Drone Cadets and STIIX Announce Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize STEM Education and Career Readiness
NEW YORK, NY — STIIX, a leader inimmersive engineering and career connected learning, is proud to annouce a strategic partnership with Drone Cadets, a leader in accessible drone education and pilot training. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in STEM education, coupling STIIX’s hands-on engineering curriculum with Drone Cadets’ world-class flight training to create a comprehensive "Build-to-Fly" learning pathway.
Bridging Engineering and Aeronautics
Through this partnership, Drone Cadets will offer unique, integrated packages that bridge the gap between elementary engineering and advanced aeronautics. These curated tracks are designed for K-12 schools, community organizations, and workforce development programs, focusing on critical areas such as Aerospace Engineering, Workforce Development, Global Impact, and the Engineering Design fields showcased in the STIIX-ville mobile app.
Leadership Perspectives
"Our mission has always been to make drone technology accessible to every community," said Sgt. Tony Reid, Founder of Drone Cadets. "By partnering with Alex Reader and the STIIX team, we are giving students the tools to not just operate technology, but to understand the engineering and innovation that makes it possible. We aren't just training pilots; we're building the engineers & community leaders of tomorrow."
STIIX, founded by an engineer from a family of educators, shares this commitment to student impact. Their standards-aligned kits (\ISTE, NGSS,CTE, on top of state alignment) are designed to solve technical challenges with imagination and excitement, ensuring that students in underserved and Title 1 schools have the same opportunities to lead the future workforce.
Launch Details
Starting today, schools and organizations can access the full catalog of STIIX products and exclusive Drone Cadets partnership packages directly through DroneCadets.com. To celebrate the launch, Drone Cadets is offering custom program consultations and demo samples to interested districts.
About the Partners
STIIX is a workforce development company that introduces youth to STEM skills through hands-on kits and AR. (630) 923-1000, Michael@hellostiix.com
Drone Cadets provides comprehensive drone education for all ages, focusing on safety, ethics, and responsibility. (866) 890-2561. info@DroneCadets.com , DroneCadets.com
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