Description

School for Advanced Studies (SAS), Miami's'Nationally Recognized Collegiate High School,' is a full timedual-enrollment high school and a combined effort of Miami-DadeCounty Public Schools (MDCPS) and Miami-Dade College (MDC).Students attending SAS complete their last two years of high schoolwhile attending MDC. The opportunity for acceleration andenrichment attracts motivated and academically talented students.SAS takes pride in its family-like environment, small schoolsetting, and focus on a quality education. School for AdvancedStudies provides a uniquely supportive transition between secondaryand post-secondary education. The school, fully accredited byAdvanceEd, is located on four campuses of MDC; Homestead, Kendall,North, and Wolfson. Vision The School for Advanced Studies iscommitted to a comprehensive academic program which will enable ourstudents to become ethical, productive, and active members ofsociety. Mission The School for Advanced Studies enables highlymotivated students to achieve their academic and personal potentialthrough an accelerated, full-time high school dual-enrollmentprogram in a college setting. In the process, students develop highlevels of self-esteem, mutual respect, and appreciation forcultural diversity while demonstrating responsibility andindependence as self-directed life-long scholars.
Core values
•Student learning is the chief priority for the school, with afocus on skills for transition from secondary to collegestudy
•Each student is a valued individual with unique physical, social,emotional, and intellectual needs
•A safe and physically comfortable and small school environmentpromotes student learning
•Students learn in different ways and should be provided with avariety of instructional approaches to support their learning
•Cultural diversity can increase students' understanding ofdifferent peoples and cultures
•A student's self-esteem is enhanced by positive relationships andmutual respect among and between students and staff
•The commitment to continuous improvement is imperative if ourschool is going to enable students to become confident,self-directed, life-long learners.