Hello Teachers!
Thanks for welcoming The Hovercraft Project to your school!
We’re excited to help your students Learn to Love to Learn—through teamwork, creativity, and a whole lot of hover-powered fun.
Here’s what to take care of before your Project Day:
1. Send the Release of Liability Forms
To participate in The Hovercraft Project, each student must have a completed Release of Liability form submitted before your tour date.
We’ve made it super simple:
Copy and paste this pre-written email to send directly to parents and guardians. It includes the link to the digital form—no printing, no collecting, no hassle.
Then, keep an eye on your inbox—your school’s waiver tracker link will be hovering in soon, giving you a live look at which students have their forms submitted and cleared for takeoff on project day!
2. Celebrate Your STEM Champions
We’d love to feature your school and community on our social media channels—before, during, and after our tour date with you! This is an opportunity to shine a spotlight on your amazing educators, PTO rockstars, district support teams, and anyone else helping bring the magic of STEM to life in your community!
3. Organize Student Groups
Divide your students into groups of 6–8 students—we recommend sticking close to 6 per group for the best experience.
Each day can accommodate up to 16 groups total.
Groups work closely together throughout the day to build and ride their hovercraft—so feel free to mix and match personalities and learning styles.
4. Organize Adults
Due to the unique role of the adults, it’s essential that the same adults are present during the first 2 hours. Instructions and adult training will take place at the start of the day. If you are going to sub people - please do it AFTER the first 2 hours!
5. Dress for Hover-Success
Think field day meets science lab!
Closed-toed shoes
T-shirts and shorts or pants
Long hair pulled back
6. No Prep Needed—We Bring the Surprise!
You don’t need to introduce the project ahead of time. In fact, we recommend keeping it a surprise!
We’ve found students are more curious, more engaged, and more excited when they walk into the unknown. The discovery is part of the Hovercraft magic!
Extra Credit!
We know you’re already the A+ kind of educator, but if you're looking for a little extra hover-fun, we’ve got you covered:
Teacher & Parent Bingo
Let’s be real: watching a bunch of fifth graders build, test, and ride hovercrafts is already peak entertainment. But why not make it even better?
Download our Teacher & Parent Bingo Card and hand it out on tour day—designed just for the adults so you can play along from the sidelines! It’s a light-hearted way to stay engaged without interfering and have some fun of your own.
Pre-Order Tour Merch
We're dropping exclusive tour merch! Think a band tour tee, but for STEM. All schools and cities in the tour are listed on the back of the tee—including yours!
Pre-orders ship directly to your school before your tour date! Pre-Order Merch Here
Hover Mail = Free Resources
If you loved the hovercraft adventure (spoiler: you will), you’re going to want to stick around.
Sign up for Hover Mail—our fun, zero-spam newsletter to keep the learning going long after the project day ends!