Looking for a School Where You Can Learn About Drones? Choose Randolph-Macon Academy!
Where students learn to rise to their potential by learning about drones
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Rs a private co-ed boarding school with an elite Air Force JROTC program, Randolph-Macon Academy (R-MA) is an excellent school for students to let their academic ambitions take flight! At our school in Front Royal, Virginia, we offer an experience that allows students to develop better character, grow into responsible young adults, and gain greater confidence in themselves as students and as young people. Here at R-MA, our unique approach to learning and familial environment helps our students discover the Power of Rise.
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R-MA also gives students the opportunity to learn about unmanned aircraft systems, otherwise known as drones. Not only do they receive training on industrial-level drones from a licensed instructor, they learn how to apply the use of these unmanned systems in a number of different industries. Our approach to educating students about these systems combines hands-on drone flying experience with in-class learning.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems at R-MA
What’s life like at R-MA?
- Part of Randolph-Macon Academy’s Aviation program for Upper School students
- Students receive hands-on drones training from a licensed instructor
- Combination of in-class and experiential learning
- Opportunity to conduct flights as part of partnerships with local organizations
- Training students on how to use drones for many different career paths
- Skills learned from drones can be applied to industries like engineering, construction, agriculture, energy, and film production (e.g. aerial cinematography)
- Unmanned systems are also part of the Pre-Professional Pathway in Aviation for students
Why Drone School Students Should Consider Randolph-Macon Academy
Located on a campus covering 135 acres in Warren County, R-MA brings students from across the United States and the globe into an environment that challenges them to succeed, helps them use their curiosity to further their learning, and learn about practicing excellent leadership and professionalism throughout their lives. Students in our Middle (grades 6 to 8) and Upper (grades 9 to 12) Schools can attend as either boarding or day school students, and their education gives them optimal preparation for their years in university.
Here are some more great benefits of R-MA student life:
- Students are accepted into prestigious schools both in the U.S. and abroad
- Acceptance rate of 100% for all students in our graduating classes
- Learning in a small classroom environment of only eight to 15 students on average
- Student-teacher ratio of only nine to one
- Middle School and Upper School students in separate dorms
- Weekend activities off-campus chaperoned by staff
- Opportunities to volunteer, as well as joining clubs for different interests
- Classes in flight training, with two school-owned Cessna aircraft available to aid students’ learning
- More than $8.4 million in scholarships awarded to the R-MA Class of 2020
