Hialeah Gardens High School Academy of Engineering

Hialeah Gardens, FL
Promising Practice – Project-Based Learning

The students at the Academy of Engineering at Hialeah Gardens High School recognized a problem in their community.

Situated in a booming residential area with a bustling warehouse district near a major highway with an entrance to a shopping center, traffic jams were common by the school. The academy partnered with the Florida Department of Transportation to investigate the flow traffic on the neighborhood roads and nearby state roads surrounding their school. Academy of Engineering students worked with engineers to determine traffic patterns during the busiest times of the day, analyzed their findings, and created viable solutions to eradicate the congestion. They presented their recommendations to the school board and to city planners, council, and police department to ensure that students, parents, and teachers can get to school safely and on time, as well as allow community members to travel about more efficiently. In a “real world” setting, students were able to perform field observations, collect data, identify solutions, and prepare reports to share with officials who may implement their ideas.

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