Engineering and Information Technology students from Miami Lakes Educational Center and five other Miami-Dade Public high schools participated in the recent second annual Explore Ambition Program, a STEM career-related experience at the National Flight Academy in Pensacola, a subsidiary of the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation.
Students in 9th through 11th grades, with varying math and science skill levels, spent their Spring Break as participants in this unique program at the Pensacola Naval Air Station. Students were separated into squadrons and engaged in the activities to complete assigned tasks with fellow team members. Students received immersion training using various technologies including simulators and virtual reality games that have proven to inspire students to high levels of academic achievement in STEM disciplines.
Miami-Dade Public Schools’ Department of Career and Technical Education provides students with high quality and relevant, career technical education, giving students the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in college and careers for the new economy.
For more information, visit http://dcte.dadeschools.net.