Sunset Park Elementary School is an elementary

Primary education

A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...

 school located at 10235 S.W. 84th Street in Miami, Florida

Miami, Florida

Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...

. The school is popular due to its multi-ethnic community which is reflective of the cultural diversity of Miami-Dade County.

Mission statement

"The mission of the staff and community of Sunset Park Elementary is to enable all students to develop to their maximum potential. This will be achieved by providing a positive and stimulating learning environment which meets individual needs and fosters the development of active learners who will be literate, critical thinkers, accepting of others, and productive, responsible citizens of a multicultural society."

Unique Structural Layout

Sunset Park Elementary School differs from most other schools in its physical layout. It was built with an open learning center design. There are large learning centers which hold two, and sometimes three classes in them. There are no walls separating most classes. The upstairs learning centers had moveable walls installed during the summer of 2000.

External links

• Miami-Dade County Public Schools
• Sunset Park Elementary School website