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[Croatia 2017] The video Summary

[Croatia 2017] The video Summary

Have a look to what we have done in December 2017 in Croatia !  

[Croatia 2017] Wanna support us ?

[Croatia 2017] Wanna support us ?

Hey folks,   we have again a packed basket of activities we want to offer the kids back in Ladimirevci. Some of those activities come at a relatively high cost. So if you want to contribute, here our crowdfunding page: Fly Beyond Dreams to Croatia 2017 Our friend at Prosponso offer their support to Fbd […]

[Croatia 2017] We’re going back to Ladimirevci !

[Croatia 2017] We’re going back to Ladimirevci !

Fly Beyond Dreams is going back to the SoS Children’s village in Ladimirevci again ! Stay tuned for more news. In the meantime, have a look at what we did last year !

[Tanger 2017] Wrap-up

[Tanger 2017] Wrap-up

Hi dreamers and supporters! We are back from Tanger where we had an amazing experience with the nearly 80 children from Hogar Lerchundi and Dar Tika. Two years after the first time FbD went to Tanger, the kids and teachers from the day care centre welcomed us and made us feel like home again for […]

[Tanger 2017] Hot news! Day 4 and 5!

[Tanger 2017] Hot news! Day 4 and 5!

Last 2 days were focused around the solar system with some theory and nice mobiles to decorate the classes! We also learned how to fly a kite and made some planes, rockets, etc out of playdough.  Another interesting moment was when we added a parachuting to a water rocket, although it didn’t help with the […]

[Tanger 2017] Hot News! Day 2 and 3!

[Tanger 2017] Hot News! Day 2 and 3!

Day 2 – We continued with activities related to airplanes, with a quadcopter drone demonstration and testing the kids about the knowledge learned on Day1… we were very surprised by how much they could remember! Second visit to the airport with the other half of the children, where they got to discover the firemen facilities […]

[Tanger 2017] Great Start Day 1!

[Tanger 2017] Great Start Day 1!

Great start of the Tanger 2017 adventure with morning activities to introduce the airplanes world to the kids, followed in the afternoon by a first visit to Ibn Battouta Airport… We even got the chance to see the inside of a Royal Air Maroc turboprop aircraft that landed in front of us! — Alberto, Ana, […]

[Tanger 2017] Remembering our story back in 2015!

[Tanger 2017] Remembering our story back in 2015!

 

[Nepal 2016] Video of the Journey!

[Nepal 2016] Video of the Journey!

A brief insight into our 2016 Nepal Project!

[Nepal 2016] Overview of our unforgettable journey in Nepal!

[Nepal 2016] Overview of our unforgettable journey in Nepal!

Hi Dreamers and Supporters! We are back from Nepal where we had an amazing experience with the children from Maya Universe Academy and Bloom School. We also managed to meet with a few local airlines to share with them Fly beyond Dreams’ mission and on-board them on the Nepal project with us. They were all […]

[Nepal 2016] Remembering our story back in 2012!

[Nepal 2016] Remembering our story back in 2012!

FbD Nepal 2016 is ready for the adventure starting next week! We go back to our great memories when everything started in 2012!! Remember! Dreaming is just the beginning!

Nepal Earthquake relief

Nepal Earthquake relief

Since 2012, we have created partnerships with two schools in Nepal: Maya Universe Academy – www.mayauniverseacademy.org/ Bloom School – http://www.bloomn.edu.np/ Both schools are re-shaping the educational landscape in Nepal, where education is still a privilege. They provide a first class education to kids all over Nepal, from diverse social backgrounds. We have been working closely […]

[Nepal 2013] Friday 22nd of November – Bloom Academy Day 2

[Nepal 2013] Friday 22nd of November – Bloom Academy Day 2

After the enthusiasm the flying lessons provoked on the students as well as on the teachers, the FbD Team meets the class, along with Ram, at Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport. Very quickly, members of the team start teaching on the spot, as aircrafts on the tarmac being serviced were directly in sight. A quick overlook […]

[Nepal 2013] Thursday 21st of November – Bloom Academy in Kathmandu

[Nepal 2013] Thursday 21st of November – Bloom Academy in Kathmandu

Ram created Bloom Nepal School 4 months ago. The school is located in the neighborhood of Kathmandu and currently it welcomes 14 Children. We planned to spend 2 days with the students – First day at the school and second day at the airport.   The program of the first day was focused on – […]

[Nepal 2013] Saturday 16th of November – Visit to a Pokhara Mountain School

[Nepal 2013] Saturday 16th of November – Visit to a Pokhara Mountain School

Close to the election planned on Tuesday, November 19th, a lot of strike disturbs the country and several schools are closed. We woke up very early and took the time to discover the hills around Pokhara . In a small village, we had the opportunity to be warmly welcomed and to meet the teachers of […]

