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Tim Deaton Communications Boeing South Carolina Timothy.r.deaton@boeing.com


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ids throwing paper airplanes in the classroom is usually frowned upon. However, teachers are clamoring to have their students do just that as part of Boeing South


Carolina’s DreamLearners program, which is helping to spark the interest of the next generation of airplane designers and builders while giving them a greater understanding of Boeing’s expanding operations in South Carolina. On any given day, a school busload of students may be found at the Boeing facility in North Charleston, SC, where 787 Dreamliners are built. From their vantage point in the Final Assembly building Tour Balcony, the wide-eyed students gawk in amazement as they watch the twin-aisle airplanes be- ing assembled on the production floor below. For many, this is


DreamLearners:


Inspiring the Next Generation of Airplane Builders


experiences and exposure to business and industry, and as a re- sult inspire the next generation of BSC teammates. The program provides students an introduction to the 787 Dreamliner and Boeing’s production process, as well as an overview of aerody- namics and flight. At the same time, DreamLearners aligns with state academic standards for science and math. Boeing South Carolina teammates fabricate, assemble and install systems for aft fuselage sections of the 787 Dreamliner and join and integrate midbody fuselage sections flown in from supplier facilities around the world. These aft and midbody components are delivered to final assembly in Everett, WA, and North Charleston, SC. BSC also produces and delivers fully as- sembled 787 Dreamliners to customers around the world.


“We have become the area’s hottest field trip destination. Since the program began in August 2012, we have had more than 7500 students and teachers from almost every school district in the state participate in DreamLearners.”


the closest they have ever been to a large commercial jetliner. Little do they know that while they’re having fun, they’re also learning a bit of the science and math of airplane design. “We have become the area’s hottest field trip destination,” said Shannon Kammer, BSC Education Relations special- ist. “Since the program began in August 2012, we have had more than 7500 students and teachers from almost every school district in the state participate in DreamLearners.” The program typically hosts one school group per day, and slots are filled up months in advance. “DreamLearners has grown just by word of mouth, and we’re now trying to find ways to increase our capacity to meet the demand,” Kammer said. The goal of DreamLearners is to enhance student and teach- er awareness of Boeing South Carolina (BSC) through learning


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Just a few miles away from the main campus, Boeing teammates fabricate stow bins, crew rests, and other interior components for the 787 at the Interiors Responsibility Center South Carolina. Boeing recently broke ground on the new Pro- pulsion South Carolina facility, which will be located adjacent to the interiors facility and will produce engine nacelle inlets for Boeing’s new 737 MAX airplanes. A new Engineering Design Center, Information Technology Center of Excellence, Manufacturing Technology Center, and new paint facility will grow Boeing’s footprint in South Carolina even further in the coming years, and place a greater emphasis on the need for highly-skilled, qualified employment candidates. “The future long-term success of our site will depend to a large extent on a workforce that is currently in elementary


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