Pearson Field Education Center
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| Established | 2013 |
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| Location | 201B E Reserve St, Vancouver, WA 98661 |
| Coordinates | 45°37′21″N 122°39′16″W / 45.6225°N 122.6545°W |
| Type | Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics |
| Director | Julia Cannell |
| Public transit access | C-Tran |
| Website | Pearson Field Education Center |
The Education Center on Pearson Field,[1] formerly Pearson Field Education Center (PFEC) is an educational facility for young people ages kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12). It is located in Pearson Field, Vancouver, Washington. The center provides programs in aviation-based science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
PFEC was founded during the spring of 2013 as a program of the Fort Vancouver National Trust.[2]
Pearson Field is the oldest continuously operating airfield in the Pacific Northwest and one of the two oldest continuously operating airfields in the United States. In 2012, it received recognition[3] as an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Historic Aerospace Site.[4] In 1905, Pearson Field was used as a spruce mill for aircraft parts during WWI by the US Army.[5] The site was home to regular army flights after it was established as a forest patrol base in 1921.[6] Reserve fliers from the region began training with the 321st Observation Squadron from 1923 until the squadron was placed on active service in 1941.[7] In 1937, first non-stop transpolar flight by the Russian ANT-25 touched down on Pearson Field due to an engine oil leak.[8][9]
In September 2022, The Education Center on Pearson Field began operation under Airway Science for Kids.[10]
