Life Skills of Opa Locka Gets Visit From Mayor
In celebration of Constitution Day, on Friday, September 17, 2010, Mayor Joseph L. Kelley attended the Life Skills Center located at 3400 NW 135th Street in Opalocka, to commemorate the 223rd anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution in 1787.
In 2004, the U.S. Congress passed legislation requiring educational institutions that receive federal funding to present a program focused on the U. S. Constitution each year, on Constitution and Citizenship Day. This program was implemented by Life Skills Center, a Miami-Dade County Public Charter School that offers second chance opportunities with a tuition free enrollment, individualized, computer assisted, job placement and self-paced coursework with teacher supported instruction for youth that have dropped out of High School or are concerned about graduating on time.
Upon Invitation by the Life Skills Social Studies teacher, Erve Pyram, Mayor Kelley stated that he was honored to share his views on the meaning of Constitution Day to help students, ages 16-22, get a better understanding on how to apply the document to their daily lives.
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- Posted: 10-20-2010