THE DEANS-ACADEMY

THE DEANS ACADEMY IS COMMITTED TO INVOLVING THE YOUTH OF TODAY IN AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS A STABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, TO AIDE THEM IN FCAT PREPARATION, TUTORING IN MATH, READING, WRITING, HEALTH, AND COMPUTER SKILLS, WITH AN ACCENT ON PHYSICAL FITNESS, CHARACTER BUILDING, ANGER MANAGEMENT THERAPY AND H.I.V AWARENESS. THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES CULTURAL AND SOCIAL EVENTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, GUIDANCE AND AWARENESS THAT WILL ENHANCE THE LIVES OF OUR YOUTH.

Monday, July 31, 2006

STATE SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES

  • THE BROWARD COUNTY LIBRARY DAYS DELEGATION HELD IN TALLAHASSEE TO REQUEST MORE FUNDINGS FOR OUR LIBRARY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER TUTORING PROGRAMS AND DIFFERENT CULTURAL PROGRAMS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THE DEAN'S ACADEMY IS HIGHLY THANKFUL FOR THE USE OF THE MARGATE LIBRARY FOR OUR SUMMER PROGRAM. THE HELP OFFERED BY HEAD LIBRARIAN SUSAN HODOS WAS INVALUABLE! THANK YOU MRS. HODOS!
    REVEREND DWAYNE DEAN WITH STATE REPRESENTATIVE ARI PORTH
    REV DEAN WITH STATE SENATOR NAN H. RICH
    REV. DEAN AND BROWARD COUNTY LIBRARY DELEGATE LISA MANNERS WITH STATE SENATOR SKIP CAMPBELL
    MARY REILLY, LISA MANNERS AND REV. DEAN WITH STATE REPRESENTATIVE FRANKLIN SANDS

HIV AND A.I.D.S AWARENESS



THE DEAN'S ACADEMY WAS FOUNDED IN DEDICATION TO MY BELOVED SISTER MISS BARBARA ANN DEAN WHO PASSED AWAY BACK IN JANUARY 1996 FROM COMPLICATIONS DUE TO THE AIDS VIRUS. MY SISTER WAS THE MOST PROFOUND AND IMPORTANT INFLUENCE IN MY LIFE. THE THINGS SHE DID FOR ME AND THE THINGS SHE TAUGHT ME WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. IN HER MEMORY WE HERE AT THE DEAN'S ACADEMY DO HIV AND AIDS AWARENESS FOR OUR YOUTH. THIS YEAR WE HAD MISS DAMARIES CRUZ, THE COORDINATOR OF THE P.O.W.E.R. PROJECT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, COME IN AND OPEN THE YOUNG MENS EYES WHERE IT CAME TO TRANSMISSION OF THE DISEASE, AND WAYS TO PREVENT FROM GETTING INFECTED. SOME OF THE YOUTH IN THE SESSION ACTUALLY THOUGHT THERE WAS A CURE FOR AIDS...THERE ISN'T YET, BUT GOD WILLING THERE WILL BE ONE SOON. HIV INFECTIONS AMONG TEENS IN BROWARD COUNTY IS NUMBER ONE IN THE COUNTRY!!!!

TOURS OF FORT LAUDERDALE AND CORAL SPRINGS ART MUSEUMS





THE DEAN'S ACADEMYS' STUDENTS TOURED THE KING TUT EXIBIT AT THE FORT LAUDERDALE MUSEUM OF ART. IT WAS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE FOR THE STUDENTS... THEY MARVELED AT THE BEAUTY AND HISTORY OF THE 3500 YEAR OLD BOY KING AND HIS ARTIFACTS AND RELICS. THE ACADEMY ALSO TOURED THE ART FROM AFRICA AND THE ART FROM HAITI EXIBIT AT THE CORAL SPRINGS MUSEUM OF ART. SOME OF THE ACADEMYS' STUDENTS ARE NATIVE BORN HAITIANS AND WERE ABLE TO DISCUSS THE ART WORK FROM THEIR NATIVE LAND WITH THEIR UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES. THERE IS SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY ABOUT LEARNING ABOUT THE PAST. TO ME, IT MAKES THEIR FUTURES THAT MUCH BRIGHTER.

