Bob Graham Education Center
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Bob Graham Education Center is a primary school located in Miami Lakes, Florida
Miami Lakes, Florida
Miami Lakes is a Miami suburban incorporated town and former census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 22,676 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S...

. The school serves students in kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...

 through 8th grade; students matriculate to Barbara Goleman High School
Barbara Goleman High School
Barbara Goleman Senior High School is a secondary school located at 14100 NW 89th Ave in Miami Lakes, Florida,; its principal is Mr. Carlos Artime. Goleman pertains to Miami-Dade County Public Schools Region I, and is school number 7751...

. It has been an A+ school for 7 years.

Campus

It has three buildings all near each other.They also have an additional building called the PLC located near Barbara Goleman Senior High. The PLC is for the younger children Kindergarten and under.Then in the other location there is the elementary building,the modular,and the middle school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...

.The elementary holds all grades up to Grade 5. There is also the modular which is all for the 6th graders. There is also a middle school building which is for 7th and 8th graders as well as 6th graders who may have an elective in the middle school building.

Curriculum

Electives for the middle schoolers are Band,Spanish,Chorus,Computers,Media Aid,Office Aid,Dance,P.E,and Art. The elementary students have 'specials' every day, a new one each day with the exception of P.E, which they have every day. The specials include art, Spanish(as well as Spanish ESL those are for the students who do not speak and understand Spanish as fluently as other students),music,and P.E. They also have the Gifted programs and bilingual programs.
They will also be adding an additional building between the modular and middle school building. This building will be for middle school students and will be called the "Middle Learning Center."

Extracurricular activities

Student groups and activities are primarily available to middle school students. They include: youth crime watch,bobcat dancers,bobcat cheerleaders,student council,national junior honor society
Honor society
In the United States, an honor society is a rank organization that recognizes excellence among peers. Numerous societies recognize various fields and circumstances. The Order of the Arrow, for example, is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America...

,bobcat jumpers,flag football,band,chorus,rock band,and for the fifth graders safety patrol.
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