WinnAero

WinnAero "Honoring Aviation's Past While Soaring to The Future" Once Upon a Time…….. His goal was to cultivate student interest in STEM at every age level.

Back in 2009, Bill Seed, founder of WinnAero, visited the Iowa Children’s Museum and was very impressed with the Museum’s Dreams of Flight Exhibit. Using hands-on, fun activities, the exhibit teaches young kids the fundamentals of flight and aerospace fostering an early understanding of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Bill was troubled by statistics that showed American youth lag

ging behind in these critical areas. Returning home to the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, Bill wondered if a similar approach would work here if it was geared academically to the three separate levels of secondary education; elementary, middle and high school aged students. Thus was born the Aviation and Aerospace Educational Center at Winnipesaukee, known better as “WinnAero”. Bill solicited a team of like-minded volunteers to form the non-profit Board of Directors for WinnAero. They included three career educators, Vlad Vascak, Dan Caron and Duke Kline; a retired airline captain, Bob McCulla; two retired Air Force pilots, Bill Moran and Don Morrissey; and the manager of the Laconia Airport, Diane Terrill, who provided WinnAero a home base. When Scott Davis retired as the Director of our local high school Career and Technical Center, Bill wisely recruited him for the Board. With nothing but a goal to bring STEM knowledge to area youth using aviation-based, hands-on, fun activities and a cadre of dedicated volunteers, the Winn Aero journey began. Stay tuned as WinnAero continues to soar to the future while honoring the past.

08/19/2026
Sadly, week 2 has come to an end! Thank you to all the students, parents, and especially all our sponsors who make what...
07/20/2026

Sadly, week 2 has come to an end! Thank you to all the students, parents, and especially all our sponsors who make what we do a reality!

Airplanes, airplanes everywhere!
07/18/2026

Airplanes, airplanes everywhere!

Such a fun trip yesterday!
07/17/2026

Such a fun trip yesterday!

Welcome WinnAero Ace Camp! We hope you enjoyed the tour of our Portsmouth hangar today.

Diving today for the Aero Med class🤿
07/17/2026

Diving today for the Aero Med class🤿

It’s day 2 of week 2 already! Having so much fun✈️🚁🏥
07/14/2026

It’s day 2 of week 2 already! Having so much fun✈️🚁🏥

Career Day! Thank you to all our sponsor.
07/11/2026

Career Day! Thank you to all our sponsor.

That’s a wrap for Week 1. Stay tuned for more end of week pictures coming soon!
07/11/2026

That’s a wrap for Week 1. Stay tuned for more end of week pictures coming soon!

A super hot day but SO much fun!
07/10/2026

A super hot day but SO much fun!

It was such a great day for a field trip to PSU to learn about weather maps, v***r, humidity, and the green screen! Than...
07/08/2026

It was such a great day for a field trip to PSU to learn about weather maps, v***r, humidity, and the green screen! Thank you Eric Hoffman for hosting us. We were even able to sneak in a visit to Fox Park!

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Gilford, NH
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