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Engineering Students Tour Raytheon Offices

By | July 8th, 2022|Categories: Competitions, Engineering, Robotics|Tags: , , |

FIRST Robotics Team Scores in Orlando Regionals American Senior High FIRST Robotics Teammates made their "rookie" debut in Orlando, Florida with a talented squad of fourteen students. This team became the fifth FIRST Robotics team in Miami-Dade County, and the only team in North Miami. They designed, constructed, and competed an original robot against teams from [...]

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2022 Health Walk-A-Thon

By | April 18th, 2022|Categories: Agriscience, Career Academies, Engineering, Health Science, Information Technology, NAF, NAF Academies, STEM|Tags: , , |

Come join us on a Health Walk-a-thon! Saturday, April 30, 2022 at North Miami Sr. High School To Register  

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Proud of these Tigers!

By | May 16th, 2020|Categories: Competitions, Engineering, Middle School|Tags: , , , |

W. R. Thomas Middle School pre-engineering students receive their 1st place Awards in Drafting with Autodesk Inventor. CONGRATULATIONS!

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Teachers learn about new Technology

By | February 28th, 2019|Categories: Engineering, Information Technology, STEAM, STEM, Teachers|Tags: , |

CTE teachers participated in professional development Feb. 21st in the CTE Training Room at William H. Turner Technical Arts High School. The purpose of this workshop was to enhance classroom instruction focusing on creativity & innovation using Stem IT project-based STEMFUSE and MakerBot 3D printing curriculum. MDCPS CTE Professional Development on 3D printer @makerbot [...]

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STEAM in the Gardens

By | February 11th, 2019|Categories: Engineering, Middle School, Robotics, STEAM|

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 [...]

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Construction Career Day

By | October 25th, 2018|Categories: Architecture & Construction, Career Academies, Community & Industry Partners, Engineering, Manufacturing, Pre-Apprenticeships, Transportation, Distribution & Logistics|Tags: , , , |

Students from 20 Schools attended Miami-Dade Public Schools Construction Career Day. Students interacted in hands-on experiences using various tools and equipment, and learned of various careers within construction, architecture and engineering. Media TV production students from Arthur & Polly Mays were invited to videotape the event. 

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Miami-Dade High Schoolers Enter The Workforce For The Summer

By | July 16th, 2018|Categories: Career Academies, Career Pathways, Community & Industry Partners, Engineering, NAF Academies, STEAM, Uncategorized|

Nicholas Mesa is working at Miami’s local branch of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (S.E.C.). At just 17, he gets to sit in on operational meetings, prepare trial exhibit logs and update litigation and pleading case files for the S.E.C. He says he has always been interested in public service. Mesa has gained many mentors and [...]

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NAF Academy News

By | November 15th, 2017|Categories: Career Academies, Education & Training, Engineering, Finance, Health Science, Information Technology, NAF Academies, Transportation, Distribution & Logistics|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

  News from MiamiNAFacademies.org

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Students Enjoy Construction Career Day

By | October 30th, 2017|Categories: Architecture & Construction, Career Academies, Career Pathways, Engineering, STEAM, Transportation, Distribution & Logistics|Tags: , , , , , |

On October 24th and 25th, over 1,130 students attended the Construction Career Day event. With 19 different schools at this event, it taught  students to worked together and many basic elements of construction. These kids learned many new things like, how to use basic heavy equipment, more ways architecture and drafting are used in the construction [...]

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Ten80 STEM Innovators-in-Training

By | October 30th, 2017|Categories: Career Academies, Engineering, Information Technology, Manufacturing, STEAM, Transportation, Distribution & Logistics|Tags: , , , , , , |

Over 1200 students participated in Ten80 education's STEM day. This  fast-paced event for high school students was geared towards upperclassmen and opened the doors for long-term engagement in STEM learning. Each workshop addressed different STEM-related concepts and skills but all addressed a key aspect of the innovative process.  Student participants were exposed to a variety of career [...]

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