Bob Graham Education Center rolls out the red carpet and welcomes their Kindergarten through eighth grade students and their families to “The Greatest School on Earth.” As a gift on the first day of school, students received a “magical” pencil and parents were given a pen. BGEC, at 15901 NW 79 Ave., announced that it was proud to have received an A rating from the Florida Department of Education. The school has earned...

Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy recently became a nationally certified magnet school.Th e National Institute for Magnet School Leadership certified the school in Au-gust, where 970 students are enrolled in grades 6 - 12. Jose Marti was required to fulfill five pillars of mag-net schools — diversity; innovative curriculum and professional development; academic excellence; high quality instructional systems and family and community partnerships...

Spanish Lake Elementary School is offering a new program to this year: Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten, or VPK.The program helps 4-year-old students get a head start on their educations, the school said.Children attend class from Monday to Friday at the school, at 7940 NW 194 St. They will practice communication skills and learn technology, music, science, math, art and athletics. The teacher-to-student ratio is 20 to 1 and instructors are...

The Coding Doctors Kids celebrated their very first Robotics Kickoff on Aug. 15. It was a fun night as they celebrated the #YearOfTheRobot at Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop, at 15484 NW 77th Court. Coding Doctors Kids continues to offer classes free for all children. The club will meet Sept. 12 and 19 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Country Club at Miami, 6801 NW 186th St. For more information call 954-825-3371.

The Pace Starletts look forward to a bright new season. “The work is worth it!” said senior, Anais Gonzalez. This is the mindset that the Starlettes will uphold and continue to carry out throughout the summer. After holding tryouts at the end of the school year, the Starlettes are eager to start working together as a new team.The team commenced their training with a “Starlettes Boot-Camp”, which consisted of a week and a half of high...