Air Bear Program

Air Bear is a program for elementary students, grades one through five, to teach aviation history, aviation safety and aviation careers.

Students play the parts of airport workers, airline workers and passengers. It is a one-hour program which the FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center has taken to classrooms all over Oklahoma.

When Air bear visits a classroom, the students travel on a make-believe airplane flight to Disneyland!

Download Air Bear coloring books!

Presenting aviation education to children at an early age has proven advantages. The Air Bear program can:

Stimulate an early interest in math and science
Introduce exciting career choices for boys and girls
Eliminate the fears children often have about flying
Promote aviation safety

The Air Bear program makes learning fun. Previous experience with "Air Bear Goes to School" shows that children remain excited about aviation and remember Air Bear long after the bear has left the classroom. Children receive Air Bear coloring books, balloons, and badges upon completion of the program.

Bring the Air Bear to your School!

Contact Robert Hoppers at (405) 954-5332 or email Robert.L.Hoppers@faa.gov

Check out the Air Bear Handbook, a complete how to guide in HTML format or Word format.