MLC Preparatory Academy & Learning Center

Congratulations to our students Dagner Hernandez and Helen Pham! They were among the top 10 finalists for the Jr. Orange Bowl Creative Writing Contest! The contest was a collaboration between the Jr. Orange Bowl and the . The ceremony was at the University of Miami, Newman Alumni Center.

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo through song and tradition, a Mariachi band joined us today! The students enjoyed singing, dancing, and even trying on some of the traditional costumes.

Last Friday a group of students took a field trip to attend the Junie B. Jones musical at on Miracle Mile.

Can’t help but be motivated by our youth getting into gardening! Spring has sprung at MLC, and our students have been working on a little Agriculture project around campus; planting herbs and spices 🌱💦☀️

A spark of motivation from our Computer Science students on this amazing Monday during Black History month! Check out the projects our students presented honoring Black Inventors. The students presented the projects last week and created art projects of the inventions.

In observance of Black History Month, our students visited the Historic Black Police Precinct and Courthouse Museum.

Yesterday our students started an art mural project in their Art Class. Mr. Rivera will be seen guiding students on this project. They will take a few days to complete and we encourage parents to drive by and around the school to view this project come together!

Flash back to last Tuesday, a group of our students went to the to volunteer to serve lunch meals to patients and their families residing there. We made a white bean chilli, arroz con pollo, pasta, salad, cookies, and brownies!

MLC students participated in a Volunteer Day with and Recreation last Friday. We ventured over Rickenbacker Causeway to Hobie Beach for a coastal cleanup.

Flash back to the start of our Origami Club, where students will be introduced to 3-D origami shapes 🙌

Art Class Update: MLC students recently finished their digital art project and now they’re on to their canvas paintings. It’s interesting to watch their expression from medium to medium.