[Nepal 2013] Wednesday 13th of November – Second day of classes at Maya Universe Academy

[Nepal 2013] Wednesday 13th of November – Second day of classes at Maya Universe Academy

After recharging our batteries while spending a day with the children from Maya at a local festival in ‘Boktipana’, we were ready to start the second class day in the school. This time the lesson was addressed to the Simba class, made of younger kids. We were surprised again by the reactiveness and participation of the children, whom […]

[Nepal 2013] Tuesday 12th of November – First day of classes at Maya Universe Academy

[Nepal 2013] Tuesday 12th of November – First day of classes at Maya Universe Academy

Here is our first day of class; we started by a little bit of theory. We wanted them to respond to those 3 questions: What is an airplane? How an airplane flies? What are the four forces acting on an airplane? We all were delighted by the capacities of the kids to understand and remember! […]

[Nepal 2013] Monday 11th of November – Arrival to Maya Universe Academy

[Nepal 2013] Monday 11th of November – Arrival to Maya Universe Academy

We spend our first night in Maya as host of the parents of three girls of the school. They fully opened their house and they gave us a very warm welcome. Here is our first day at Maya school. We spend half of the day to share the atmosphere of the school. We had the […]

[Nepal 2013] Saturday 9th of November – Arrival to Kathmandu

[Nepal 2013] Saturday 9th of November – Arrival to Kathmandu

Excitement, that was the feeling we, Nepal´13 Team, were sharing on that Friday 8th of November when we all left the countries we were living in (Germany, France) to meet in Kathmandu on the following day. One day in this very busy capital was enough for us to get settled, overcome the jetlag and make […]

[Colombia 2013] Thursday 4th of April – Colegio Antonio Lopez de Pumarejo Bogota

[Colombia 2013] Thursday 4th of April – Colegio Antonio Lopez de Pumarejo Bogota

On April the 4th, FbD had the pleasure to visit the school Antonio López de Pumarejo. We were warmly welcomed by Ofelia, the English teacher of the School. The agenda for the day entailed two classes, one in the morning with one hundred of students and other one after lunch with other hundred. We were suggested […]

[Colombia 2013] 3rd of April – El Dorado Airport Bogota

[Colombia 2013] 3rd of April – El Dorado Airport Bogota

On April the 3rd FbD participated on the celebration of „El Mes Internacional de la Ninez”. In partnership with the ATAC, OPAIN, and Aeronautica Civil, FbD visited with a group of 100 children the International Airport El Dorado. The day started at the Museum of the Colombian Air Force Base CATAM. Here, the children were able […]

[Colombia 2013] 2nd of April – Instituto Pedro Justo Berrio

[Colombia 2013] 2nd of April – Instituto Pedro Justo Berrio

The 2nd of April was an exciting day for us. In fact, we had proposed to aviation engineering students from the university to join us following our presentation at the Bolivariana University. And a group of students assured us they would come. And so they did! We met them at the entrance of the “Instituto […]

[Colombia 2013] 1st of April – Universidad Bolivariana Medellin

[Colombia 2013] 1st of April – Universidad Bolivariana Medellin

On Monday the 1st of April, FbD visited the students of the Universidad Bolivariana in Medellin. The objective of the activity was to invite the aerospace students to join FbD locally in Medellin and for them to have the opportunity to talk with professionals from the industry and get advice and support for their future careers. […]

[Colombia 2013] video teaser

[Colombia 2013] video teaser

[Colombia 2013] 30th of March – Medellin Rio Negro Airport

[Colombia 2013] 30th of March – Medellin Rio Negro Airport

The event with the children from the neighborhood of the Rio Negro Airport was organized in collaboration with ATAC, the Colombian Aviation Authority and the Rio Negro’s teams. We had a warm welcome and a nice meeting room within the airport administration for the 40 kids. The children were really interested, but it took a […]

[Colombia 2013] 27th of March – Barranquilla Airport

[Colombia 2013] 27th of March – Barranquilla Airport

On the 27th of march, we had a « rendez-vous » at the airport of Barranquilla. We were supposed to teach to 100 kids invited to the airport premises. The children were coming from the surroundings of the airport and had never had the opportunity to see the airport from the inside. The event has been kindly […]

[Colombia 2013] Tuesday 26th of March – Ibague

[Colombia 2013] Tuesday 26th of March – Ibague

On Tuesday we were happy to be invited by the Shekinah foundation in Ibague. We had a time slot from 8 to 12. We left “El Palmar” around 7, giving us the chance observing the awakening of the city, glancing through the windows of the cars that our friends from the farm had borrowed us. The Shekinah […]

[Colombia 2013] Monday 25th of March – Ibague

[Colombia 2013] Monday 25th of March – Ibague

Last days have been pretty busy. We had the chance to meet very interested and smart children. It has been a pleasure working with them. As a consequence, we have a little backlog on the blog reports…. they will come bit by bit :). So, on monday we had to chance to be welcomed by […]

