LEEWOOD K-8 CENTER NAMED A FINALIST IN THE
SAMSUNG SOLVE FOR TOMORROW CONTEST

Miami-Dade’s Leewood K-8 Center is the only school in Florida to be named one of 15 finalists out of more than 1,600 applicants in the 2013 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest. As a finalist, Leewood has won $40,000 worth of technology and software courtesy of Samsung, Adobe, and DIRECTV.

Samsung and its partners called on public school teachers to raise student interest in science, technology, engineering and math by inviting them to answer the challenge, "Show how science or math can help the environment in your community." More than 1,600 application essays came from teachers and students across the country. The top 75 were chosen and sent video production kits containing a Samsung laptop, camcorder and software from Adobe. Each semi-finalist school produced a two-minute video and 15 finalists were selected and are featured on this site: www.samsung.com/solvefortomorrow. 

Leewood’s video is titled, “Today’s Kids Improving the Environment for a Healthier Tomorrow - Caring for the Soil, Water and Eco-system Now!”  The website also can be accessed through the school’s home page: http://leewood.dadeschools.net/

The Samsung Solve for Tomorrow judging panel will select four grand prize winners. The winner of the fifth grand prize – the Community Choice Winner – will be decided solely by online votes.  Voting can be done once a day until the deadline at 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday, March 4, 2013.

For more information, contact Leewood K-8 Center Principal Bart Christie via email  bchristie@dadeschools.net or phone at 305-233-7430.

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