The NAF Academies of Miami-Dade County Public Schools

The Academy of Finance’s Unforgetta-Bowl-Athon!

On October 20, 2022, the Academy of Finance organized an unforgettable fundraising event, the Unforgetta-Bowl-Athon, held at Bird Bowl. The atmosphere was electric as business partners, teachers, and community members came together for an evening of fun, camaraderie, and friendly competition—all for a great cause! Participants showed off their bowling skills, laughter echoed through the lanes, and [...]

By | October 21st, 2022|Academy of Finance|

2022 NAF NEXT CONFERENCE

Previous Next NAF Next is a dynamic professional development conference that brings together education, business, and community leaders to address some of the biggest challenges facing education and the workforce. NAF Next will feature innovative initiatives in order to shape a highly skilled and inclusive workforce. Participants wiill learn key strategies to improve academy quality, work-based learning, [...]

By | July 21st, 2022|Student Industry Conference|

The 21st Around the World Culinary Tour & Auction: Featuring a Taste of Miami

Register Days Hours Minutes Seconds Interact with Chefs & Culinary High School Students as They Balance Creative Artistry & Gourmet Food The Around the World Culinary Tour & Auction is back this year and we are adding something new with "A Taste of Miami".Proceeds benefit public high school students in the Academy of Hospitality & Tourism programs. [...]

By | February 15th, 2022|Academy of Hospitality and Tourism, Academy Tracks|

AOF Darryl Perry Scholarship Winners

By | August 4th, 2021|Academy of Finance, Academy Tracks, Scholarships|

HGHS MIT Engineering Design Workshop!

Our Hialeah Gardens Senior High School Academy of Engineering has partnered with the MIT Engineering Design Workshop!  This 4 week hybrid program has students designing innovative projects under the mentorship of MIT professors, HGHS alumni, and NAF Academy Lead Teacher, Mr. Alex Garrido.

By | August 4th, 2021|Academy of Engineering, Engineering, Industry Partners|

From Student to Teacher – Adam Bernstein

Just nine years ago, Adam Bernstein was a NAF academy student at Alonso & Tracy Mourning High School. Chosen by NAF for the 2019 NAF Alumni Award, he also served as Lead Teacher at North Miami Beach NAF Distinguished Academy of IT for five years. Mr. Bernstein currently is a teacher supervisor for the Miami-Dade Student Youth [...]

NAF Janet Linton Award

Miami-Dade County Public Schools is proud to announce Dr. Elizabeth Aguila was selected as an 2021 Janet Linton Leadership Award winner. Lisa Dughi, CEO of NAF introduced the award winners at the annual NAF Next 2021 Conference, held July 13-15, 2021. Dr. Elizabeth Aguila is a career and technical education teacher at Hialeah Gardens Senior High School [...]

2021 NAF Mega Student Industry Virtual Conference Huge Success

In addition to the 2,563 conference student and educator attendees, 1,086 attendees visited the college and career expo. 460 Expo booths had interactions with attendees. Keynote speaker, David Gandell received rave reviews including 97% excellent/good survey responses. The breakout session speakers had above 78 % satisfaction rating. Six internship providers interviewed approximately 80 students. Overall, the day was a huge success, and the corporate [...]

Congratulations to Dr. Lupe Diaz FACTE Hall of Fame Inductee

On July 20th at the Florida Association for Career and Technical Education State Conference, Dr. Lupe Ferran Diaz, M-DCPS CTE Executive Director, was inducted into the Florida ACTE Hall of Fame.

Congratulations STEM Scholarship Winners

The uncertainties of 2020 challenged all of us, but with the amazing support of our sponsors and members, we made great strides in achieving our goals and mission to host the Annual Mega Student Conference. The STEM Advisory Board has awarded four deserving students from Miami-Dade County Public Schools with a $1,000 scholarship from each of the [...]

By | July 21st, 2021|Academies of STEM​, Academy Tracks, STEM|