Homeschool Days at Military Aviation Museum (Virginia Beach)

Explore science, history, and aviation at the Military Aviation Museum’s Homeschool Days! Select Tuesdays, September – November.

Join us for an exciting fall full of hands-on learning and adventure for homeschool students! We offer three sessions designed for an enhanced learning experience for each age group: ages 7 – 9. ages 10 – 12, and ages 13 – 15.

Full of exciting, engaging lessons and activities set amongst our one-of-a-kind museum collection, students are sure to have fun learning. Whether it’s a focus on STEM, history, social studies, or even art, our Museum educators will provide an unforgettable learning experience for every student.

Each drop off session runs four hours, 10:00 – 2:00, including a 30-minute lunch break. Pre-registration is required, and sessions are capped at 20 students for ages 7-9 and 10-12, and 10 students for ages 13-15. Lunch is not provided and students must be dropped off with a packed lunch and water bottle(s). There are no on site café options at the Museum.

September: Frontline Heroes- Comic Books of World War II

September 8: Ages 7-9 | September 15: Ages 10-12 | September 22: Ages 13-15

Revisit a time where fiction and reality met head-on while brave men and women fought the good fight in the battlefields of World War II. Students will discover how comic heroes helped boost morale among soldiers, served as wartime propaganda, and reflected people’s thoughts on the war back home.

→ Create your own comic book character and origin story

→ Design a comic book cover based on actual events from WWII

→ Decode the meaning behind wartime propaganda and how it encouraged citizens to contribute to the war effort