Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) has been included in GettingSmart.com’s Smart List: “30 School Districts Worth Visiting.”  The online information source identifies M-DCPS as one of “30 districts that are changing the trajectory of both education and their communities by working on blended, personalized and competency-based learning.”The District’s use of data to drive minority achievement...

The more students move, the more points are earned. That’s the basis of the UNICEF program taking place at Spanish Lake Elementary where students were selected by scholastic achievement to participate in the Kid Power Program.Each student is given a fitness band from UNICEF which is linked to a tablet in their classroom which tracks steps taken as well as the progress in other schools which have been selected to participate in this...

Florida International University’s Department of Occupational Therapy is partnering with Shula’s Athletic Club for a CarFit event on April 8 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Shula’s Athletic Club parking lot just south of Main Street in Miami Lakes. The event is free and open to the public of all ages but particularly for older drivers to improve the fit of their vehicle for safety and comfort. CarFit is a national program...

Dressed as The Cat in the Hat, the First Lady of Miami Lakes, Melissa Cid visited the students at Bob Graham Education Center on March 2 for Read Across America Day, a day that celebrates reading and the birthday of Dr. Seuss. The National Education Association put forth this initiative to encourage annual reading and awareness that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading. Cid visited selected classes to read Dr. Seuss...

Applications are now being accepted through April 15 for the U.S. Naval Academy Summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Program.The program is held in three sessions: June 5-10 for rising 9th graders; June 12-17 for rising 10th graders; and June 19-23 for rising 11th graders.The Summer STEM program is an overnight academic program that gives students an opportunity to experience real-life applications of math and...