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Coral Gables Preparatory Academy
Coral Gables Preparatory Academy, formerly Coral Gables Elementary School, is a public K-8 school in Coral Gables, Florida. A part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, it has its elementary school classes in the Lower Academy, in the former Coral Gables Elementary building, while the middle school classes are in the Upper Academy at the Merrick Educational Center. The school was given its current name in 2010.
The lower academy facility is a historic school building designed by the architect Richard Kiehnel of Kiehnel and Elliott. It is located at 105 Minorca Avenue. On June 30, 1988, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Coral Gables Elementary School opened as Coral Gables Grammar School in October 1923, with 39 pupils and one teacher, Mary Feaster Jackson. The school was financed and built by George Merrick, founder of Coral Gables, with the understanding that the Dade County School Board would repay him $10,000 for the land and $25,000 for the school building.
Because Merrick believed that "beautiful things inspire higher ideals in the minds of children," he commissioned the nationally known architectural firm of Kiehnel & Elliott to build a school of Spanish colonial architecture. In recognition of the school's major role in the architectural and cultural history of Coral Gables, it was made a "City of Coral Gables Landmark" in 1982, and placed then on the National Register of Historic Places. Between 1936 and 1948, Coral Gables Grammar School included grades 7 and 8.
In 1923, Coral Gables founder George Merrick, assigned to Mary Feaster Jackson the task of gathering 39 children required to start the elementary school. Upon completion of the third phase in 1926 the school had grown to 1,000 students.
Abigail Gilday served as its first principal until 1945. She began her teaching career at the Old Central School in 1920. She became the principal of Coral Gables Elementary in 1927, following the short tenures of J.A. O'Steen, 1923–1924, and W. A. Carter, 1924–1927. In 1934, Coral Gables Elementary School became the first school in the country to sponsor a Cub Scouts Troop, and later that year launched the Boy Patrol Program.[citation needed] During the school year of 1938–1939, the "Youth in a Modern Community" program designed by the PTA, gave students an opportunity to take part in fundraising events and community planning activities.[citation needed] Abigail Gilday served eighteen years as principal of the newly established school.
In 1945, Bertha Webb became the second principal of the school and remained as principal for 16 years to 1961. During this time the students, educators, and parents at Coral Gables Elementary initiated a war bond drive. More than $300,000 worth of war bonds and stamps were sold and purchased by the school children.[citation needed] In return, the children were awarded a prize by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for being first in the nation for the collection of bonds and stamps.[citation needed]
Jack Jaimeison became the third principal of the school from 1961 to 1971. During his decade-long tenure, Jaimeison led the way through some of the most controversial and transformative years in the school's history.[citation needed] Under his leadership the school launched the first Science Fair and focused heavily on technology, science and community projects but it was the integration process that began in 1970 that defined his role and legacy in the school. In South Florida desegregation began as early as 1960; it reached Coral Gables Elementary school in 1971.[citation needed] The effort to desegregate Coral Gables Elementary school began in 1970, when Federal Judge C. Clyde Atkins, a Coral Gables resident issued a ruling that called for the immediate integration of all school in Miami-Dade County. The following year, "all white schools" were paired with "all black schools" included in the pairing was Coral Gables Elementary and Carver Elementary. Under the plan, the first and second grades would be held at Carver and the third through sixth at Coral Gables Elementary. At first, the pairing was a controversial and divisive issue for the parents of both schools. Jaimeison responded by organizing PTA meetings for parents to voice their support or opposition to the program. As a result, the pairing program was adjusted to accommodate recommendations and through a series of efforts by parents and community leaders the partnership succeeded and the schools began the pairing program in the fall of 1971.[citation needed] Mr. Jaimeison retired the same year the plan went into effect.
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Coral Gables Preparatory Academy
Coral Gables Preparatory Academy, formerly Coral Gables Elementary School, is a public K-8 school in Coral Gables, Florida. A part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, it has its elementary school classes in the Lower Academy, in the former Coral Gables Elementary building, while the middle school classes are in the Upper Academy at the Merrick Educational Center. The school was given its current name in 2010.
The lower academy facility is a historic school building designed by the architect Richard Kiehnel of Kiehnel and Elliott. It is located at 105 Minorca Avenue. On June 30, 1988, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Coral Gables Elementary School opened as Coral Gables Grammar School in October 1923, with 39 pupils and one teacher, Mary Feaster Jackson. The school was financed and built by George Merrick, founder of Coral Gables, with the understanding that the Dade County School Board would repay him $10,000 for the land and $25,000 for the school building.
Because Merrick believed that "beautiful things inspire higher ideals in the minds of children," he commissioned the nationally known architectural firm of Kiehnel & Elliott to build a school of Spanish colonial architecture. In recognition of the school's major role in the architectural and cultural history of Coral Gables, it was made a "City of Coral Gables Landmark" in 1982, and placed then on the National Register of Historic Places. Between 1936 and 1948, Coral Gables Grammar School included grades 7 and 8.
In 1923, Coral Gables founder George Merrick, assigned to Mary Feaster Jackson the task of gathering 39 children required to start the elementary school. Upon completion of the third phase in 1926 the school had grown to 1,000 students.
Abigail Gilday served as its first principal until 1945. She began her teaching career at the Old Central School in 1920. She became the principal of Coral Gables Elementary in 1927, following the short tenures of J.A. O'Steen, 1923–1924, and W. A. Carter, 1924–1927. In 1934, Coral Gables Elementary School became the first school in the country to sponsor a Cub Scouts Troop, and later that year launched the Boy Patrol Program.[citation needed] During the school year of 1938–1939, the "Youth in a Modern Community" program designed by the PTA, gave students an opportunity to take part in fundraising events and community planning activities.[citation needed] Abigail Gilday served eighteen years as principal of the newly established school.
In 1945, Bertha Webb became the second principal of the school and remained as principal for 16 years to 1961. During this time the students, educators, and parents at Coral Gables Elementary initiated a war bond drive. More than $300,000 worth of war bonds and stamps were sold and purchased by the school children.[citation needed] In return, the children were awarded a prize by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for being first in the nation for the collection of bonds and stamps.[citation needed]
Jack Jaimeison became the third principal of the school from 1961 to 1971. During his decade-long tenure, Jaimeison led the way through some of the most controversial and transformative years in the school's history.[citation needed] Under his leadership the school launched the first Science Fair and focused heavily on technology, science and community projects but it was the integration process that began in 1970 that defined his role and legacy in the school. In South Florida desegregation began as early as 1960; it reached Coral Gables Elementary school in 1971.[citation needed] The effort to desegregate Coral Gables Elementary school began in 1970, when Federal Judge C. Clyde Atkins, a Coral Gables resident issued a ruling that called for the immediate integration of all school in Miami-Dade County. The following year, "all white schools" were paired with "all black schools" included in the pairing was Coral Gables Elementary and Carver Elementary. Under the plan, the first and second grades would be held at Carver and the third through sixth at Coral Gables Elementary. At first, the pairing was a controversial and divisive issue for the parents of both schools. Jaimeison responded by organizing PTA meetings for parents to voice their support or opposition to the program. As a result, the pairing program was adjusted to accommodate recommendations and through a series of efforts by parents and community leaders the partnership succeeded and the schools began the pairing program in the fall of 1971.[citation needed] Mr. Jaimeison retired the same year the plan went into effect.
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