During the fall visit, the Carnival Scholarship and Mentoring Program students were joined by Breakthrough Miami, who taught the students how to apply efficient and effective study skills, as well as how to prepare for the ACT and SAT.
A new school year has kicked off, and that mean a new group of freshman students are joining our Carnival Scholarship and Mentoring Program. On this first school-to-work visit, all of the students met with their mentors and learned what was planned for the year ahead!
For the final visit of the 2015-16 school year, Miami artist Romero Britto visited the students and shared is passion for art and the road to achieving success. During the bittersweet visit, we also said goodbye to the seniors and recognized several students for their outstanding work and participation in the program. Have a great summer!
He invests millions in hopeful entrepreneurs each week on ABC’s hit show “Shark Tank,” but recently Daymond John spoke to the students about his rise to becoming founder, president and chief executive officer of FUBU — “For Us, By Us” — a multi-million-dollar sportswear clothing brand. A true rags to riches story, John told this kids that passion for what you do should be the driving force, not money.
Another outstanding group of 15 Carnival Scholarship and Mentoring Program students earned a four-year college scholarship purchased from the Florida Prepaid College Foundation by Carnival Foundation. The scholarships and laptops for the 2016 recipients were presented at half-time during a Miami HEAT basketball game. Miami HEAT President of Business Operations Eric Woolworth, Vice President of Player Programs Alonzo Mourning, Miami-Dade Superintendent of Schools Alberto Carvalho, Senator Ron Silver and founder of the Florida Prepaid College Program Stanley G. Tate were on hand to congratulate the students.
Bloomingdale’s Miami, along with Clinique make-up, came to Carnival during a school-to-work visit to give the junior girls make-up tips, advice on dressing appropriately and being professional on social media. These important lessons will help the girls achieve success on all levels
Special guests Tracy and Alonzo Mourning joined students and mentors to share their stories and wisdom about life’s challenges and overcoming adversity. They also addressed girls and boys individually to discuss topics significant to each group.
The Carnival Scholarship and Mentoring Program kicked off its ninth year with its first visit in September. Thirty new freshmen joined the program and were eager to meet their new “bigs.” The program now consists of more than 100 students and mentors. Fun Ship Freddy was on hand to greet the kids as they connected with their mentors, took photos and enjoyed breakfast.
The final school-to-work visit of the school year for the Carnival Scholarship and Mentoring students is always bittersweet. While various students are recognized for their outstanding work and participation in the program, it’s also time to say good-bye and good luck to the graduation seniors. We’ll see everyone back at Carnival next school year!
Students from our Carnival Scholarship & Mentoring Program learned about different career paths and job skills from our Career Exploration Panel featuring vice presidents and directors from nine Carnival departments. The panel discussed what it takes to obtain the position you want and spoke about how there is no single path to success, but there are skills and qualities that play a big role in getting you there.
