School Programs and Presentations
To assist our schools and educators in providing a greater understanding of ballooning and LTA flight we have developed a Hot Air Balloon program for elementary and middle schools. This program has been created to provide several different levels of interaction for students.
Program
| Description
| List Price |
Basic | The Basic program provides the school an on site visit and inflation of a hot air balloon at a mutually agreeable location on the school playground or near by facility. Included in this program are the costs for the balloon, pilot and crew. Weather permitting we can either tether the balloon at the school to lift teachers, staff and administrators to heights of approximately 60 to 80 feet in the air. STUDENT RIDES ARE NOT PERMITTED DUE TO INSURANCE LIMITATIONS. This program is suitable when there are other activities planned by the school where having a hot air balloon on site will generate additional emphasis and excitement for the students.
| $250 |
Enhanced | The enhanced program adds to the basic program a presentation by the pilot and ground crew on the history of ballooning, the parts of a hot air balloon, overview of what makes a hot air balloon fly, types of hot air balloons as well as a short video covering the launch, flight and landing aspects of a typical flight. A sample of the presentation can be found at Hot Air Ballooning for Elementary Schools Additional presentations can be made to upper level elementary schools and middle schools that will add emphasis to the science and math courses. | $325 |
Expectations from the school and/or school district for either the Basic or Enhanced program:
o School and school district provides all permission and approvals necessary to inflate hot air balloon on premises.
o School and school district provides four adults to supervise students in the proximity of the hot air balloon.
o School provides audio visual equipment for the Enhanced program to support the use of a BelleStar provided notebook computer to project PowerPoint and video presentations.
* We are always willing to work with schools and school districts on discounting for multiple presentations, or in the cases of limited funds.
Contact Kent Barnes at (801) 557-5300 or KJBarnes@gmail.com for scheduling or additional details.
Many people do not realize that Lighter Than Air (LTA) flghts were very common in both the US and Europe for over 120 years before the Wright Brothers made their first flight at Kitty Hawk. (see http://bellestar.org/BalloonHistory.aspx)