A Canadian nonprofit advancing education, innovation, collaboration, and opportunity across drones, aviation, agriculture, and environmental technology. OCDAAE is a Canadian organization connecting aviation, drone technology, competitive innovation, agriculture and environmental stewardship to create educational and career pathways for the next generation.
We bring together the worlds that will shape how the next generation learns, works, explores and solves problems.
FLY — Learn drones, aviation, robotics and autonomous systems.
COMPETE — Race, build, innovate and solve problems.
CULTIVATE — Explore natural farming, regenerative agriculture and environmental technology.
Our work creates a bridge between the sky and the ground — connecting students and communities with aviation, emerging technology, competition, food systems and environmental stewardship.
Airlines, airports, pilots, flight training and aerospace.
RPAS, robotics, autonomy, mapping and remote sensing.
Competition, engineering, teamwork and youth engagement.
Natural farming, regenerative practices and food systems.
Conservation, observation, sustainability and environmental innovation.
OCDAAE gives students opportunities to learn by doing — with pathways that extend from classrooms into aircraft, hangars, competitions, communities and industry.
We connect learners with the aviation ecosystem and expose them to real career pathways.
Students move beyond theory and work with the technologies shaping autonomous flight.
Competition turns technology education into something hands-on, exciting and community-driven.
We connect emerging technology with healthy land, food systems and environmental stewardship.
Students take the journey from learning aviation and drone concepts to designing, building, inspecting, coding, flying and racing their own technology.
These are real moments from previous OCDAAE experiences — students inside aircraft hangars, exploring the city, attending presentations, connecting with industry and celebrating their achievements.
Programs can be adapted for schools, community organizations, aviation partners and youth events.
Students design, assemble and understand the technology behind their own aircraft.
Exposure to aircraft, inspection concepts, simulators and aviation technology.
Explore programming, autonomous systems, robotics and emerging flight technology.
Turn engineering and flying skills into teamwork, competition and leadership.
Connect science, technology, engineering and mathematics to real aviation applications.
Create opportunities to meet pilots, airlines, airports, educators, engineers and technology partners.
OCDAAE is designed to be a bridge between education and the organizations that make aviation, aerospace and emerging technology possible.
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OCDAAE is a Canadian organization connecting aviation, drone technology, competitive innovation, agriculture and environmental stewardship to create educational and career pathways for the next generation.