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Florida Ocean Sciences Institute

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  • 3220 SW 4 Avenue
  • Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33315
  • (754) 321-7050
Alternative Education | Grades 6-12 | Broward
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About Florida Ocean Sciences Institute

  • Florida Ocean Sciences Institute is located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and is one of 293 schools in Broward. It is a school that serves 77 students in grades 6-12.

    Alternative schools are public schools that offer nontraditional education for students whose needs cannot be met in a regular, special education, or vocational school. While alternative schools are distinct from regular, special education, and vocational schools in their teaching approach or classroom environment, they can provide similar services and/or curriculum for students. Alternative schools include schools for potential dropouts, residential treatment centers for substance abuse, schools for chronic truants, and schools for students with behavioral problems.

    Florida Ocean Sciences Institute did not make AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Florida in terms of student performance and other accountability measures.

Florida Ocean Sciences Institute Student Diversity

  • Students by Ethnicity (2007)
  • Black 82 %
  • White 9 %
  • Hispanic 7 %
  • Multiracial 3 %
  • Students by Gender (2007)
  •   Male 88%
  •   Female 12%
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Florida Ocean Sciences Institute Reviews

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by a  Teacher  Larry Lee
F.O.S.I (Florida Ocean Sciences Institute) in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, is the best alternative to public school I have experienced. I taught at F.O.S.I. in the 80s and developed a computer lab for teaching G.E.D. skills (so I know first hand).
The school uses an alternative medium (water, the ocean) to motivate and teach students. Instead of classroom, classroom, classroom all day long, the students learn life saving skills, artificial resuscitation, CPR, swimming, canoeing, snorkeling, scuba diving (Certified), seamanship and the usual 3 R’s.
Many of the students earn a G.E.D. and go back to public school, or on to higher education. But, whatever they do, they do it much differently from when they first arrived at F.O.S.I. In just one week you can notice the big difference the school environment makes in the students. Their attitude toward their friends, their family—the world! Really shows.
Any Questions? I'd be glad to answer: photomind@aol.com
Aug 13, 2009
 

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