Girls Leadership Academy Completes Infrastructure Program
June 8, 2017
Students present park designs to L.A. Board of Public Works
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SPARK LA
Girls Academic Leadership Academy Gets Aviation Experience
April 6, 2017
The Los Angeles Board of Public Works and HNTB Corporation recently completed two sessions of hands-on aviation experience with the Los Angeles Unified School District’s first all-girls middle school – the Girls Academic Leadership Academy (GALA). The collaborative SPARK LA partnership between the City of Los Angeles and HNTB supplements the new school’s focus on a STEM curriculum – science, technology, engineering and math – to attract more female students to pursue degrees and professions where females traditionally are underrepresented. During the session hosted by HNTB aviation professionals and Los Angeles World Airports representatives, students had the opportunity to perform