based challenges.

03

9-WEEK EXTENDED PROGRAM

An expanded nine-week aviation STEM experience with additional missions, deeper challenges, and opportunities to apply developing skills.

About The Founder

Tom Harrison Jr.

Tom Harrison Jr. is a retired airline captain with more than 15,000 flight hours and decades of aviation leadership and instructional experience. His mission is to inspire students through aviation while helping them develop confidence, discipline, focus, sound decision-making, and leadership skills that extend far beyond the classroom.

OUR MISSION

To inspire students through aviation, strengthen STEM learning, and develop confident, capable leaders who think critically, make sound decisions, work effectively as a team, and are prepared to meet the challenges of the future.
Aviation Inspires. Stem Empowers. Leadership Transforms. Aviation Inspires. Stem Empowers. Leadership Transforms.
Aviation Inspires. Stem Empowers. Leadership Transforms. Aviation Inspires. Stem Empowers. Leadership Transforms.