Miami Lakes was designated as a member of the World Health Organization Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities. As a member, the Town will be part of a growing global movement of communities that are striving to meet the needs of their older residents. Miami Lakes is committed to sharing and promoting the values and principles central to the World Health Organization Age-friendly approach, creating age-friendly local...

  NAF, formally known as the National Academy Foundation, is a national network of education, business and community leaders who work together to ensure high school students are college, career and future ready. NAF’s educational design ignites students’ passion for learning and gives businesses the opportunity to shape America’s future workforce by transforming the learning environment to include science, technology,...

  Mater Academy High’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) team recently competed in the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, where the Lions finished among the top chapters in America. From June 28 through July 1, the Mater Academy team demonstrated excellence performance, which earned them a first place finish in business financial, sixth place in business plan and eighth place for banking and...

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) will resume classes later this month on August 20. Students are expected to complete their summer reading assignments for their first day back to school. With school beginning in just three weeks, below is a list of local school’s required reading assignments. Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) requires all grades to complete a PDF file of books assigned to each class. The book...

  Miami-Dade County Public School Division of Academics held its annual Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Scholars Banquet in late May. Bob Graham Education Center students Alejandro Fernandez, Roberto Martinez and Valentin Velazco-Pryce were recognized for representing the district, state and country for their abilities in VEX IQ robotics.   During the robotic season, they won the Excellence...