[Colombia 2013] Team has arrived in Bogota

[Colombia 2013] Team has arrived in Bogota

A very motivated  Fly Beyond Dreams team has arrived on friday night in Bogota after a 10 hours flight. On saturday, we will travel to Ibague. On sunday we have the whole day to do a team briefing and the last dry run before welcoming the first group of children on monday. Stay tuned 🙂 […]

[Colombia 2013] Update of radio-transmitting technology

[Colombia 2013] Update of radio-transmitting technology

As you can imagine, the preparations for the Colombia Project are at peak level. Beside making last modifications on the courses, confirming last minute appointments, preparing the bags, we also managed to upgrade our radio system for the model airplanes from 41mhz to 2.4 Ghz technology. This will enhance transmitting reliability and thus enhance flight […]

[Colombia 2013] The Team – Robert

[Colombia 2013] The Team – Robert

Name, Age:  Robert, 26     My dream in Life: Since I grew up in the world of aircrafts I have always been fascinated by the highly sophisticated technique. I live my dream  since I am 14 with stearing aircrafts responsibly from the pilot‘s seat. It‘s my passion to develop aircrafts to the next technical level and to […]

[Colombia 2013] Fundraising Party – Augsburg

[Colombia 2013] Fundraising Party – Augsburg

Thank you all the ones who supported Fly Beyond Dreams last Friday Fundraising event in Augsburg! With the contributions of each one of you we raised 370 Euros!! This money will be invested in Colombia on scientific material for children there. With this, FbD wants to motivate children around the world to follow a technical […]

[Colombia 2013] The Team – Abhinav

[Colombia 2013] The Team – Abhinav

Today’s team member presenting himself is the one at the origin of the idea that lead to the creation of FbD. My Name, Age: Abhinav, 24     My Dream in Life: To become one of the best international aviation professional in the world. To work throughout the world. In long term make a significant […]

[Colombia 2013] The Team – Harald

[Colombia 2013] The Team – Harald

My Name:   Harald, 32   My Dream in life: Concepts of transport – I always wanted to be part of a team of inventors creating ground breaking future transport concepts. Personally I was always fascinated by flying ever since I build my first model plane as a kid. My motivation for the FbD project […]

[Colombia 2013] Update of confirmed schools

You have been numerous to ask us in which schools we are going and with which organisations we are collaborating. Here is the list of confirmation we have got so far, there are some others awaiting confirmation. We will keep you updated.   Fundacion Shekinah Fundacion Ciudad de Dios Universidad Bolivariana El Dorado Airport in […]

[Kenya 2013] Project date posponed

Kenya’s situation with the current local elections carries significant importance far beyond its borders. This is the reason why our FbD project has been put in hold, and will most likely be postponed to July 2013 as peace and patience was urged while ballots were counted this last week. Kenya’s election commission officially declared Uhuru Kenyatta the […]

[Colombia 2013] The Team – Clara

[Colombia 2013] The Team – Clara

Lets continue our presentations for the Colombia project! Today we have Clara presenting herself, she is one of the founders of FbD. Name, Age:  Clara, 25   My dream in Life: Although it is difficult to achieve and quite general, my dream in life is changing the world. If only one person’s life changes or gets […]

[Colombia 2013] The Team – Carmen

[Colombia 2013] The Team – Carmen

Our second team member presenting herself is Carmen. She is new to Fly Beyond Dreams, and full of energy and motivation to support us in Colombia!     Name, Age: Carmen, 28     Dream in Life: Developing myself as an engineer and trying to help people in projects like FbD.   Motivation for FbD in […]

[Colombia 2013] The Team – Cesar

[Colombia 2013] The Team – Cesar

The departure to Colombia comes closer and closer. Until the 22nd of  march, you will have the opportunity to learn a bit more about each of our team members. The first one to introduce himself is Cesar, our Colombia project leader:     My Name, Age: Cesar, 26 My dream in Life: Getting to know […]

[Colombia 2013] Itinerary update

[Colombia 2013] Itinerary update

The initerary has been updated! We have been contacted to participate into some very interesting projects… More information is coming soon, stay connected!

[Nepal 2012] Video Diary

[Nepal 2012] Video Diary

This video is a quick edit of some sequences we shot during our first project we held in Nepal. It is not exhaustive, but it gives a glimpse about what it looked like.

[Colombia 2013] First location confirmed!

[Colombia 2013] First location confirmed!

The eco-touristic farm El Palmar has confirmed their wish to welcome FbD ! http://www.agroturelpalmar.com/home.html We are allowed to invite children of the region to spend the whole day on the Farm. It will be the perfect location to combine both theoretical courses and some flying lessons:  

[Nepal 2012] Photo Gallery

[Nepal 2012] Photo Gallery

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