Opa Locka LifeSkills
Session 1: 7:30- 12:30
Session 2: 9:30 - 2:30
Session 3: 12:00 - 5:00
2010-2011 School Calendar: Click Here
Summer Break:
Last Day For Students: Friday, July 23
First Day For Students: Monday, August 2
Welcome to LifeSkills of Opa Locka! We're here to help you earn your high school diploma.
LifeSkills in Opa Locka is easy to find on the corner of Alexandria Drive and NW 135 Street. We're across the street from Vankara Child Care Center, just 2 blocks West of 32nd Avenue. You can get to school via the Tri-Rail - Opa Locka Station stop, and Miami Dade Transit Bus Routes: 27, 28, 32, 42, 97, E. If you drive to school, you can enter our parking lot via the Alexandria Drive entrance, proceed into the parking lot and turn right.
We've helped many students earn their high school diploma, and you can be next. Thanks to LifeSkills employment training, our graduates are working at Land Shark (Dolphin) Stadium, North Side Shopping Center, McDonald's, FootLocker, Wendy's, Burger King, The Board of Education of Miami Dade County Public Schools, Hair/Nail Salons, North West Seafood Company, Metro PCS, and the City of Opa Locka.
In the community, we participate in several blood drives and we have sent volunteers to various events in and surrounding the Metro Dade area.
About LifeSkills of Opa Locka:
- Students attend class five days a week - one session per day.
- Instruction is primarily computer-based.
- Qualified teachers act as facilitators to help guide the student's learning.
- Once enrolled, students will be assisted in finding a job or or an opportunity to provide community service.
- Every student is required to have a job or provide community service.
- Every student receives an individual academic and career plan, which serves as his/her academic and life skills guide.
- Tuition is free, just as in a traditional public school.
- Upon graduation, the student earns an actual state-recognized high school diploma - not a GED - and valuable job experience.
Here are some links to resources in our community that might be of assistance:
- Miami Dade Transit
- Tri-Rail
- Miami Dade County Public Schools Office of Charter Schools
- Miami Dade Teenage Parent Program
- City of Opa Locka
- Florida Department of Education Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT)
- South Florida Workforce
- Florida Immunization website
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Public Participation at Board Meetings Click Here
To request more information on enrollment, click on the link: http://www.wediducan.com/contact-us
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