Summary
Organization name
Ponce de Leon Middle School PTSA
Tax id (EIN)
23-7102276
Address
5801 Augusto StCoral Gables, FL 33146
Ponce de Leon Middle School PTSA
A nonprofit organization
$2,730 raised by 43 donors
20% complete
$14,000 Goal
We are incredibly lucky at Ponce de Leon Middle School to have such a large and beautiful campus with mature trees and lovely green spaces. This year for Give Miami Day, The Ponce PTSA would like to focus our efforts on enhancing the outdoor areas with continued investments in outdoor seating, grounds beatification, and a special project to showcase our Explorer pride and school spirit.
Over the last couple of years, the Ponce PTSA embarked on a project to replace the dilapidated tables in the "Spillout" - an area of campus used by students during their lunch period. The Spillout consists of 22 outdoor tables surrounding a large Banyan Tree which provides dappled shade for the tables. Although the natural setting is beautiful, the old tables were an eyesore and in disrepair.
In the 2023-24 school year the PTSA was able to replace 4 more tables and mulch to finish the beautification effort at the Spillout. We were able to do so with funds raised from Give Miami Day 2023. The space was transformed and were were so grateful to the donors who made this project possible!
For Give Miami Day 2024 we would like to beautify yet another part of our school where students can come together for study sessions or just enjoy the shaded seating with their friends. This area is another spot that our students can use daily, especially in the morning before school. Our hope is to purchase 3 circular picnic tables with umbrellas and a trash bin to be placed under the shady tree between building 300 & the gymnasium. Currently our school Principal is having a portion of the area under the tree paved along with leading pathways.
Lastly, our wonderful Principal, Ms. Gonzalez would also love to have Spirit wraps placed around the school on some of the doors, walls and office areas. These are similar to murals and would be done in our Ponce colors, Explorer-themed and designed to give those areas a fun and fresh look.
We would love to complete this ambitious project with your help. Please consider giving to our Give Miami Day fundraiser so that we can realize our goal of providing our current students and future Explorers with these outdoor enhancements for them to enjoy.
Mission
It is the mission of Ponce de Leon Middle School to provide its students with a safe, academically challenging, and culturally diverse learning environment which fosters the development of a strong character and intellect. We aim to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. We strive to impress in our students the principles, which will enable them to positively and actively contribute to an ever-changing global society. Ponce de Leon Middle School Students are expected to be inquisitive, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced, and reflective in their pursuit of life-long learning.
The Ponce de Leon Middle School PTSA is an incredible group of Parents, Teachers, and Students working tirelessly together to make our school a safe, fun, enriching and beautiful place to learn and grow.
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Coral Gables, FL 33146