The United Way partners with Miami-Dade Beacon Council and Miami-Dade County Public Schools to bring Career Connections to life. Executives are recruited from the seven One Community One Goal target industries, along with local entrepreneurs to encourage students to pursue their dreams. During the series, Miami-Dade County Public Schools high school students are exposed to careers [...]
On February 9, 2019, W.R. Thomas Middle School robotics team "Tiger Industries Tiger Bots" competed at the STEAM in the Gardens. These Amazing designers engineers and programmers won Excellence Award, Amaze Award, and Skills award. Tiger Industries TigerBots are 5th in the world in VexIQ Skills. The VexIQ Skills Robotics Competition, presented by the Robotics Education [...]
During Computer Science Week on December 6th, 2018 at South Dade Senior High School, Computer Science Principles and Virtual Reality Gaming Academy students taught Pre-K students how to create art using Sphero Robots. Entering in a computer science week photo contest, the South Dade students won first place and a $500 Amazon gift card for the [...]
Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School Digital Media Magnet students learn the key to a successful future at the NFTE World Series of Innovation. For More Information
The One Community One Goal initiative is aimed at diversifying the local economy. It followed a 2011 study showing key areas where the county should concentrate its economic development efforts. The Beacon Council and other key community organizations — including the Knight Foundation, CareerSource South Florida, Baptist Health and United Way — have used the plan [...]
On August 17, 2018, from 4:00pm-6:30pm, at Dadeland Mall, Microsoft is holding a Back to School event. This event is free to the community and is a great way to prepare for the upcoming 2018-2019 school year. The first 150 students will get a chance to receive a backpack with the tools needed to achieve more [...]
Congratulations to the first NFTE Model Teacher Challenge winner, Ray Parris, CTE teacher from Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School. Ray Parris is an HML Digital Media teacher. The Model Teacher Challenge, a highly competitive challenge issued to educators across the U.S. who teach NFTE's entrepreneurship courses to middle school and high school students. The winner was announced [...]
Coral Gables Senior High School, new Academy of Teaching students have won 1st and 2nd place at the recent Miami Dade College Education Changemakers Competition. The students won with their School of the Future team project with the help of Ms. Delgado. Each will receive a $400 college scholarship!
Aisel Rodriguez entered HGMS in January 2017 by January 2018 and with the help of his Business Education Teacher Anita Scott he earned a certification as a Microsoft Office Specialist: Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook and the complete set of certifications from IC3: Key Applications, Computer Fundamentals and Living Online. Along with being a student in [...]
The King Carter Global Trade & Logistics Academy was made possible by a generous $1 million donation to Miami-Dade County Public Schools by an anonymous donor. The Academy pays homage to King Carter, a gregarious first grader who was caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting. Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho was joined by King’s [...]