Saturday, July 29, 2006

DEAN'S ACADEMY'S COLLEGE TOURS




THE DEAN'S ACADEMYS' STUDENTS HAVE TAKEN FOUR COLLEGE TOURS DOWN TO FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN SWEETWATER, FLORIDA. WHILE TOURING THE COLLGE CAMPUS THE STUDENTS HAD THE CHANCE TO MINGLE WITH COLLEGE STUDENTS, MEET WITH SOME OF THE ADMINISTRATORS AND GAIN VALUABLE INSIGHTS FROM COLLEGE PROFESSORS JIM BYRNE AND ERIC CRUMPLER. THE STUDENTS MARVELLED AT THE HOME AND AUTOMOBILE BUILT TO OPERATE ON SOLAR ENERGY ALONE. THEY WERE STUNNED TO SEE THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE WHEN THEY SAW A MOUSE WITH A HUMAN EAR GROWING OUT OF ITS' BACK FOR USE BY BURN VICTIMS OR PEOPLE BORN WITHOUT EARS. PROFESSOR ERIC CRUMPLER EXPLAINED TO THE STUDENTS WHY THE MOUSE HAD THE HUMAN EAR ON ITS' BACK. THE REASON IS THE BLOOD VESSELS THE EAR WOULD DEVELOP ON THE BACK OF THE MOUSE, SO THAT WHEN ITS' TRANSFERRED TO A HUMAN, IT HAS A GATEWAY TO KEEP THE EAR HEALTHY. OPENING UP GATEWAYS AND STAYING HEALTHY..SOUNDS LIFE THE DEFINITION OF THE DEAN'S ACADEMY!

Friday, July 28, 2006

SCHOOL DAYS...PREPARING FOR THE WORLD


OF COURSE, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE DO AT THE DEAN'S ACADEMY IS PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE. COLLEGE PREP TESTS, FCAT PREP, TUTORING IN MATH, SCIENCE, READING, WRITING, ENGLISH, AND COMPUTER SKILLS. WHETHER THE STUDENT IS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL OR HIGH SCHOOL, IT'S ALL ABOUT CONTINUING EDUCATION. IF THEY CAN SEE IT, THEY CAN BELIEVE IT! AND AT THE DEAN'S ACADEMY, WE SHOW IT!


DEAN'S ACADEMY STUDENTS HAVING FUN








BE IT BOWLING AT DON CARTERS LANES, TRAINING AT UNIVERSITY GYM IN TAMARAC, VISITING THE MIAMI DOLPHIN TRAINING CAMP IN DAVIE, DINING AT THE WOODLANDS COUNTRY CLUB, HAVING LUNCH WITH MR GARY GELMAN AFTER SCHOOL, OR PLAYING FOOTBALL AT SPANISH RIVER PARK IN BOCA RATON, THE DEAN'S ACADEMY'S YOUTH ALWAYS HAD FUN AND GAMES TO GO ALONG WITH THEIR STUDIES.

Thursday, July 27, 2006

GOLF LESSONS AT WOODLANDS COUNTRY CLUB





Students at the Dean's Academy learned to play golf at the Woodlands Country Club in Tamarac, Florida. Thanks to Mr. Gary Gelman the young men took lessons from golf professionals Chris Maffet and Dominic Gatto. Both of these professional golfers donated their time week after week for the students at The Dean's Academy. The lessons they learned while learning to putt and drive were lessons that went far beyond golf. They learned that sometimes strength has to be replaced by finesse when it comes to life as well as golf. Golf made them think outside their comfort zones as they learned their way around the links.

AT UNIVERSITY GYM IN TAMARAC, FLORIDA





Each morning before tutoring, the students trained at University Gym in Tamarac, Florida. While there,the students learned the proper way to lift weights, the benifits of proper nutrition, and the disipline that comes with the territory. The young men at the Deans' Academy loved the results they recieved by training hard and staying focused on their goals. Life lessons...that's what we are all about at the Dean's Academy!

STUDENTS MEET FLORIDA STATE REPRESENTATIVE ARI PORTH




Students from the Deans-Academy had breakfast with Florida Congressman Ari Porth at Lesters' Restaurant in Margate yesterday. The breakfast was in salute to the students who passed their FCAT make up tests, and for the students who brought up their reading and math skills. Meeting Representative Porth was a real treat for the students. They had alot of questions for him and he had alot of questions for them. Some of the students are heading off to college to study electrical engineering, pharmacy, accounting, education, and sports medicine. Representative Porth told the students about his upbringing, his school years, his college days, and how and why he got into politics. He bought breakfast for the students and made them aware of why its so important to vote, and the importance of being counted. The students will never forget Congressman Ari Porth!! We thank him for taking time out of his busy day to spend time with the Dean's Academy!!!