FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, May 31, 2012

CONTACT: John Schuster
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
305-995-1126

Students, teachers, and administrators of North Miami Middle School, and representatives of the Haitian Heritage Museum

Unveiling and book signing by North Miami Middle School 8th graders and the Haitian Heritage Museum

Thursday, May 31, 2012

North Miami Middle School
700 N.E. 137th Street
North Miami, Florida 33161
6:30 – 7:00 p.m.      

“Sak Pase: A Teenager’s guide to Culture” is a book about Haitian culture produced by North Miami Middle School’s Museum Magnet 8th-grade students, many of whom were displaced from Haiti after the devastating earthquake in 2010. The book will be unveiled at the school’s exhibition night. The book consists of pictures, student illustrations and narratives that compare and contrast the culture of Liberia Africa with Haiti’s culture in relation to food, language, dress, celebration and festivals.  It was produced in collaboration with the Haitian Heritage Museum and bookmaking consultant Lea Nickless.

Funding for the project was made possible through a grant from the Institution of Museum and Library Services, Adopt a Classroom, Miami Dade County Cultural Affairs Department, and Target.