Teachers throughout the district receive training in AVID philosophy and techniques.  Specifically, the students researched the styrofoam trays and plastic utensils in use at the school, Read the full story here: https://keysweekly.com/42/keys-schools-now-have-compostable-utensils-trays-thanks-to-key-largo-students

Led by trail experts from the Florida Trail Association’s Loxahatchee Chapter and Loggerhead Marinelife Center staff biologists, participants hiked along the Lake to Ocean Hiking Trail connecting Lake Okeechobee The Hike2O Challenge is no easy undertaking; campsites are primitive and trail conditions and weather School in Palm Beach , had “a magnificent experience” and plans “to complete the other half of the trail

Leaving the center with our hands-full of souvenirs, we made our way to our next stop, Anhinga Trail. Our day took a buggy turn when we hiked the Long Pine Key nature trail.

Watch” introduced educators to a Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission program that uses trail-camera

Pictured here are teachers participating in a training, January 2022, at Ocean Studies Charter School to become the next generation of conservation stewards thanks to ongoing Everglades Literacy Teacher Trainings Each teacher training session ranges from three to six hours, with the Foundation’s education team members Not only is the curriculum entirely free, but so are the tools and trainings.

Carlos de la Cruz, Jr., O2E Director, Jacquie Weisblum, and the Director of Communications for Zoo Miami Future In celebration of this major anniversary, The Everglades Foundation, in partnership with the Miami Miami Dolphins Legends Join the Celebration With Zoo Miami’s Goodwill Ambassador and Communications Director Larry Little as well as Dick Anderson, and Mercury Morris, all three members of the undefeated 1972 Miami singing Happy Birthday  to Everglades National Park and a Park Ranger-led excursion through Anhinga Trail

The trolley takes riders to Anhinga and Gumbo Limbo Trails , where they can observe alligators, turtles This one-of-a-kind app was developed by Miami-based non-profit artist collective, Before It’s Too Late

The Education team delivered 73 teacher trainings and trained 1,475 educators, bringing the cumulative a three-day, two-night backcountry hiking adventure for 30 miles from the ocean to Lake Okeechobee trailheads

From left to to right: Rodney Barreto, Chairman and President of the Miami Super Bowl Host Committee, Patrick Goddard, President of Virgin Trains, and Eric Eikenberg, Chief Executive Officer, The Everglades Rallying together key supporters from the tri-county area, guests rode the train down from Palm Beach Super Bowl Host Committee, and Patrick Goddard, President of Virgin Trains, as well as cocktails, hor ’doeurves, and the Vince Lombardi trophy from the 1972 Miami Dolphins perfect season!

Hands-On Training: Bringing the Everglades into Classrooms From hands-on Everglades Literacy Teacher Training sessions throughout the year to in-person classroom presentations to students, and outdoor Since its start in 2014, the Everglades Literacy Program has trained nearly 6,500 educators in 30 Florida In 2024 thus far, its tenth year of the program, the education team has trained over 300 teachers in

In the past three months, our Education team has provided training to over 200 teachers  from 8 counties Champion Schools  teachers joined our Education team for hands-on and outdoor professional development training

August 14, 2025 By Bianca Cassouto, Director of Education Teachers from Collier, Lee, and Miami-Dade Providing Everglades Education Tools and Training for Teachers Across Florida    The Everglades Foundation thousands of educators and students in the 2024-2025 school year, with:  61 Everglades Literacy Teacher Training  sessions  1,186 new teachers trained   278 schools reached    Our Education team also worked with 65 This brings the total number of trained teachers to more than 8,000, reaching 280,000 students across