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W.J. Bryan Elementary Museums Magnet School staff, students, parents, donors, sponsors and interested citizens
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W.J. Bryan Elementary, a Miami-Dade Historic Landmark and a Museums Magnet School, is opening the doors of its newly renovated auditorium to recognize the sponsors and donors who contributed nearly $50,000 over the past three years. Through the generosity of cultural organizations, preservationists, museums, businesses and community-minded individuals, a performing and exhibition space has been created on the second floor with a staircase that leads to the center courtyard.
The ceremony will include a book reading of “Golden Shields of Knowledge”, a fictional story based on facts written and illustrated by students, who were inspired by the building and its transformation. There will also be a student-guided Dade Heritage Day Tour of this Mediterranean Revival Treasure that was built in 1928 by the architects Robertson and Patterson and a visit to the tower.
Museums Magnet Schools forge strong partnerships with local area museums and cultural institutions in Miami-Dade County. Museum educators work side-by-side with classroom teachers, interfacing the standards-driven curriculum with the objects and artifacts in their respective museums as well as visiting historic buildings and sites throughout the county. This integrated curriculum, focusing primarily on object- and project-based learning, emphasizes problem-solving, communication, exploration, invention and inquiry through on-going visits to museums and cultural institutions.
W. J. Bryan Elementary School’smuseum partners are: Bass Museum of Art, Coral Gables Museum; Dade Heritage Trust; Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden; Haitian Heritage Museum; HistoryMiami; and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA).
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