The Town of Miami Lakes and children’s learning group Snapology are offering two new STEAM programs for kids this fall. For eight weeks, kids ages 4 to 8 can learn engineering, robotics and beginner-friendly coding at the STEAM adventures program. Kids in the program will meet on Friday afternoons to work on problem solving using those skills. The STEAM Adventures program runs from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. from September 4 to...

Students from the Center for Financial Training Future Bankers & Financial Professionals Program recently completed an internship designed to introduce young professionals to the world of financial services. The high school students spent the summer working for JetStream Federal Credit Union, where they got hands-on experience and professional development opportunities. They also learned about all the various careers on offer in the...

Students aren’t the only ones who need to be ready on Aug. 13 for the return to classes. Motorists need to prepare as well.      With the start of school comes the reduced speed zones throughout Miami Lakes, more traffic, and parents along with students walking to and from school.      Sgt. George Soto with Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Miami Lakes District urges drivers to have extra patience for...

The grades are in and Miami-Dade County Public Schools is an A-rated school district for a seventh year in a row.      The district had no F grades for individual schools, while 64% received an A grade in the Florida Department of Education’s annual school grades. Twenty-two percent of schools received B’s and 14% received C’s.      Among Miami Lakes area schools, Bob Graham Education...

Miami Lakes K-8 Center language arts teacher Virnalis Arvelo treated 16 students to dinner at ML Steaks +  Sports. The annual tradition by Arvelo celebrates her eighth-grade students who score a 5 on the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking. Arvelo started the tradition in 2010 and has maintained it through the years.      “We have so many exceptional and hard-working students at Miami Lakes K-8 Center and I...