Town Foundation awards $18,605 in grants for education, community

Featured By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, November 13, 2024

    The Miami Lakes Town Foundation has awarded $18,605 in 12 grants to local schools and a non-profit to support education and foster community.       The money comes from the annual Miami Lakes Food & Wine...

Spanish Lake Elementary opens Fall registration

Education Wednesday, August 13, 2014

  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...

Sabrina Larsh attends Ag Discovery outreach program

Education Wednesday, August 13, 2014

 

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.
  School Board members engaged in a visioning session and discussed priorities with Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho in preparation for the school year ahead at a meeting at the Doubletree Hotel. Carvalho unveiled the new programs and improved procedures specifically designed to better serve the needs of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools students and stakeholders, and laid the groundwork for a five-year District Strategic Plan for...

Pace High School students attend LIFE Camp in Mountain Home, Tx.

Religious By Rene D. Basulto, Special to The Miami Laker Wednesday, August 13, 2014

  For 25 years, Monsignor Edward Pace High School has been sending students to LIFE camps across the country. Seven Pace LIFE leaders continued this tradition and attended the Marianist LIFE South camp in Mountain Home, Texas for seven days, July 16 to July 22. Marianist LIFE South is one of several leadership training workshops held around the country for high school students who wish to strengthen their faith and grow closer to God....

Information for Miami Lakes area schools

Education By The Miami Laker staff Wednesday, August 13, 2014

  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:...
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