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[4020 Virginia Beach Drive]
Here’s a beach where a step in the soft white sands is an
imprint in South Florida history. Visitors to Virginia Key Beach
Park learn about its rich history as the only beach in
Miami-Dade County legally available to African Americans during
the period of segregation. Students also learn about its
ecology and restoration after having been closed for over 20
years and recently re-opened to the public. This is a beautiful
setting for multidisciplinary learning to take place.
Possibilities for service-learning activities are also available. For
more information about the park, visit: http://www.virginiakeybeachpark.net/default.asp
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2008-09
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74%
of
students have never been to Virginia Key
before |
90%
of
students participating enjoyed this immersion |
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If you have attended this immersion, Click
Here to take the survey |
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What Students Had
to Say |
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I was
surprised about how the minorities formed their own community. The place was so
amazing. It is a good thing that people preserved the park.
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[I learned]
how the beach was closed for twenty years and used for police training.
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Cleaning up
the surroundings made me realize how people disresepect nature with all the
trashes we've seen, yet it is a pleasure to be a part of preventing the beach
from getting worse.
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Great leaders
like Dr. King have been there with their families.
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Super! I hope
to come back again!
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It was a very
great learning experience. I like it very much.
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Earth
Ethics Institute •
An Earth Literacy Resource Center Serving MDC Administrators, Faculty,
Staff, and Students, as well as the South Florida Community
Miami Dade College
• 300 N.E. 2nd Avenue, Room 3506-11,
Miami, FL 33132-2204
• t: 305-237-3796
• f: 305-237-7724 |
