Spanish Lake Elementary students recently completed the Walk Safe program under the leadership of physical education teacher, Jean Eldor.  The goal of the program is to improve pedestrian safety, student wellness, and health concepts.  It follows the "5 E" model which includes education, encouragement, enforcement, engineering, and evaluation. The program is based on an exciting and interactive approach to increase the...

  Miami-Dade County School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman, joined by Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, leads students, teachers, parents and community leaders in “International Walk to School Day” on October 8 at Ernest R Graham K-8 Center. The international program promotes pedestrian safety education, safe walking skills, as well as walking as an exercise for good health and physical fitness. 

  Miami-Dade County School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman, joined by Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, leads students, teachers, parents and community leaders in “International Walk to School Day” on October 8 at Ernest R Graham K-8 Center. The international program promotes pedestrian safety education, safe walking skills, as well as walking as an exercise for good health and physical fitness. 

  Rock the Universe, Florida's largest Christian musical festival, has been a part of Universal Studios celebrations for 15 years. At Pace High School, students and teachers have always participated in this event as a unique way of celebrating their Catholic faith with peers. "I went to Rock the Universe for the first time this year. I enjoyed it thoroughly and felt that it was an amazing experience," said student Luvianka Zapata. "I...

  The students of Bob Graham Education Center fell off the cyber grid for a weekend to better understand what Henry David Thoreau, author and philosopher of the 1800's, experienced when he separated himself from society for two years, two months and two days in the woods, a time he penned in his novel Walden. The students completed the 63 hour-long fast that began Friday, September 20 at 5 p.m., and ended on Sunday, September 22, for a...