Miami Lakes K-8 Center students visited the nation’s capital in Washington D.C. to learn about the government and history. Students also had the chance to participate in a Moment of Silence in front of the White House in memory of the victims at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

  The Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) family congratulated a group of teachers that were identified and highlighted by the State of Florida for being the highest impact teachers at the school. A recent analysis of student performance on statewide standardized assessments found that these teachers had an impact on student learning growth that is among the most positive in the entire state. The group includes (from left) Laura...

  Each year, students that take part in Civic Engagement Academy (CEA) at Bob Graham Education Center participate in various competitions including Lead2Feed, a leadership program that nurtures a new generation of leaders working to meet a need through project management, decision-making and teamwork to alleviate hunger needs within the community.  Project Citizen is a curricular program promoting competent and responsible...

  Spanish Lake Elementary (SLE) and Julie Barreto-Tejero, SLE on-site teacher sponsor, are excited to be among the 51 schools in Miami-Dade County to have become a part of The Education Fund's Food Forest For Schools. SLE introduced a newly planted sustainable food growing system that is home to "gourmet crops found year-round nestled among winding paths.” Students, families and community members will now be able to work in the...

  Jose Martí MAST Academy (JMMA) students from the Marine Biology club have built their first-ever salt water tank. Over the summer, a few students and marine science teacher Jeneissy Comas Balcazar started building the lab. They set up a list of donors in order to help fund their tanks. Corals will inhabit the tank for research. Sophomore Hector Duran designed a proposal for an interactive tide pool tank for the lab, which will...