Florida Advanced Technological Education (FLATE), The National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Center of Excellence in Florida partnered with the National Manufacturing Institute, the South Florida Manufacturers Association (SFMA) to host the “Young Manufacturers Academy” (YMA) in Miami Lakes. The Academy was held July 28 through August 1 at Miami Lakes Educational Center. The Academy was offered to 16 middle school...

  Registration and enrollment opportunities are now available at Spanish Lake Elementary School (SLE). The local Bilingual School Organization (BISO) curriculum at SLE is designed to produce students who master listening, speaking, reading and writing both in English and Spanish, in addition to the prescribed core curriculum.  The SLE staff works with parents to meet individual student needs as they foster the development of...

 

Miami Lakes resident Sabrina Larsh, a member of Miami Lakes Girl Scout Troop 500, got an opportunity to attend Ag Discovery at North Carolina State University. In the two week outreach program provided by a grant from the USDA, she learned about careers in plant science with hands-on training from university professors, practicing entomologists, botanists and plant pathologists working for the U.S. government.

  Miami-Dade County's public schools resume on Monday, August 18 to begin the 2014-2015 school year. Parents and students are urged to register early to avoid processing delays.  Two proofs of current address are required. Also required is a completion of a “Disclosure of Time of Registration” form, which can be obtained from Attendance Services. For more information visit www.dadeschools.net.  First Day of Class:...

  The Miami-Dade County School Board unanimously approved four items proposed by Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman recognizing the Florida middle-school winner of the SIFMA Foundation’s InvestWrite National Essay Competition, as well as the endorsement of Hispanic Heritage Month, “Walk-to-School” Day, and “Ethical Governance Day.”  “I would like to congratulate Sofia Isabel Diaz of Miami Lakes...