Miami Lakes K-8 Center (MLK8) says goodbye to long time Miami Lakes resident and teacher, Suzanne M. Choopani who retired this June after 35 years of service with Miami Dade County Public Schools. A former high school Spanish teacher, she began teaching in the bilingual program at Henry M. Flagler Elementary School. Shortly after receiving her Masters degree in Reading from Florida International University, she became a curriculum coordinator...

This upcoming school year marks the 50 year anniversary of Palm Springs North Elementary School. As part of the celebration, the students and staff will be locating and opening a time capsule that was originally buried in the walls of the main building in 1969. The entire community is anxiously waiting to see the historical memories and artifacts hidden away within their very own wall and the public’s help is needed. The school is calling on...

The first day of school is just around the corner and with it, comes the first-day jitters. Children may be anxious and excited about the change, new classroom, new teachers, new friends and maybe even a new school. The change can be a littThe first day can be pretty nerve-racking for parents too. The best way to combat these stressors is to prepare, not just for the first day, but to set the grouFirst, dress up, coordinate and...

MDC has opened a state-of-the-art Cloud Computing Center in order to address the ever-increasing demand for experienced cloud technology professionals. Located at the Eduardo J. Padrón Campus, the Center is the only venue of its kind in Florida. The Center will offer the only College Credit Certificate and Associate of Science degree in Enterprise Cloud Computing in Florida. In collaboration with Amazon Web Services, Generation and Microsoft,...

Miami Lakes Educational Center?s Abigail Castro was recently accepted into the six-month Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Online Science, Technology It serves rising high school seniors from across the country many of whom come from underrepresented or underserved communities. Students selected to participate in MOSTECdemonstrate in their applications a strong academic record and intereThe MOSTEC program begins the summer before...